Portable deployable emergency safety device
View Patent ↗A portable emergency safety device that is configured to be deployed underneath an individual in a precarious situation having a high probability of falling. The invention includes a body wherein the body includes a plurality of inflation chambers defining the shape thereof. The inflation chambers have secured to the top thereof a catch member wherein the catch member completely covers the top area of the body and is configured to receive and retain a falling individual. The catch member is secured to the body utilizing a plurality of keepers. The body moves from a first state which is deflated and stored to a second state utilizing a compressed gas source. One embodiment of the present invention includes at least one terrain adapting inflation chamber that is disposed along a portion of the circumference of the body and is configured to maintain the body in a horizontal position on sloped terrain.
1 . A portable emergency safety device configured to be deployed underneath an individual in a precarious situation having a high probability of falling wherein the portable emergency safety device comprises:
a body, said body having at least one inflation chamber, said at least one inflation chamber defining a size and shape of the body, said body having a first state and a second state, said at least one inflation chamber being operably coupled to an air source, said air source operable to transition said body from the first state to the second state wherein in said second state said at least one inflation chamber is inflated;
a catch member, said catch member being disposed across a top area of said body, said catch member configured to receive and retain a falling individual, said catch member being secured to said body proximate a perimeter edge thereof;
a housing, said housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior volume, said housing configured to receive and store the body in said first state, said housing configured to facilitate transportation of the portable emergency safety device; and
at least one terrain adapting inflation chamber, said at least one terrain adapting inflation chamber being secured to a bottom area of said at least one inflation chamber and said at least one terrain adapting inflation chamber extending around a perimeter edge of the body a distance that is less than the entire circumference of the body.
2 . The portable emergency safety device configured to be deployed underneath an individual in a precarious situation having a high probability of falling as recited in claim 1 , and further including an engagement member, said engagement member being secured to said housing, said engagement member configured to be utilized by an individual to traverse said housing across a terrain.
3 . The portable emergency safety device configured to be deployed underneath an individual in a precarious situation having a high probability of falling as recited in claim 2 , wherein the at least one inflation chamber extends around an entire circumference of the body.
4 . A portable emergency safety device configured to be deployed underneath an individual in a precarious situation having a high probability of falling wherein the portable emergency safety device comprises:
a body, said body having a plurality of inflation chambers, said plurality of inflation chambers being arranged in a vertically stacked orientation, said plurality of inflation chambers defining a size and shape of the body, said body having a first state and a second state, said plurality of inflation chambers being operably coupled to an air source, said air source operable to transition said body from the first state to the second state wherein in said second state said plurality of inflation chambers are inflated;
a catch member, said catch member being disposed across a top area of said body, said catch member being secured to said body utilizing a plurality of keepers secured to the top area of said body, said catch member configured to receive and retain a falling individual, said plurality of keepers securing the catch member being secured to said top area of said body proximate a perimeter edge thereof;
a housing, said housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior volume, said housing configured to receive and store the body in said first state, said housing configured to facilitate transportation of the portable emergency safety device; and
at least one terrain adapting inflation chamber, said at least one terrain adapting inflation chamber being secured to a bottom area of said at least one inflation chamber and said at least one terrain adapting inflation chamber extending around a perimeter edge of the body a distance that is less than the entire circumference of the body.
5 . The portable emergency safety device configured to be deployed underneath an individual in a precarious situation having a high probability of falling as recited in claim 4 , and further including an engagement member, said engagement member being secured to said housing, said engagement member configured to be utilized by an individual to traverse said housing across a terrain.
6 . The portable emergency safety device configured to be deployed underneath an individual in a precarious situation having a high probability of falling as recited in claim 5 , wherein said engagement member includes a first longitudinal support member and a second longitudinal support member, wherein the first longitudinal support member and the second longitudinal support member have ends secured to said housing and extend outward therefrom, said first longitudinal support member and said second longitudinal support member having a void therebetween of suitable size to accommodate a human being therein.