Patent · US Expired

Scuba diving apparatus with depth control

US5823713A · kind A · utility

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12References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 1994
Grant dateOct 20, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 3, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63C11/08
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Scuba diving apparatus includes a buoyancy compensator attachable to a diver, and a depth control device for sensing the depth of the diver and for automatically increasing the buoyancy of the buoyancy compensator when the diver is submerged at a predetermined depth in the water, to thereby prevent the diver from exceeding the predetermined depth.

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