Abstract:
A water sportsman's face mask for enabling a swimmer on or below the surface of a body of water to view objects which lie substantially above or below his normal line of vision without rotation of the swimmer's head or body. The mask comprises a frame, a lens mounted in the front of the frame, a flexible seal attached to the rear of the frame for forming a water-tight seal between the frame and the face of the swimmer, an adjustable strap for attaching the mask to the swimmer's head, and a pair of triangular prisms mounted on the lens which enable the swimmer to view objects above or below the swimmer's normal line of vision. One face of the prism is mirrorized and is in oblique relationship to the lens. In one embodiment of the invention the prisms are rotatably mounted to the frame and are selectively adjustable to a forward operative position and to a rearward inoperative position.
Abstract:
A swimmer's face mask (1) comprising a visor (3, 4 and 5), a holder (6) for the visor (3, 4 and 5) and a strap (7) for attaching the holder (6) to the face of a swimmer. The visor (3, 4 and 5) is of transparent plastic material and has two laterally extending panels (3, 4 and 5) sealed at their edges to form a hollow water-tight compartment (13). This compartment (13) provides sufficient buoyancy to float the entire face mask (1) when it is detached from the head of a swimmer.
Abstract:
An oral-nasal device includes a face mask and mask-securing means. The mask has a first portion formed with a cavity to accommodate the nose of the wearer and overlie his mouth, a second portion that is a compliant seal surrounding the cavity, and a shoulder surrounding the cavity and overlying the seal. The mask-securing means includes a pressure plate which in use forces the seal to conform to the facial features of the wearer and to be continuously sealed thereto. In the disclosed embodiment of the invention, the mask-securing means is secured to a diver's helmet.
Abstract:
A purge valve for full face masks or helmets includes a base member fixed the mask wall and having passages opening in a flat, annular valve seat surface. A manually operable valve member includes an outer cylindrical wall, an inner cylindrical wall reentrant from an end wall and is axially slidable on a stem extending from the base member against the action of a compression spring nested between the cylindrical walls.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a training device to be used in conjunction with conventional scuba diving equipment. Such scuba diving equipment includes a pressure regulator for controlling the pressure of breathing air supplied therethrough from an air tank to a user. Various types of warning devices are used to sense the pressure in the air tank and to generate a warning signal (visual or audible, for example) to warn the user when the pressure in the tank reaches a predetermined minimum level. The present invention discloses a device whereby an individual being trained in the use of scuba diving equipment may be provided with breathing air for only a relatively short period of time prior to experiencing a warning signal with respect to his air supply pressure having reached a predetermined minimum level.
Abstract:
A quick adjust strap for ready connection and release of a diver's face mask. A headband is connected to brackets on the sides of the face mask. One end of the headband is received in a ring of one bracket and nipples thereon lock with a slider member thereof. A ribbon of material is connected to the other end of the headband and is received through a ring of the other bracket and folded back over itself. The ribbon is coated with a tacky material, such as a Velcro cloth and a Velcro gripper, which when brought into contact will maintain the fold and secure the headband about the diver's head with precise adjustment. Sandwiched between the gripper part and the cripping cloth is a finger tab that may be readily gripped by the diver to affect a quick release of the face mask from the diver's head. The finger tab is larger than the bracket by which it is attached to the mask so that accidental release and loss of the mask is prevented.
Abstract:
The diving mask incorporates a clamp operated from the outside for squeezing the diver's nostrils together so that he can then "clear his ears," which is the act of allowing, or gently forcing, air through the restriction of the eustachian tubes to equalize the inner ear pressure to that of the increasing ambient pressure. The elements of the clamp are movable in arcuate paths centered above the nostrils in order to achieve a comfortable closure. The handle ends of the clamp are conveniently accommodated in a flexible enlargement of the mask body. A wide strap has a four point quick attachment to the rear of the mask body. The strap is formed of adjustable looped elastic cord that adjusts comfortably to the diver's conformation while fully stabilizing the mask on the wearer's face.
Abstract:
A diver''s mask comprising a resilient face piece provided with a rim defining at least one front opening to accomodate a transparent pane member. The said pane member is provided with a substantially rigid peripheral flange having a first, forwardly directed surface and a second rearwardly directed surface. A rigid frame-like element is provided cooperating with the said peripheral flange and with the rim of the front opening, to tightly compress the said rim of the resilient face piece against one of the said surfaces of the peripheral flange of the transparent pane member.
Abstract:
A diver wearing a face mask is protected from blows on other portions of his head by a helmet that is detachably connected to the face mask. Blows on the helmet are absorbed by the mounting system that holds the face mask to the diver''s head. The connection of helmet to the face mask is by means of a pair of fulcrums, one on each side of the face mask, and a resilient member pulls one extreme of top and bottom of the helmut against a pin and hold connector on the other extreme, acting across the fulcrum points.
Abstract:
A RUBBERLIKE SWIM FIN OR FACE MASK HAS INTEGRAL BUCKLES FORMED THEREON AND A RUBBER LIKE RIDGES STRAP HAS OPPOSITE RIDGED ENDS THREADED THROUGH THE BUCKLES SO THAT THE RIDGES MAKE LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BUCKLES AND WITH EACH OTHER.