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EP0654400B1
EP0654400B1 EP94118185A EP94118185A EP0654400B1 EP 0654400 B1 EP0654400 B1 EP 0654400B1 EP 94118185 A EP94118185 A EP 94118185A EP 94118185 A EP94118185 A EP 94118185A EP 0654400 B1 EP0654400 B1 EP 0654400B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/11—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses
    • B63C9/125—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments
    • B63C9/1255—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments inflatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/04—Resilient suits
    • B63C11/08—Control of air pressure within suit, e.g. for controlling buoyancy ; Buoyancy compensator vests, or the like

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  • the invention relates to a diving jacket with a back part and a shoulder section, which at least one through have a gaseous medium fillable chamber.
  • Such diving jackets are used to hold diving bottles and the ease of carrying these scuba tanks. If the chamber is filled, buoyancy takes place instead and the diver gets to the surface faster. In the event of imminent danger, the diving jacket will be close to or at the Water surface inflated so that the diver when tired or e.g. impending fainting kept afloat becomes.
  • the one that can be filled with the gaseous medium Chamber usually with a corresponding valve with the Diving bottle connected so that filling the chamber done by a medium from the diving bottle. The diving jacket then holds the diver together with the relative heavy diving tanks over water.
  • the present invention is based on the object Diving jacket of the above Kind of creating which has these disadvantages eliminated and especially lifting the head guaranteed above the water surface in any case.
  • the shoulder area leads to the solution of this task a headrest that can also be filled with gaseous medium associated with which is around a user's neck can be arranged.
  • This headrest also has the purpose of being a diver's head to keep afloat. In any case, this happens because the buoyancy of the headrest alone is so strong that the diver is brought into the desired position, namely able to keep his chin above water is held.
  • the headrest In the position of use, the headrest should have at least one chinrest, preferably form two chin rests. Therefore can the headrest consist of a neck area to which the the chin rests on both sides connect. Neck area in cooperation with the Chin rests keep your head safe above water.
  • a detachable connection is caused, for example, by a zipper.
  • the headrest can be connected, for example, to a chamber of the back part or the shoulder part.
  • the headrest can have its own valve or the actual valve for inflating the entire diving jacket.
  • a diving jacket R has a back part 1 a back plate 2. Connects in the lower area the back part 1 has a side part 3 and 4 on both sides to over a strap 5 with a quick release 6 the stomach or chest of a user can be connected.
  • a shoulder section adjoins the back part 1 at the top 7 on, in the use position with two rags 8 and 9 on the Shoulders of a user. Both lobes 8 and 9 are each forming a push-through opening 10 and 11 for the user's arms by means of risers 12 and 13 and corresponding quick fasteners 14 and 15 with the side parts 3 and 4 connectable.
  • the diving jacket R and here in particular the back part 1, the side parts 3 and 4 and the shoulder part 7 are designed to be inflatable. That is, these parts form a common or divided chamber that can be filled with air, CO 2 or the like.
  • the diving jacket R also serves as a life jacket and keeps the diver afloat.
  • the disadvantage here is that the main air volume is in the back part 1, so that there is a risk that the diver's head hangs in the water. This is especially true when the diver is passed out.
  • valve 16 For filling the diving jacket R and, if necessary, also for draining the air from the diving jacket R is a valve 16 intended. There is also a quick release valve 17 indicated.
  • a headrest 20 is assigned to the shoulder section 7 in a new diving jacket R 1 .
  • the headrest 20 is arranged as a roller around the neck of a user.
  • the headrest 20 In the inflated state according to FIG. 3, however, the headrest 20 preferably encompasses almost the entire neck and engages under a user's chin by means of two supports 21 and 22.
  • the chin supports 21 and 22 are connected in the use position via an inflated neck section 25. This ensures that a diver's head is always kept afloat.
  • the headrest 20 is connected to the shoulder part 7 in a suitable manner.
  • a seam 23 or a zipper is preferred.
  • a CO 2 or low pressure connection 24 is also indicated.

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In a diving jacket with a back part (1) which has at least one chamber which can be filled by a gaseous medium, a head support (20) is to be allocated to the back part (1) if need be with a shoulder portion (7) in between. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Tauchjacket mit einem Rückenteil und einer Schulterpartie, welche zumindest eine durch ein gasförmiges Medium befüllbare Kammer aufweisen.The invention relates to a diving jacket with a back part and a shoulder section, which at least one through have a gaseous medium fillable chamber.

Derartige Tauchjackets dienen der Halterung von Tauchflaschen und der Erleichterung des Tragens dieser Tauchflaschen. Wird die Kammer befüllt, so findet ein Auftrieb statt und der Taucher gelangt schneller an die Oberfläche. Bei Gefahr im Verzuge wird das Tauchjacket nahe oder an der Wasseroberfläche aufgeblasen, so dass der Taucher bei Ermüdung oder bspw. drohender Ohnmacht über Wasser gehalten wird. Hierzu ist die mit dem gasförmigen Medium befüllbare Kammer in der Regel über ein entsprechendes Ventil mit der Tauchflasche verbunden, so dass das Befüllen der Kammer durch ein Medium aus der Tauchflasche erfolgt. Das Tauchjacket hält dann den Taucher zusammen mit den relativ schweren Tauchflaschen über Wasser. Such diving jackets are used to hold diving bottles and the ease of carrying these scuba tanks. If the chamber is filled, buoyancy takes place instead and the diver gets to the surface faster. In the event of imminent danger, the diving jacket will be close to or at the Water surface inflated so that the diver when tired or e.g. impending fainting kept afloat becomes. For this purpose, the one that can be filled with the gaseous medium Chamber usually with a corresponding valve with the Diving bottle connected so that filling the chamber done by a medium from the diving bottle. The diving jacket then holds the diver together with the relative heavy diving tanks over water.

Nachteilig bei diesen Tauchjackets ist, dass beim Befüllen der Kammer keine Steuerung der Lage des Tauchers im Wassern durchgeführt wird. Im ungünstigsten Fall ist es möglich, dass das Rückenteil die Tauchflasche über die Wasseroberfläche drückt, dabei aber den Taucher unter Wasser hält. Im anderen Fall liegt der Taucher auf dem Rücken, wobei jedoch sein Kopf im Wasser hängt.The disadvantage of these diving jackets is that when filling the chamber does not control the diver's position in the water is carried out. In the worst case it is possible that the back part of the scuba tank over the water surface presses while keeping the diver under water. in the otherwise the diver lies on his back, however his head hangs in the water.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Tauchjacket der o.g. Art zu schaffen, welches diese Nachteile beseitigt und insbesondere ein Anheben des Kopfes über der Wasseroberfläche in jedem Fall gewährleistet.The present invention is based on the object Diving jacket of the above Kind of creating which has these disadvantages eliminated and especially lifting the head guaranteed above the water surface in any case.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe führt, dass der Schulterpartie eine mit ebenfalls gasförmigem Medium befüllbare Kopfstütze zugeordnet ist, welche um den Nacken eines Benutzers anordbar ist.The shoulder area leads to the solution of this task a headrest that can also be filled with gaseous medium associated with which is around a user's neck can be arranged.

Diese Kopfstütze hat auch den Zweck, den Kopf eines Tauchers über Wasser zu halten. Dies geschieht in jedem Fall, da der Auftrieb der Kopfstütze allein so stark ist, dass der Taucher in die gewünschte Lage gebracht wird, nämlich in die Lage, bei der sein Kinn auf jeden Fall über Wasser gehalten wird.This headrest also has the purpose of being a diver's head to keep afloat. In any case, this happens because the buoyancy of the headrest alone is so strong that the diver is brought into the desired position, namely able to keep his chin above water is held.

In Gebrauchslage soll die Kopfstütze zumindest eine Kinnstütze, bevorzugt zwei Kinnstützen ausbilden. Deshalb kann die Kopfstütze aus einer Nackenpartie bestehen, an die sich beidseits die Kinnstützen anschließen. Nackenpartie im Zusammenwirken mit den Kinnstützen halten den Kopf gesichert über Wasser.In the position of use, the headrest should have at least one chinrest, preferably form two chin rests. Therefore can the headrest consist of a neck area to which the the chin rests on both sides connect. Neck area in cooperation with the Chin rests keep your head safe above water.

Für eine Verbindung der Kopfstütze mit dem Rückenteil bzw. der Schulterpartie bieten sich viele Möglichkeiten an. Soll eine nicht ohne weiteres lösbare Verbindung gewählt werden, so kann die Kopfstütze an dem Rückenteil bzw. der Schulterpartie angenäht werden. Eine lösbare Verbindung wird beispielsweise durch einen Reißverschluß bewirkt.For connecting the headrest to the back section or the shoulder area offers many options. Should a connection that is not easily detachable can be selected, so the headrest on the back part or Shoulders are sewn on. A detachable connection is caused, for example, by a zipper.

Zum Aufblasen der Kopfstütze kann diese beispielsweise mit einer Kammer des Rückenteils oder der Schulterpartie verbunden sein. Je nach Wunsch kann jedoch die Kopfstütze auch ein eigenes Ventil oder das eigentliche Ventil zum Aufblasen des gesamten Tauchjackets besitzen. Ferner ist es auch möglich, der Kopfstütze einen CO2- oder Niederdruckanschluß zuzuordnen. Hier sind viele Möglichkeiten denkbar und sollen vom Erfindungsgedanken umfaßt sein. To inflate the headrest, it can be connected, for example, to a chamber of the back part or the shoulder part. However, if desired, the headrest can have its own valve or the actual valve for inflating the entire diving jacket. Furthermore, it is also possible to assign a CO 2 or low pressure connection to the headrest. Many possibilities are conceivable here and should be encompassed by the inventive idea.

Weitere Vorteile, Merkmale und Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung bevorzugter Ausführungsbeispiele sowie anhand der Zeichnung; diese zeigt in

  • Figur 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Tauchjackets entsprechend dem Stand der Technik;
  • Figur 2 eine teilweise perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Tauchjackets;
  • Figur 3 eine perspektivische Ansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Tauchjackets in einer weiteren Gebrauchslage.
    • Further advantages, features and details of the invention result from the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments and from the drawing; this shows in
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a diving jacket according to the prior art;
  • Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of a diving jacket according to the invention;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the diving jacket according to the invention in a further position of use.

    • Ein Tauchjacket R weist gemäß Figur 1 ein Rückenteil 1 mit einer Rückenplatte 2 auf. Im unteren Bereich schließt an das Rückenteil 1 beidseits jeweils ein Seitenteil 3 und 4 an, die über einen Gurt 5 mit einem Schnellverschluß 6 über dem Bauch bzw. der Brust eines Benutzers miteinander verbunden werden können.According to FIG. 1, a diving jacket R has a back part 1 a back plate 2. Connects in the lower area the back part 1 has a side part 3 and 4 on both sides to over a strap 5 with a quick release 6 the stomach or chest of a user can be connected.

    Nach oben schließt an das Rückenteil 1 eine Schulterpartie 7 an, die in Gebrauchslage mit zwei Lappen 8 und 9 auf den Schultern eines Benutzers aufliegt. Beide Lappen 8 und 9 sind unter Ausbildung von jeweils einer Durchstecköffnung 10 und 11 für Arme des Benutzers mittels Traggurten 12 und 13 sowie entsprechenden Schnellverschlüssen 14 und 15 mit den Seitenteilen 3 und 4 verbindbar.A shoulder section adjoins the back part 1 at the top 7 on, in the use position with two rags 8 and 9 on the Shoulders of a user. Both lobes 8 and 9 are each forming a push-through opening 10 and 11 for the user's arms by means of risers 12 and 13 and corresponding quick fasteners 14 and 15 with the side parts 3 and 4 connectable.

    Wesentlich ist, daß das Tauchjacket R und hier vor allem das Rückenteil 1, die Seitenteile 3 und 4 sowie die Schulterpartie 7 aufblasbar ausgebildet sind. D.h., diese Teile bilden eine gemeinsame oder geteilte Kammer, die mit Luft, CO2 od. dgl. gefüllt werden kann. Hierbei dient das Tauchjacket R gleichzeitig als Rettungsweste und hält den Taucher über Wasser. Nachteilig ist dabei, daß sich das hauptsächliche Luftvolumen im Rückenteil 1 befindet, so daß die Gefahr besteht, daß der Kopf des Tauchers im Wasser hängt. Dies gilt vor allem dann, wenn der Taucher ohnmächtig ist.It is essential that the diving jacket R and here in particular the back part 1, the side parts 3 and 4 and the shoulder part 7 are designed to be inflatable. That is, these parts form a common or divided chamber that can be filled with air, CO 2 or the like. The diving jacket R also serves as a life jacket and keeps the diver afloat. The disadvantage here is that the main air volume is in the back part 1, so that there is a risk that the diver's head hangs in the water. This is especially true when the diver is passed out.

    Zum Befüllen des Tauchjackets R und ggfs. auch zum Ablassen der Luft aus dem Tauchjacket R ist ein Ventil 16 vorgesehen. Ferner ist noch ein Schnellablaßventil 17 angedeutet.For filling the diving jacket R and, if necessary, also for draining the air from the diving jacket R is a valve 16 intended. There is also a quick release valve 17 indicated.

    Zur Beseitigung des oben erwähnten Nachteils ist erfindungsgemäß, wie in Figur 2 und 3 gezeigt, der Schulterpartie 7 bei einem neuen Tauchjacket R1 eine Kopfstütze 20 zugeordnet. Außerhalb der Gebrauchslage ist die Kopfstütze 20 als eine Rolle um den Nacken eines Benutzers angeordnet. Im aufgeblasenen Zustand gemäß Figur 3 umfaßt die Kopfstütze 20 bevorzugt jedoch fast den gesamten Hals und untergreift ein Kinn des Benutzers mittels zweier Stützen 21 und 22. Die Kinnstützen 21 und 22 sind in Gebrauchslage über eine aufgeblasene Nackenpartie 25 verbunden. Auf diese Weise wird bewirkt, daß der Kopf eines Tauchers in jedem Fall über Wasser gehalten wird.To eliminate the disadvantage mentioned above, according to the invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a headrest 20 is assigned to the shoulder section 7 in a new diving jacket R 1 . Outside of the position of use, the headrest 20 is arranged as a roller around the neck of a user. In the inflated state according to FIG. 3, however, the headrest 20 preferably encompasses almost the entire neck and engages under a user's chin by means of two supports 21 and 22. The chin supports 21 and 22 are connected in the use position via an inflated neck section 25. This ensures that a diver's head is always kept afloat.

    Die Kopfstütze 20 ist auf geeignete Weise mit der Schulterpartie 7 verbunden. Bevorzugt wird eine Naht 23 oder ein Reißverschluß. Ferner ist außer dem Ventil 16 noch ein CO2- oder Niederdruckanschluß 24 angedeutet.The headrest 20 is connected to the shoulder part 7 in a suitable manner. A seam 23 or a zipper is preferred. In addition to the valve 16, a CO 2 or low pressure connection 24 is also indicated.

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    1. Diving jacket having a back section (1) and a shoulder portion (7), which include at least one chamber which can be filled by a gaseous medium, characterised in that a head support (20), which can be filled by a similar gaseous medium, is associated with the shoulder portion (7), said head support being disposable around the neck of a user.
    2. Diving jacket according to claim 1, characterised in that the head support (20) forms at least one chin support, preferably two chin supports (21, 22), in the position of use.
    3. Diving jacket according to claim 2, characterised in that the head support (20) comprises a neck portion (25), which communicates with the chin supports (21, 22) at each side.
    4. Diving jacket according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the head support (20) is connected to the back section (1) or to the shoulder portion (7) by a zip fastener, a seam (23) or the like.
    5. Diving jacket according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that a valve (16) is associated with the head support (20).
    6. Diving jacket according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that a CO2 or low-pressure connection (24) is associated with the head support (20).
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