Liferaft system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a liferaft system comprising a container containing an inflatable liferaft and means for inflating the liferaft by means of an inflating gas, preferably carbon dioxide or a mixture of gases, where the container furthermore contains means for heating the system.

1 . A liferaft system comprising a container containing an inflatable liferaft and means for inflating the liferaft by means of an inflating gas preferably carbon dioxide or a mixture of gases, wherein the container furthermore contains means for heating the system. 
     
     
         2 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for heating is a heated gas. 
     
     
         3 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for heating is one or more electric heating cables. 
     
     
         4 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for heating is one or more heated mats. 
     
     
         5 . A system according to  claim 4 , wherein the one or more mats are electrically heated. 
     
     
         6 . A system according to  claim 5 , wherein the mat is provided with electric heating cables uniformly distributed in channels on one side of the mat. 
     
     
         7 . A system according to  claim 3 , wherein the electric cables are cast or embedded into one or more elastic mats. 
     
     
         8 . A system according to  claim 7 , wherein the elastic material is a plastic material or a rubber, preferably a silicone rubber. 
     
     
         9 . A system according to any one of the  claim 4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7  or  8 , wherein the mat(s) is wholly or partly encircle(s) the liferaft. 
     
     
         10 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the container is openable to allow deployment of the liferaft, said openable container consists of at least two container parts. 
     
     
         11 . A system according to  claim 10 , wherein one or more heating mats are placed in the container parts. 
     
     
         12 . A system according to  claim 11 , wherein the mats are attached to the container parts.