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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Tabata Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yutaka Masutani, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TABATA CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 11/30 (2013.01); B63C 2011/303 (2013.01); B63C 2011/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
A buoyancy compensator having a locking system () that ensures the ballast () not to drop unexpectedly during diving and to removable by one hand of a scuba diver. The locking system () includes a releasing unit (), a female locking unit () and a male locking unit (). The releasing unit includes a turn leg () that is to be interposed between the female locking unit and the male locking unit. When the turn leg is forcedly turned at a certain angle clockwise or counterclockwise, an engagement of the male locking unit to the female locking unit is released.