Collapsible floatation system
View Patent ↗Various embodiments and aspects of the disclosed application relates to a rescue device that can be used to assist in rescue of a person or other entity from a body of water. The rescue device comprises a floatation mechanism, a delivery mechanism, and a retrieval mechanism. The rescue device comprises a length of rope having a looped end of rope on which are located one or more floatation component(s), a weight to facilitate delivery of the components comprising the delivery device, and the length of rope facilitates retrieval of the rescue device.
1. A system to facilitate rescue, comprising:
a length of rope, wherein a looped end is formed on the length of rope by attachment of one end of the length of the rope to a point along the length of the rope;
at least two floatation components located on the looped end of rope; and
at least one weight to facilitate delivery of the looped end of rope and the at least two floatation components, wherein the at least one weight comprises a bag containing weighting material.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two floatation components are threaded onto a portion of the length of rope comprising the looped end of rope prior to formation of the looped end of rope.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the weighting material is a particulate.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two floatation components are glued onto the looped end of rope.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bag is re-sealable to enable weighting material to be added to the bag.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bag is attached to the looped end of the rope by at least one of a karabiner, ziptie, rope, or string.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two floatation components are of substantially the same shape.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two floatation components are separately located on the looped end of the length of rope.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the looped end formed on the length of rope is of a magnitude to facilitate placement of the looped end over an object, the object is disparate the system.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the object is at least one of a person or other entity.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the looped end formed on the length of rope and the at least two floatation components located on the looped end of rope are arranged to form a torus shape.
12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a storage container, the storage container comprising a first container and a second container, wherein the first container and second container are attached together to form the storage container and the storage container is of a size to accommodate the length of rope, the at least two floatation components and the at least one weight.
13. The system of claim 3 , wherein the particulate is at least one of sand, dirt, pebbles, lead shot, polymer shot, or glass beads.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two floatation components are straight tubes.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least two floatation components are curved tubes.