Tensioning device for the fastening belt of the compressed gas bottles to the back of a jacket or the like for underwater activity
AssigneeHTM Sport S.p.A.
InventorsGiuseppe Minopoli, Giovanni Garofalo
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Abstract
A tensioning device for the fastening belt of compressed gas bottles to the back of a jacket or the like for underwater activities. A pneumatic jack is inserted between the two ends of the bottle fastening belt and connected to a suitable compressed gas source through at least one hose provided with a joint for connection with the jack. The jack is fit to supply an optimal tensioning strength of the belt for its tightening on the bottles. The pneumatic jack is connected to the joint through a coupling device which is manually controllable by the diver to allow the supplying of compressed air to the jack through the opening of a suitable valve positioned in the joint.
Claims20
A tensioning device for the fastening belt of a compressed gas bottle onto the back of a jacket, comprising:
- a pneumatic jack inserted between the two ends of the belt, connectable to a compressed gas source for supplying compressed gas to the jack,
- the connection of the pneumatic jack to the compressed gas source including a coupling device fixed to the jack and in communication with the interior thereof, and a separable coupling joint connectable to the coupling device and communicating at its other end with a compressed gas source,
- a manually operable control mechanism mounted on the fixed coupling device and including a part located exterior of the fixed coupling device so as to be easily accessible to the diver, such that a diver can, with the pneumatic jack mounted on him and the fixed coupling device and the separable coupling joint connected together, operate the control mechanism to place the compressed gas source into communication with the interior of the jack.
A tensioning device for the fastening belt of a compressed gas bottle onto the back of a jacket, comprising:
- a pneumatic jack inserted between its two ends of the belt and a connection for connecting the interior of the jack to a compressed gas source,
- an exhaust valve for exhausting pressurized gas from the interior of the jack to loosen the belt,
- a mechanical lock which prevents loosening of the belt from the level of tightness caused by the jack,
- and a release mechanism operatively connected to both the exhaust valve and the mechanical lock, such that operation of the release mechanism both opens the exhaust valve and releases the mechanical lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.