Diver awareness buoy
OwnerKenneth S. Rummingerinventor
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Abstract
A diver awareness buoy for signaling the presence of scuba divers diving underwater within a general diving area including a base and an inflatable bladder having a main body. The main body has a humanoid configuration including a torso section and a head section simulating the upper body of a scuba diver present in water. The torso section includes torso indicia corresponding to the signal for signaling that a scuba diver is beneath the water surface. A ballast is carried by the inflatable bladder for maintaining the buoy in an upright floating position in water.
Claims17
A diver awareness buoy for signaling the presence of scuba divers diving underwater within a general diving area, said buoy comprising:
- a buoyant member having an elongated main body;
- a base carried by said main body having a predetermined width providing sufficient displacement of water for maintaining said main body in an upright position when placed in water;
- a torso section resembling the torso of a scuba diver included in said main body;
- a head section resembling the head of a scuba diver carried atop an upper portion of said torso section;
- said torso chamber and head chamber of said main body having a human configuration simulating the upper body of a scuba diver which are visible above the water when said main body is in said upright position in the water presenting an appearance of a human scuba diver afloat when said buoyant main body is afloat;
- a dive flag carried by said buoyant member corresponding to the signal for signaling a diver is diving underwater;
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- a ballast carried by said base for maintaining said buoyant member in said upright when afloat in water.
A diver awareness buoy for signaling the presence of scuba divers diving underwater within a general diving area, said buoy comprising:
- an inflatable bladder capable of being folded into a compact package for transport by a diver;
- said inflatable bladder having a main body extending into an upright position when inflated;
- a base carried by said inflatable bladder having a predetermined width providing sufficient displacement of water for maintaining said inflatable bladder upright when placed in water;
- an inflatable torso section resembling the torso of a scuba diver included in said main body;
- an inflatable head section resembling the head of a scuba diver carried atop an upper portion of said torso section;
- said inflatable torso chamber and head chamber of said main body having a human configuration simulating the upper body of a scuba diver which are visible above the water when said main body is in said upright position in the water presenting an appearance of a human scuba diver afloat when said buoyant main body is afloat;
- a dive flag holder carried by said main body for affixing a dive flag to said main body in an upright position enhancing the visibility of said buoy while said buoy floats in said general diving area;
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- a ballast carried by said base for maintaining said inflatable bladder in an upright floating position in water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.