Lifesaving appliance for overboard situations comprises air box inflated by gas cartridge by radio or removal of tear-off lid in general housing tied to body belt.

摘要

The air box is joined to the carrier belt (6) by rope and is inflated by one or several gas cartridges all within a general container (7) and the air box and cartridge are connected through a valve. Removing the lid (2) from the housing starts the inflating operation, the valve being activated by the tear-off lid or by radio. The air box is coated in phosphorescent material or again is coated in radar-reflecting material and the carrier belt is fixed to the body.