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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederic L Hettinger, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
Perry Oceanographics, Inc., Riviera Beach, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
61 6 / ; 166-05 ;
Abstract
Diving apparatus which includes a bell assembly normally negatively buoyant and including a bell. There are frame means movable vertically beneath the sea surface. Such frame means are movable between an upper position and a lower position above the subsea surface and at which the frame means can be made temporarily stationary. Bell moving means are connected between the bell assembly and the frame means for moving the bell between a lower position adjacent the subsea surface and an upper position adjacent the frame means.