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US 5,657,493 AGranted
Diving mask with quick-release strap attachment
AssigneeDacor Corporation
InventorsJames Ferrero, James R. Lutz
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Abstract
A diving mask includes a frame with a front portion and first and second side portions and enclosing at least one lens, a flexible skirt secured to the frame and constructed and arranged to provide a water-tight seal between the frame and the user's face, at least one of the side portions having one of a first and second coupling portions of a quick-release buckle assembly, and a mask strap having first and second ends, at least one of which being engaged with the other of the first and second coupling portions for effecting a releasably lockable coupling of the strap to the frame. A major feature of the present invention is that the mask strap is adjustable in length independently of its attachment to the mask frame, while being readily detachable from the mask frame.
Claims17
A diving mask, comprising:
- a frame including a front portion, rearwardly extending first and second side portions and enclosing at least one lens;
- a flexible skirt secured to said frame and constructed and arranged to provide a water-tight seal between said frame and the user's face;
- at least one of said side portions having one of a first and second coupling portions of a corresponding quick-release buckle affixed thereto, said coupling portions of each said buckle configured for mating engagement with each other so that the other one of said coupling portions matingly engages said corresponding affixed portion through an axially forward direction of insertion towards said front portion of said frame, said coupling portions being configured to disengage from each other in an axially rearward direction away from said front portion;
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- a mask strap having first and second ends, at least one of said ends being engaged with the other of said first and second coupling portions so as to extend coaxially from a rear end of said other portion for effecting a releasably lockable coupling of said strap to said frame.
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A diving mask, comprising:
- a frame including a front portion and rearwardly extending first and second side portions and enclosing at least one lens;
- a flexible skirt secured to said frame and constructed and arranged to provide a water-tight seal between said frame and the user's face;
- a mask strap having first and second ends, at least one of said ends being engaged with a first coupling portion of a quick-release buckle so as to extend coaxially from a rear end of said first coupling portion for effecting a releasably lockable coupling of said strap to said frame, said first coupling portion having a pair of resilient, biased latch arms disposed on either side of an axially extending guide arm;
- at least one of said first and second side portions of said frame having a second coupling portion of said buckle attached thereto, said second coupling portion including a housing defining at least one receptacle configured for accommodating said latch arms and said guide arm, said first coupling portion constructed to engage said second coupling portion through an axially forward direction of insertion towards said front portion of said frame, and also having at least one release opening for permitting access to said latch arms for disengaging said first coupling portion from said second coupling portion in an axially rearward direction away from said front portion;
- wherein said mask strap may be adjusted in length independently of the attachment of said strap to said mask frame.
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A diving mask, comprising:
- a frame including a front portion, rearwardly extending first and second side portions and enclosing at least one lens;
- a flexible skirt secured to said frame and constructed and arranged to provide a water-tight seal between said frame and the user's face;
- each of said side portions having an end to which is mounted one of a first and second coupling portions of a corresponding quick-release buckle, said coupling portions of each said buckle configured for mating engagement with each other so that the other one of said coupling portions matingly engages said corresponding affixed portion through an axially forward direction of insertion towards said front portion of said frame, said coupling portions being configured to disengage from each other in an axially rearward direction away from said front portion;
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- a mask strap having first and second ends, each of said ends being engaged with the other of said first and second coupling portions of said quick-release buckle so as to extend coaxially from a rear end of said other portion for effecting a releasably lockable coupling of said strap to said frame, said coupling portion engaged on said mask strap ends also being provided with a mask strap length adjustment mechanism;
- wherein said mask strap may be adjusted in length independently of the attachment of said strap to said mask frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.