Drop weight dive belt
OwnerRobert M. Carmichaelinventor
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Abstract
A dive belt is provided for use by divers during underwater activities, such as scuba diving. The belt comprises a body member and a rapid release weight system which is quickly removal while the belt remains in place on the diver. The belt can also provide for horizontally mounted supplemental air supply system, for use in the event a main air supply is lost or not wanted. An elastic depth compensator can be built into the belt, insuring a snug fit of the belt at any depth. The belt has a plurality of D rings for convenient equipment management. A quick release tow clip is attached to the belt and may be used in conjunction with a surface air supply system for pulling the surface air supply system.
Claims13
A dive belt, comprising:
- body member having a first end and a second end, said body member attached to a body area of a diver;
- means for removably securing said first end of said body member to said second end of said body member for maintaining the attachment of said body member to the body area of the diver;
- at least one weight means removably secured to said body member;
- means for quickly releasing said weight means from said body member;
- wherein said body member is adapted to remain attached to the body area after said at least one weight means is released;
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- means for substantially horizontally mounting a compressed gas cylinder to said body member.
A dive belt adapted to be disposed around a waist and adjacent back area of a diver and for use in underwater activities, comprising:
- a body member having a first section and a second section, said first section having a first end and a second end, said second section having a first end and a second end, said second end of said first section and said second end of said second section operatively associated with each other, said first section having an exterior section and an interior section, said second section having an exterior section and an interior section;
- a first pocket member attached to the exterior section of said first section;
- a second pocket member attached to the exterior section of said second section;
- a first weight means disposed within said first pocket member;
- a second weight means disposed within said second pocket member;
- first quick release means for removing said first weight means from said first pocket member;
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- second quick release means for removing said second weight means from said second pocket member;
- wherein said body member adapted to remain attached around the waist and adjacent back area of the diver after said weight means are released.
A self contained underwater breathing assembly, comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a dive belt, said cylinder secured to said dive belt in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to a wearer, said dive belt adapted to be disposed around a waist area of the wearer;
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- an air hose in communication at a first end with said cylinder and at a second end with a mouthpiece.
A dive belt, comprising:
- a body member adapted to be disposed around a waist area of a wearer and securing a cylinder in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to a wearer;
- and
- a weight member secured to said body member;
- wherein said body member is adapted to remain attached to the waist area after said weight member is released by the wearer;
- wherein the cylinder is secured to said body member.
A dive belt, comprising:
- a body member adapted to be disposed around a waist area of a diver during an underwater dive;
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- means for securing a cylinder to the body member in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to the diver such that the cylinder provides a source of breathing gas for the diver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.