Underwater viewing device
OwnerRichard DeBruyninventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a novel floatation device useful for use by a snorkeler.
Claims11
A floatation device comprising an elongated, substantially planar buoyant board capable of supporting a human body in a prone position substantially above water with an aperture extending through the human supporting surface to the under surface, said aperture capable of receiving a human head wearing a snorkel and mask and allowing access to the water below;
- said buoyant board having indentations in the longitudinal edge, to receive the shoulders and arms of a human body in a prone position accessing said aperture, a leading edge of each of the indentations positioned behind a trailing edge of the aperture;
- wherein a controllable propulsion device entirely submerged during its operation is mounted on the surface opposing the human supporting surface, said controllable propulsion device within reach of a human body in a prone position accessing said aperture.
A floatation device comprising an elongated, substantially planar buoyant board capable of supporting a human body in a prone position substantially above water with an aperture extending through the human supporting surface to the under surface, said aperture configured to receive a human head wearing a snorkel and mask through said aperture and allowing access for the human head wearing the snorkel and mask to the water below while the human body is in the prone position;
- said buoyant board having indentations in the longitudinal edge, to receive the shoulders and arms of a human body in a prone position accessing said aperture, the indentations providing access for the shoulders and arms of the human body to contact the water while the human body is in the prone position;
- wherein a controllable propulsion device is mounted on the under surface of the board, said controllable propulsion device comprising a handle beneath the under surface of the board within reach of the human body, via said indentations, in a prone position accessing said aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.