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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1988
Mark Faulconer, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Scott E Greatrake, San Clemente, CA (US);
U.S. Divers Company, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Abstract
The specification herein sets forth a combination buoyancy compensator, backpack and suspension system for divers. The suspension system incorporates a spider which is made of elastomeric foam and a knitted material that conforms closely to a user's body. The backpack is formed from an inverted T, the lateral portions of which surround a user's waist and the upright portion is adapted for receipt of a cylinder of breathing gas. The buoyancy compensator is attached to the spider at the shoulder portions and the waistband portions. The attachment is by means of adjustable loops which allow for independent suspension of the buoyancy compensator so that when it is filled it does not bind a diver. The straps interconnecting the spider, shoulder portions and the waistband portion are in a crisscross configuration to allow for freedom of movement of a diver's arms.