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US 12,304,601 B2Granted
Buoyancy control device for scuba diving
AssigneeCressi-Sub S.p.A.
InventorCarlos Alberto Godoy
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Abstract
The buoyancy control device for scuba diving comprises an air bladder, a harness comprising at least two shoulder straps and an abdominal strap made up of two abdominal half-straps, a backrest provided with first slots engaged by the abdominal half-straps, second slots engaged by at least one retaining strap for retaining at least one air cylinder, one or more third slots engaged by the two shoulder straps, and one or more fourth slots engaged by corresponding straps for connecting the backrest to the air bladder.
Claims8
A buoyancy control device for scuba diving comprising:
- an air bladder having a through opening,
- a harness comprising:
- at least two shoulder straps,
- an abdominal strap made up of two abdominal half-straps, and
- connecting straps independent from the shoulder straps and the abdominal strap,
- a rigid backrest positioned through said through opening and comprising:
- first slots engaged by said abdominal half-straps,
- second slots engaged by at least one retaining strap retaining at least one air cylinder,
- one or more third slots engaged by said two shoulder straps,
- one or more fourth slots engaged by said connecting straps connecting said backrest directly to said air bladder, said one or more fourth slots being slots passing through the thickness of said rigid backrest, and
- wherein at least one of said connecting straps has a first terminal end with a double lip engaged in the corresponding fourth slot and a second terminal end fixed to the air bladder, said first terminal end facing a front side of the rigid backrest and said second terminal end facing a rear side of said backrest.
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