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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6966726 | Buoyancy compensator A jacket having a buoyancy compensating function has a pocket into which a weight can be inserted and a flap. A first locking member is attached to outer surface of the pocket and a second locking member adapted to be engaged with the first locking member is attache... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6857820 | Diving back plate A diving back plate designed with independent shoulder and waist straps. The diving back plate accommodates either a single tank or double tank configuration without the need for an adapter. The independent straps are self-fastening to the back plate through a serie... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6830171 | Padding element for diver's bottle-supporting backpack A padding element for the dorsal side of a diver's bottle-supporting backpack. The padding element comprises a padded cushion capable of being fitted against the back part of the backpack and having at its lower edge a padded cushion part hinged to it and capable of... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6712557 | Drop weight dive belt A dive belt is provided for use by divers during underwater activities, such as scuba diving. The belt comprises a body member and a rapid release weight system which is quickly removal while the belt remains in place on the diver. The belt can also provide for hori... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6478509 | Harness weight transfer system for scuba diving A weight system for a scuba diver that has a pocket for housing a weight with an opening on the bottom and a releasable flap for covering the opening. When the releasable flap is in a closed position. the opening is covered to keep a weight in the pocket,... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6367753 | Pony tank quick release An assembly of a slide to a bracket which effectuates engagement of a pony tank to a main tank of scuba diving equipment in which the assembly is achieved under spring urgency, and wherein to disengage the two tanks all that is required is finger pressure... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6321957 | Arm leg or neck watertight container, for housing valuables and small articles, safely fastenable to human members or to the neck of dogs and other domestic animals A watertight container (10), comprising a rigid watertight box (32, 132, 232, 332) connected by means of a wrist strap (12) to limbs or other members of the human or animal body, allows to safely carry, contiguously to the arm, the leg, or the neck, small... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6146053 | Weight belt apparatus for scuba divers Weight belt apparatus for divers includes a belt with one or more sleeves disposed on the belt and adjustable thereon for the convenience of the diver using the apparatus. Each sleeve includes one or more pouches for receiving and holding weights. The pou... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6132142 | Drop weight dive belt A dive belt is provided for use by divers during underwater activities, such as scuba diving. The belt comprises a body member and a rapid release weight system which is quickly removal while the belt remains in place on the diver. The belt can also provi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5954253 | Flexible frame load carrying system A load support system is provided including a flexible frame unit attached to a shoulder support structure and to a hip belt assembly. The frame is pivotally attached to the hip belt assembly and is held in a slightly bowed configuration, whereby load is ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5947351 | Cylinder carrier An elongated post includes a sleeve and an extension, the extension slidably retained within the sleeve. A handle is disposed at a free end of the extension. The sleeve has a first end near the handle and a second end opposite the first end. A pair of cyl... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5913467 | Mounting system for securing a pair of main scuba tanks to a back plate A mounting system for releasably securing a pair of main scuba tanks to a wing style back plate having an upper portion and a lower portion. The system includes upper and lower band assemblies for securing the pair of main scuba tanks to the upper and low... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5906302 | Scuba tank mounting mechanism A mounting mechanism is provided for mounting a second SCUBA tank (e.g. a pony tank) to a first SCUBA tank (e.g. a main SCUBA tank). The mounting mechanism includes a bracket having a first curved outer surface for engaging the first SCUBA tank, having a ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5902073 | Equipment support garment for divers A support garment for diving equipment includes several subassemblies for providing comfortable support of diving equipment, such as a tank of pressurized breathing gas, a buoyancy compensating air cell and a ballast weight pocket assembly. A frame is adj... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5775561 | Waterproof swimming pouch A lightweight waterproof pouch for carrying personal objects such as cash, a watch, credit cards, a wallet, and the like in a wet environment and for keeping those objects safe and dry comprises an outer enclosure formed of flexible material, a removable,... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5746542 | Drop weight dive belt A dive belt is provided for use by divers during underwater activities, such as scuba diving. The belt comprises a body member and a rapid release weight system which is quickly removal while the belt remains in place on the diver. The belt can also provi... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5662433 | Body conforming vest, buoyancy compensator, and backpack A combination spider and buoyancy compensator having chest portions which include stretchable material to support the breasts of a diver. The buoyancy compensator is secured to the back of a spider and has forward extensions which overlap and are loosely ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5660503 | Light weight scuba with buoyancy control Scuba apparatus utilizes light-weight pressure vessels, or tanks, of relatively thin aluminum wrapped with fiber in a resin binder. Since such tanks are not approved for use in water, the tanks are enclosed within a water tight enclosure, and the enclosur... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5645205 | Waterproof swimming pouch A pouch, consisting of an enclosure 8, a resealable inner waterproof pouch 25, a detachable strap 18 to be tied around the waist of the user.... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5641247 | Combination spider and buoyancy compensator with insertable weights A combination spider and buoyancy compensator having an insertable weight system. The spider includes an insertable weight system disposed preferably within at least one side opening pocket attached to a waistband portion. The side opening pocket can be f... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5636777 | Support device, in particular for diving equipment parts A support device, in particular for diving equipment parts, and of the type intended to be carried by the diver, comprises a clamping clip (1) which can be elastically opened and which grips the equipment part (2), and means (3, 4) for securing the clip (... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5607258 | Scuba diving harness for use with a buoyancy control device A harness for use in scuba diving is disclosed. The harness is independent of the air cell and includes arcuate shoulder straps to promote the comfort of the scuba diver, particularly when moving about above water with the air tanks and other scuba equipm... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5579967 | Mounting system for securing pony tank to scuba main cylinders A pony tank mounting system comprising a joining bracket and components for securing the joining bracket to a pony tank. A structure is provided for suspending the joining bracket with the pony tank from a valve on a main scuba tank along with an assembly... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5494377 | Device for the rapid attachment and release of aqualung cylinders to and from the back of a stabilizer jacket Device for the rapid attachment and release of aqualung cylinders to and from a back structure comprising: a rigid support which is connected to the cylinders by means of belts and is provided at one end with a blocking recess, and a back structure which ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5354029 | Quick release tank support bracket with positive locking engagement means The present invention comprises a quick release tank support bracket having a positive locking engagement along with an optional operative seat back supportive assembly which includes support bars mounted with a frame with clamp arms secured to the suppor... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5337935 | Belt structure, particularly for accessories A belt structure, particularly for carrying diving equipment, comprises a closure strap (2) having at least one free portion (7a; 7b) on a surface of which are secured at least two first securement elements (13), typically in the form of loops. A second s... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5271387 | Harness connector for scuba tanks and the like A harness connector for securing a first tank to a second tank, for example for fastening an auxiliary air tank to a main air tank in scuba diving applications. The connector comprises a receiving member adapted to be secured to the first tank by a pair o... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5205449 | Forearm gauge and equipment holder for scuba divers An improved mounting assembly for mounting gauges and devices to a divers forearm. The assembly is comprised of a flexible material with provisions for rigid components to be placed therein. Rigid components provide structural integrity and secure gauges ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5183326 | Underwater flashlight holder Apparatus for holding a flashlight or other small object adjacent to the side of the head of an underwater diver, thereby freeing the hands of the diver for other purposes, while still providing underwater lighting or other equipment. It is designed for r... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5114061 | Waterproof pouch releasably clampable to wearing apparel A waterproof pouch includes a readily openable and recloseable waterproof seal protected by a closure flap having readily openable and recloseable fastening means. The pouch also includes a readily openable and closeable clamp for clamping the pouch to we... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5067618 | Laundry organizer apparatus An apparatus including a flexible support plate member formed of memory retentent material, including a serpentine arcuate exterior continous surface formed with a series of equally spaced apertures formed through the plate member adjacent the surface. Th... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5033142 | Diving tool kit An apparatus is set forth for use by undersea divers and the like wherein an elongate, hollow handled tool comprises a rear cap mounted to the tube with a flexible polymeric handle directed through the cap. A forward end of the tool includes a threaded en... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5009222 | Diving case massager A diving case massager for convenient carriage with oneself by hanging on one's belt, which is including a water-tight casing having an inner chamber for setting therein of a vibrator, which produces vibrating effect to massage user's muscles, and for rec... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4952095 | Soft backpack for scuba diver air tanks A soft backpack for SCUBA diver air tanks wherein a bladder filled with fluid is secured to the driver's tank and disposed between the tank and the diver's body.... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4949889 | Bracket for mounting auxiliary compressed air tank to a main tank An apparatus for releasably mounting an auxiliary compressed air tank to a breathing apparatus of the type having a main compressed air tank is provided. The apparatus includes a bracket having a pair of mounting legs connected in relatively closely space... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4917280 | Aquatic attach protection belt and chemical pellets therefor A belt including a pair of opposite layers of sheet material and subdivided into a series of pockets for receiving pellets of shark-repulsive chemical. One of the pellets is untreated so as to dissolve in water relatively quickly, another of the pellets i... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4907729 | System for carrying articles A system for carrying articles includes belt structure and at least one detachably connectable carrying structure such as a pouch. The pouch includes direct attachment structure for securing the pouch to the belt. Loop structure on the pouch is adapted to... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4905857 | Portable diving box A diving box, comprising a box body, a cover pivotally joined to the box body which can close up the box body, an element which can exert an effective sealing on the box body and the cover and, a buckle which is joined onto the box body to be tied to the ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4889306 | Scuba tank mounting bracket A SCUBA tank mounting adapter, for mounting two SCUBA tanks to a single tank SCUBA backpack is presented. The adapter has two tank acceptors, a mounting bracket and straps to hold tanks in place. The tank acceptors are attached to the mounting bracket and... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4884732 | Game bag for scuba diver A game bag for a scuba diver is provided having a flexible tubular envelope with an open end or mouth and a closed end. The mouth is coupled to the diver's weight belt at his hip while the remainder of the envelope wraps around behind his seat and adjacen... | 12/05/1989 |
