Patent Application
20210235851
The present invention relates to survival supply kits, more particularly, relates to a wearable survival supply kit and mounting system.
Emergencies during natural or manmade disasters such as forest fires, typhoons, hurricanes, thunderstorms, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions can cause great damage to a welfare of people living in an affected area and the affected areas may be cut off from any access to supplies and services for an extended period of time. In such natural disaster situations, readily available emergency supplies are useful for people in order to increase odds of survival and quality of life while the affected area begins to recover from the catastrophic events.
Supply kits available on the market contain equipment that may be needed or useful in an emergency situation caused by the natural or manmade disaster. Such kits are typically configured to be portable, as a user may need to evacuate the area affected by the natural or manmade disaster. Portable disaster kits typically have equipment that is contained in a single main container, such as a bucket, bag with handles, or as a backpack. Within that container, items can be free floating or organized into smaller containers that contain related items. The smaller containers may be labeled or made of a transparent material so that the user can find items as they are needed. The portable disaster kits are designed to be carried by a singular person, but may hold supplies for more than one person. The portable disaster kits may also have dedicated space to store additional items, such as medicine, but such space is typically limited.
Another issue in disaster preparedness is the ease of accessibility of survival supply kits in home or commercial applications. It is typical that survival supply kits are not stored in an easy-to-access location, thereby delaying access to the kit and its contents. Any such delay in gaining access to a survival supply kit and its contents can result in severe consequences in an emergency situation.
To address the aforementioned issues with the portable disaster kits, there is a need in the art to develop a wearable survival supply kit that does not principally rely upon the supply kit available in the market. There is also a need to develop a repository as a convenience form factor to house one or more wearable supply kits to ensure potential users have readily-available access to said kits.
In view of the foregoing, embodiments herein provide a wearable survival supply kit and an apparatus for housing the same. The supply kit includes a survival belt. The survival belt includes a belt body or wearable base and holsters. The belt body is configured to be fastened around a user's body. The belt body includes a plurality of attachments and a plurality of holsters that are configured as a sealed compartment. Each of the plurality of holsters is attached to the belt body at one attachment of the plurality of attachments. Each of the plurality of holsters holds one or more modules with one or more items required for survival during unexpected situations. The kit may then be optionally housed in a repository or station at or near a structure to enable easy access to potential users.
In another aspect a method of using a stored wearable survival supply kit is provided. The method includes configuring a survival supply kit to be stored near a structure in an easily visible location. The method further includes configuring a belt body of a survival belt to be fastened around a user's body. The belt body includes a plurality of attachments. The method further includes attaching a plurality of holsters to the belt body at each attachment of the plurality of attachments. Each of the plurality of holsters holds one or more modules with one or more items required for survival during unexpected situations.
These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be better appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicating various embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments herein without departing from the spirit thereof, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.
Alternative examples of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings.
While the various embodiments of the invention has been illustrated and described, as noted above, many changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is not limited by the disclosure of the various embodiments. Instead, the invention should be determined entirely by reference to the claims that follow.
As mentioned, there remains a need for a wearable survival supply kit configured to be wearable by a user, contain customizable modules, and be mountable near a structure. The embodiments herein achieve this by providing the wearable survival supply kit with a plurality of attachment surfaces to hold holsters and the holsters holds one or more modules with one or more items in each modules. The modules contain items that can be customizable to better enable a user to encounter an emergency scenario. Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to
In some embodiments, the cross-body bag 301 has one or more loops of webbing 305 attached, which allows one or more modules 306 to be attached. The one or more modules 306 may be soft-sided and may have one or more zippers 307 which allows the user to access the contents. The one or more modules 306 may also have graphics 308 printed on the front or included in the design such that the user can identify the intended contents of each module 306. The one or more modules 306 may be removed from the cross-body bag 301 to allow the user to configure the modules 306 as needed, or to swap out modules depending on the use case.
The cross-body bag 301 may also have a pocket 309 for the user to insert small items. The cross-body bag 301 may also have a webbing loop 310 which may be used to attach a re-fillable water flask 311 with a clip 312, or other objects.
In some embodiments, the survival kit 501 may be soft-sided. The station optionally has a light illuminating its location, or has integrated glow-in-the-dark plastic features to help potential users find it during low light conditions. The one or more modules are either hard plastic with plastic latches, hard-shelled with zippers, or made of fabric. The one or more modules can be removed individually from the kit 501 while it's in the station 503. Optionally there are dividers inside the kit to keep the modules separate. The survival kit 501 optionally includes a handle on the front of the kit (e.g. a horizontal strip) which can be pulled to remove the kit from the station. In some embodiments, when the survival kit 501 is removed, additional space is available for storing water or other goods useful in case of an emergency. The straps can be adjusted to fit a user, and they may be configured as a back/front pack as shown or as a fanny pack, bandolier, or other style of pack. The survival kit 501 can be configured to be aesthetically pleasing to allow it to work with a variety of interior decoration styles, so that it is more likely that people will keep it in a convenient location.
In some embodiments, the wearable survival kit 101 base may be configured as a commonly recognized article of clothing, such as a belt, a jacket, a pair of pants, a hat, a vest, a life jacket, a slim backpack, a cross-body bag, a fanny pack, or the like. The wearable base may take another shape or form as long as it can be worn by the user. The wearable base is designed to allow the user to easily transport and access survival supplies as needed.
In some embodiments, the modules 104 are either contained, permanently attached, or removably attached to the wearable base. In some embodiments, the modules are contained in the wearable base, and may take the form of pockets, pouches, or the like. The modules may contain survival supplies, such as first aid equipment (bandages, antiseptics, sanitation equipment, wound closure tools, common medications, and the like), tools, water and or water filtration equipment or chemicals, hygiene products and or equipment, tools used to acquire food from the environment, communication devices such as a location beacon, whistles, or a flare, a battery, equipment for charging communication devices or other useful devices, and or consumables such as food, vitamins, or nutritional supplements.
In some embodiments, the survival kit 101 consists of a band or belt with attached modules, meant to be worn around the waist or torso of the user. In this configuration, the invention is easy to wear in conjunction with other supply carrying devices, such as backpacks or duffel bags. The belt may be adjustable in length to fit a variety of users. It may be fastened around the waist of the user with a belt buckle, as hook- and loop, or the like. In some embodiments, the belt is configured with removable modules, such that the modules can be rearranged or swapped out according to the user's needs. The modules and module contents can be customized to meet the needs of a particular user in a particular region, based on the natural risks in the area. The user may optionally include their own items one or more of the modules of the belt. In the various embodiments, the belt may be made of a flexible material, such as fabric, webbing, leather, rubber, or the like. In some embodiments, the modules may be made of a hard plastic, flexible plastic, fabric, or metal. In the various embodiments, the modules may be attached to the belt with a bracket or may slide into a pocket in the belt, which may be closed or open, for ease of access. In some embodiments, the mounting locations of the modules may be adjusted for improved ergonomics. In some embodiments, the belt or modules allow for additional items to be attached, such as a hoop to clip on a water reservoir, a pocket to hold a water bottle, or a slot to hold items such as a cell phone, wallet, or other personal items. In another embodiment, the belt is configured to be worn across the body.
In some embodiments, the survival supply kit 101 may be configured to be highly visible in the target environment or it may be designed to blend in with either the environment or what people are wearing.
In some embodiments, the survival supply kit 101 is configured to be packaged in a convenient form factor for storage and use within or near a building. Straps, zip ties, plastic wrapping, weakly sewn joints, staples, or other forms of temporary assembly may be used to keep the kit in a compact shape. In some embodiments, the survival supply kit and or the materials used for temporary assembly may be labeled such that a potential user can easily recognize the utility of the kit. In some embodiments, the labeling is large, uses primarily graphics or a short phrase, and is meant to be read from a distance. In some embodiments, the kit comes with a bracket, magnets, clip, or other attachment method meant to allow the kit to be removably attached to a wall, a ceiling, the floor, or a coat rack of a residence. This removable attachment method allows the kit to be grabbed quickly when needed while keeping it securely in place so that the location of the kit is known in case it is needed.
In some embodiments, a convenient, clearly marked, storage solution or station comes with the kit. It may be configured to be mounted on the wall with fasteners, glued, tape, or the like, or it may be free-standing. The storage solution may allow the user to remove modules from the survival supply kit and return them to the storage solution as needed. The storage solution may be made of plastic, fabric, metal, or the like, and it may partially or completely enclose the survival supply kit. In some embodiments, the storage solution is configured to hold multiple survival supply kits.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of various embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 62/968,300, filed Jan. 31, 2020, the contents of which are incorporated by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 62968300 | Jan 2020 | US |
