Buoyancy compensator for scuba divers
US6592298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C2011/2281
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A buoyancy compensator for scuba divers having an integrated system for controlling the functions of inflation and discharge, which comprises a single control (20) stably connected to the inflatable vest (1) in a fixed position readily accessible by the scuba driver, and designed to perform the functions of inflation, by use of a push-button valve (21, 22), and of remote discharge, by use of a purely mechanical remote control consisting of a maneuvering lever (26) which acts on a sheathed flexible cable (11, 12) in such a way as to exert a tensile force on the obturator (9) of a discharge valve (5) located on the vest (1) in a hydrostatically advantageous position and, in any case, a position at a distance from the single control (20). The inflatable vest (1) may have a mixed one bag/two bags construction.
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