Htm Sport S.p.a.

Alberto Belloni

Giovanni Garofalo

Gabriele Canella

A backpack for underwater breathing gas tanks including a substantially flattened body, at one side of which is connected at least one tank, the other side designed to be connected with the diver's back, and provided with a handle for easy lifting. The handle is positioned in a cavity formed in the body of the backpack and may be moved from a raised, active position to an inserted, inactive position.

Backpack for underwater breathing gas tanks

An equipped balancing jacket includes a stiff back containing a first stage reducer connected by lines to a high and low pressure distributor connected to various equipment. The jacket further includes pneumatic exhaust valves, a manual emergency control and a mouth inflation devcie.

Equipped balancing jacket

A regulator includes a box-like body containing a device for regulating the flow of air. A tube connected to the box-like body carries a mouthpiece. An air inlet hose is connected to the box-like body by means of an inlet valve. This valve is controlled by the regulating device. One or more exhaust hoses are connected to the box-like body. A tube formed integrally within the box-like body of the regulator bypasses the chamber of the regulating device.

Regulator with bypass tube

A balancing jacket for scuba divers includes at least two valves for discharge of air. All the valves are connected to a pneumatic-control pipe, and preferably at least one of the valves is located in the bottom part of the balancing jacket and at least one in the top part. The air-discharge valves are air valves of the open-close type with spring-operated return combined with non-return valves to prevent any entry of water into the jacket.

Balancing jacket with a plurality of connected discharge valves for scuba divers

A device worn by a first diver provides a warning of conditions of danger and/or emergency to a second diver positioned at a distance from the first diver. The device includes a device for detecting the pressure in the compressed-air tanks, a device for transducing the detected datum, and a device for indicating the aforesaid datum.

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Recco, Italy

Alberto Belloni