Underwater breathing device

Claim 1

An underwater breathing device comprising: a float means for floating on the surface of water; a hollow tubular T-shaped mouthpiece having a central hollow vertical member and two hollow lateral cross-members joined to said vertical member on opposite sides thereof; first and second tubes, each tube being inserted into and slightly projecting outwardly from one of said lateral cross-members, said tubes fitting into said cross-members in a water-tight relationship; first check valve means in said first tube for opening toward said central vertical member only when air is inhaled through said vertical member; second check valve means in said second tube for opening away from said central vertical member only when air is exhaled into said vertical member, whereby only one of said first and second valve means is open at one time; a first flexible hose fitted into said first tube and extending therefrom; a second flexible hose fitted into said second tube and extending therefrom; first and second upright pipes connected to said float means and projecting thereabove, said pipes having a vertical portion and an angled portion at the lower end thereof, said lower angled portion of said first and second upright pipes being connected to said first and second flexible hoses respectively at the end of each hose opposite the end fitted into said tube; and umbrella type cover means fitted into said vertical portion of said first and second upright pipes for preventing water from entering into said pipes.