Balancing jacket with variable trim for underwater diving
AssigneeCressi-Sub S.p.A.
InventorsCarlos Alberto Godoy, Pietro Micillo
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Abstract
A buoyancy control jacket (1) for scuba diving that includes at least one air chamber (2) with a variable volume delimited by an outer wall (2a) and an inner wall (2b), an abdominal closing strap, and a removable association device between the inner wall (2b) and the abdominal strap, the removable association device including first and second connectors respectively attached to the inner wall (2b) and to the strap, a retainer that retains the second connector relative to the first connector along an axis that is substantially orthogonal to the strap, and a means of rotation about said axis of the second connector relative to the first connector.
Claims13
A buoyancy control jacket (1) for scuba diving comprising:
- at least one air chamber (2) with an adjustable volume delimited by an outer wall (2a) and an inner wall (2b),
- at least one abdominal closing strap (4a, 4b),
- a removable association device associated with each abdominal closing strap (4a, 4b), wherein each removable association device is located between said inner wall (2b) and said respective abdominal closing strap (4a, 4b), wherein each said removable association device comprises:
- a first (20a, 20b) and a second (11a, 11b) connector respectively attached to said inner wall (2b) and to said abdominal closing strap (4a, 4b), wherein said first (20a, 20b) connector comprises a pin (27a), and said second (11a, 11b) connector comprises a corresponding engagement terminal,
- a retainer configured to releasably secure said second connector (11a, 11b) relative to said first connector (20a, 20b) along an axis (L) that is substantially orthogonal to said abdominal closing strap (4a, 4b),
- wherein, while being releasably secured, said second connector (11a, 11b) is rotatable relative to said first connector (20a, 20b) about said axis (L), and
- a reinforcement system for each removable association device that reinforces at least said inner wall (2b) from the distribution of forces transmitted by said second (11a, 11b) connector to said first (20a, 20b) connector, the reinforcemet system comprising:
- an anchorage base (21a) of said first (20a, 20b) connector, from which said pin (27a) extends, anchored to at least said inner wall (2b), where said anchorage base (21a) has perimeter through stitching (22a) joining to said inner wall (2b).
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