Diver's weight assembly

A diver's weight assembly, comprising:

• a belt for fitting around a diver's waist;
• at least one weight pack for attaching to the belt;
• an attachment and release mechanism for releasably attaching the weight pack to the belt, the mechanism including interengageable fastener means for attaching the weight pack to the belt, and release means for releasing the fastener means to separate the weight pack from the belt;
• the release means including a handle for pulling by the wearer to actuate the release mechanism, and the handle being secured to the weight pack to allow the weight pack to be pulled away from the diver when released;
• and
• the belt having a plurality of openings at a predetermined location for attachment of a weight pack, the interengageable fastener means comprising a plurality of loops projecting from the weight pack for extending through said openings, and the release means comprising a release cable extending through the projecting ends of the loops, the handle being secured to the cable for pulling the cable out of the loops to release the weight pack.

An attachment and release assembly for releasably attaching diver's weights to a belt, comprising:

• a weight pack for holding a selected amount of weight;
• a panel member having openings for threading onto a belt;
• interengageable fastener means on the weight pack and panel member for releasably attaching the weight pack to the panel member;
• and
• release means for releasing said fastener means to allow the weight pack to be separated from the panel member;
• the release means including a handle for pulling by the wearer to actuate the release means, the handle being secured to the weight pack for pulling the weight pack away from a diver's body when released.