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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alain Ronjat, Delle, FR;
Assignee:
New Scaph Technology S.A., , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 1/102 ;
Abstract
Self-contained diving equipment comprising means (,) for refilling a compressed air tank (,) connected via a flexible air tube (,) to a snorkel and a breathing nozzle (,). The refilling means are deactivated when underwater, and an external air intake (,) is connected via a tube to the nozzle to feed air directly from the surface (,) when the swimmer is not underwater. The equipment further comprises a moisture removal device (,) and a filter (,) between the compressor (,) and the tank (,), as well as means (,) for controlling the activation and deactivation of the refilling means.