Overboard safety device
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1. A water activated safety apparatus comprising:
- a water tight housing having a rechargeable self-contained electric power source;
a water activated light source powered by said power source and located within said housing, said light source being activated by the presence of water external to the housing; and
means for recharging said power source and sensing the presence of water external housing water, said means having a probe extending externally from the housing with inner and outer contacts to both permit the recharging of the power source and to sense the presence of water to activate the light source.
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Abstract
A safety signaling device, usable by persons would fall overboard from a vessel, with a rechargeable battery activated by the present of water to transmit both a light signal and a radio signal. A housing contains both transmitting sources and has spaced sets of probe contacts to recharge the unit. Reset and test buttons are also provided on the housing'"'"'s front to reset the operating transmitters and to test their performance.
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1. A water activated safety apparatus comprising:
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a water tight housing having a rechargeable self-contained electric power source; a water activated light source powered by said power source and located within said housing, said light source being activated by the presence of water external to the housing; and means for recharging said power source and sensing the presence of water external housing water, said means having a probe extending externally from the housing with inner and outer contacts to both permit the recharging of the power source and to sense the presence of water to activate the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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