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US 11,999,454 B2Granted
Snorkel assembly
OwnerMichael L Bottom, Lawrence J Dayinventors
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Abstract
A snorkel assembly includes a mouthpiece and a tube secured thereto. The tube extends between a mouthpiece end and a distal end. A purge valve is disposed adjacent the mouthpiece and the mouthpiece end of the tube. The purge valve allows water and gas to exit the snorkel assembly while preventing water and gas from entering therethrough. The snorkel assembly also includes a check valve secured to the distal end. The check valve allows water and gas to enter the snorkel assembly while preventing water and gas from exiting therethrough.
Claims17
A snorkel assembly comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- a tube secured to said mouthpiece, said tube extending between a mouthpiece end and a distal end;
- a purge valve disposed adjacent said mouthpiece and said mouthpiece end of said tube, said purge valve allowing water and gas to exit said snorkel assembly while preventing water and gas from entering therethrough;
- a check valve secured to said distal end, said check valve allowing water and gas to enter said snorkel assembly while preventing water and gas from exiting therethrough;
- and
- a flow disruptor disposed within said tube between said distal end and said mouthpiece mixing the water and the gas passing through said flow disruptor as the water and the gas move from said distal end to said mouthpiece, such that the gas exiting the mouthpiece into a user's mouth has been mixed with the water that has entered said tube to disinfect the gas prior to entering the user's mouth when in use.
3 more elements
A snorkel assembly comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- a tube secured to said mouthpiece, said tube extending between a mouthpiece end and a distal end;
- a purge valve disposed adjacent said mouthpiece and said mouthpiece end of said tube, said purge valve allowing water and gas to exit said snorkel assembly while preventing water and gas from entering therethrough;
- a cap secured to said distal end of said tube;
- a check valve secured to said distal end within said cap, said check valve allowing water and gas to enter said snorkel assembly while preventing water and gas from exiting therethrough;
- and
- a flow disruptor disposed within said tube between said mouthpiece end and said distal end mixing the water and the gas passing through said flow disruptor as the water and the gas move from said distal end to said mouthpiece, such that the gas exiting the mouthpiece into a user's mouth has been mixed with the water that has entered said tube to disinfect the gas prior to entering the user's mouth when in use.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.