Nose plug for underwater diving
AssigneeHardcastle Manufacturing
InventorWilliam Hardcastle
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Abstract
A nose plug for performing a pressure equalization maneuver while underwater diving may include a base, a first nasal insert, and a second nasal insert. The first nasal insert and/or the second nasal insert may project from the base. The first nasal insert may fit snuggly within and may protrude deeply into a first nostril of a user when in use such that airflow through the first nostril is prevented. The second nasal insert may fit snuggly within and may protrude deeply into a second nostril of a user when in use such that airflow through the second nostril is prevented.
Claims19
A nose plug for performing a pressure equalization maneuver while underwater diving, comprising:
- a base connectable to a mating component of a diving helmet;
- an elastically deformable skirt projecting from the base;
- a receptacle defined by the base and the skirt;
- a skirt opening defined by the skirt and via which at least a portion of a nose block of a nose clearing device is insertable into the receptacle for releasably attaching the nose plug to the nose clearing device;
- a first nasal insert projecting from the base, the first nasal insert configured to protrude into and fit snuggly within a first nostril of a user when in use such that airflow through the first nostril is prevented;
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- a second nasal insert projecting from the base, the second nasal insert configured to protrude into and fit snuggly within a second nostril of the user when in use such that airflow through the second nostril is prevented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.