US4472082A
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Diving device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-09-16
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Granted: 1984-09-18
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Expires: 2001-09-16
Abstract
Abstract Air supply to divers from the water surface. In a diving device for divings in shallow water, comprising a supply element (59) having a tubular shape with an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening for supplying air from the water surface to at least one diver's mouthpiece, there is arranged a pump (33) in the supply circuit to provide permanently a predetermined amount of air independently of the diving depth, even under the physiological limit of the pipe of 0.35 m under the water level. There is provided a device (63, 15, 87, 17) to actuate mechanically the pump (33) directly or indirectly by the diver.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Kroling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:54
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04B; F04B33/00; B; B63; B63C; B63C11/00; B63C11/02; B63C11/18; B63C11/20; B63C11/202
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A diving device for underwater breathing comprising: (a) an air conduit having an inlet for receiving air from above the water and an outlet for delivering air to at least one mouth piece; (b) a reciprocating piston air pump including a pump closure for delivering air to the air conduit inlet upon the compression stroke of said pump; (c) means actuated by the diver including a cable connected to said piston for causing the compression stroke of said pump upon the pulling of said cable; (d) biasing means for returning said piston for the instake stroke of said pump upon the completion of the compression stroke; and (e) a check valve in said air conduit permitting air to pass through to said air conduit outlet upon said compression stroke and closing upon said intake stroke.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A diving device for underwater breathing comprising: (a) an air conduit having an inlet for receiving air from above the water and an outlet for delivering air to at least one mouth piece; (b) a reciprocating piston air pump including a pump closure for delivering air to the air conduit inlet upon the compression stroke of said pump; (c) means actuated by the diver including a cable connected to said piston for causing the compression stroke of said pump upon the pulling of said cable; (d) biasing means for returning said piston for the instake stroke of said pump upon the completion of the compression stroke; and (e) a check valve in said air conduit permitting air to pass through to said air conduit outlet upon said compression stroke and closing upon said intake stroke.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The diving device as defined in claim 1, wherein the displacement of said piston pump is designed to correspond with a breathing volume at light to medium body stress.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
142 words
The diving device as defined in claim 1, which further includes: (a) a tube extending from said piston parallel to the direction of motion, the end connected to said piston being open to the volume of said pump below said piston; (b) a longitudinally incompressible sheath fixedly extending into said pump and through the open end of said tube in said piston to near the upper closure of said pump, said cable of said actuating means being displaceably moveable in said sheath and connected to the other end of said tube; (c) a check valve in said tube for permitting air to enter said pump volume below said piston upon the intake stroke of said pump and being closed upon the compression stroke of said pump; and (d) an opening in the upper closure of said pump through which said tube passes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The diving device as defined in claim 1, which further includes an overpressure valve in said air conduit near said outlet for allowing the overpressure therein to escape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The diving device as defined in claim 4, wherein said overpressure valve includes a biasing means which opens the valve at an overpressure in the air conduit of 0.2 to 3 kPa.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The diving device as defined in claim 4, wherein said overpressure valve includes a biasing means which opens the valve at an overpressure in the air conduit of 0.5 kPa.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-09-18 | 1992-03-19 | 1992-09-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-09-18 | 1996-03-19 | 1996-09-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |