Talk:Jason's cradle

"Jason cradle"?

I just did a Google search on the exact phrase "Jason cradle" and every hit came up as "Jason's cradle" instead. The CNN story seems to be an exception. Perhaps this article should be moved? Rklear (talk) 06:23, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Looks like you are correct. Sloppy research on my part. EhKropf (talk) 06:29, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Brand name and notability notes

Jason's Cradle appears to be a brand name for a range of products by Land & Marine Products Ltd of the UK. www.landandmarine.co.uk

See also http://www.boatingbusiness.com/archive101/2009/march/news/uk_company_helps_in_hudson_river_crash that includes three photos. This one misidentifies it as a Jacobs Cradle but you can see the cradle being deployed off the end of the right hand ferry. Another angle with part of the cradle visible on the left. These are copyright images that should not be used in the article.

Is it notable? A Google news search finds ten articles from 2002 through 2008.

• Two Man Overboard (MOB) stories where the Jason's Cradle was deployed.
• SCUBA diver separated from dive boat and picked up by a ferry. The Jason's Cradle was mentioned but not deployed.
• Five articles about search and rescue (SAR) teams. boats. techniques, etc. that mention the Jason's Cradle.
• Two announcements by sea equipment dealers that carry the Jason's Cradle.

That seems to satisfy multiple independent, and reliable sources. I'd have to read over the notability criteria as it's a rather specialized piece of marine equipment. --Marc Kupper|talk 06:34, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

This device, called Jason's Cradle, is in use throughout the world. It has different names in different language, but since this is English Wikipedia, it should be called by the name it is known by. It is an industry term, and much easier than saying 'that net thingy that boats drop that rescues people'. When used in articles, the vast majority of readers have no idea what this device is, its function or how it looks. This article explains its uses, and now has a photo of what it looks like. It is definitely notable, and since the NY Hudson River airplane ditching, the term for this device has been used in other rescue stories (please search Google.) Cheers! Meishern (talk) 18:47, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Any reason behind the name?

Is the name just arbitrary or is there a reason it’s called Jason? CrocodilesAreForWimps (talk) 16:25, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

I believe it was named after the inventors son 2A00:23A8:4C17:2301:2927:69C5:B4F4:24E9 (talk) 11:08, 17 January 2024 (UTC)