Supersnorkel
OwnerKenneth J. Tibbs, Dawn A. Tibbsinventors
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Abstract
A diving device that allows the diver to go below the surface of the water and still breath surface pressure air. By using a plurality of check valves and a helmet and carapace, that keeps the surface pressure around the divers critical chest, head, neck, and abdominal area. The old law that you can not breathe surface pressure air below the surface is broken. 2 long hoses communicates with the surface, and allows even novice divers to reach 10 to 30 feet below the surface with a heretofore-unknown safety and ease. This can be thought of as taking a submarine to its smallest possible size.
Claims25
A snorkel diving device comprising at least one elongated flexible air tube extending from a floatation device to a body covering including a carapace and a helmet;
- wherein the at least one tube extends through an outer surface of the body covering to a mask within the helmet where a one way valve allows air to be drawn from an end of the tube near the floatation device to an end of the tube at the mask solely by a diver's lung pressure.
An underwater breathing device for a diver, the device comprising:
- a helmet configured to form a watertight region around the diver's head;
- a carapace sealingly coupled to the helmet at a first end of the carapace, the carapace comprising:
- a first opening at the first end of the carapace for the diver's head;
- second and third openings on opposing sides of the carapace for the diver's arms;
- and
- at least a fourth opening at a second end of the carapace for the diver's legs;
- at least one watertight seal associated with each of the second, third and fourth openings of the carapace;
- a mask disposed within the watertight region of the helmet, and configured large enough to cover the diver's mouth and nose, the mask comprising:
- a first aperture through which the diver may inhale air;
- and
- a second aperture through which the diver may exhale air;
- and
- at least one air hose coupled to the underwater breathing device comprising a first air hose configured to supply air to the diver.
A method of breathing under water, the method comprising:
- wearing a carapace to protect a diver's chest and diaphragm against water pressure;
- wearing a helmet coupled to the carapace by a watertight seal;
- wearing a mask within the helmet, the mask configured to cover both the diver's mouth and nose;
- inhaling fresh air through a one-way intake valve associated with an elongated hose extending from the mask to above a surface of a body of water;
- and
- exhaling used air through a one-way exhaust valve on the mask into the helmet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.