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Multi-directional signal assembly

  • US 9,815,536 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2015
  • Issued: 11/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-directional signal assembly deployable onto a surface of a body of water, said assembly comprising:

  • a float assembly having a float body comprising a buoyant construction,a signal display assembly affixed to said float body, said signal display assembly comprising a plurality of display surfaces,a plurality of signal indicia, wherein at least one of said plurality of signal indicia is affixed onto a different one of each of said plurality of display surfaces,a resistance deflector assembly comprising a deflector body mounted to said float body, said deflector body having a plurality of deflection surfaces each angled downward and inward relative to said float body, said resistance deflector assembly reducing a resistive force while said multi-directional signal assembly is moved across the surface of the body of water,said resistance deflector assembly further comprising a deflector mounting assembly,said deflector mounting assembly comprising a deflector mounting flange disposed around at least a portion of an upper periphery of said deflector body, said deflector mounting flange comprising a plurality of deflector mounting apertures, anda counterweight assembly mounted to said resistance deflector assembly, said counterweight assembly biasing said float assembly into an operative orientation relative to the surface of the body of water when said multi-directional signal assembly is deployed onto the surface of the body of water, wherein said operative orientation is at least partially defined by each of said plurality of display surfaces disposed in a substantially upright orientation relative to the surface of the body of water.

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