EP0755857B1 - Unterwasser-Atmungsgerät - Google Patents

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EP0755857B1
EP0755857B1 EP95203333A EP95203333A EP0755857B1 EP 0755857 B1 EP0755857 B1 EP 0755857B1 EP 95203333 A EP95203333 A EP 95203333A EP 95203333 A EP95203333 A EP 95203333A EP 0755857 B1 EP0755857 B1 EP 0755857B1
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breathing apparatus
handle
collar
underwater breathing
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Roberto Semeia
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Scubapro Europe SRL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/10—Handles
    • B65D23/104—Handles formed separately
    • 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
    • B63C11/18—Air supply
    • B63C11/22—Air supply carried by diver
    • 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
    • B63C2011/023—Accessories for diving arranged or for use outside the water

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  • the present invention relates generally to breathing apparatus of the type including a cylinder which has a neck, a collar tightened around the neck by a pin having opposite ends which are screw-threaded and engaged in two opposing wings of the collar, and a handle pivotally connected to the collar by a hinge.
  • the present invention relates to an underwater breathing apparatus in which the hinge is defined by the wings of the collar and by a central element of the handle located between the wings and traversed by the pin.
  • breathing apparata of the type specified are provided with handles to enable the cylinders, which are very heavy and bulky, to be carried by hand.
  • the handle remains fixed to the cylinder even when the underwater breathing apparatus is not carried manually, for example during underwater activities.
  • Such movements may be particularly inconvenient, for example during underwater activities and when the breathing apparatus is being carried since the knocking of the handle against the cylinder causes an irritating noise.
  • the handle does not remain fixed in a predetermined position, it may be troublesome and may even get caught and be subject to serious damage.
  • the technical problem which is at the root of the present invention is that devising of an underwater breathing apparatus which has structural and functional characteristics such as to overcome these problems.
  • the main advantage of the breathing apparatus according to the invention lies in the fact that the central element of the handgrip acquires an elasticity such that it is possible to tighten the pin without clamping the handle immovably while, however, maintaining mechanical interference between the central element and the wings of the collar.
  • underwater breathing apparatus of the type which supplies a breathing mixture, for example air, is indicated 1. It is shown without the supply equipment from which the divers breath the mixture.
  • the breathing apparatus 1 includes a cylinder 2 containing compressed air which has a neck 3 at its upper end to which there is fitted a delivery valve 4 of the breathing apparatus 1 which is operable manually by means of a knob 5.
  • the breathing apparatus 1 includes a collar 6 constituted by a ring with two free ends 8 and respective opposing wings 9 formed on the free ends 8.
  • the collar 6 is of semi-rigid, resiliently-deformable material and is located so as to surround the neck 3 of the cylinder 2.
  • the collar 6 is tightened against the neck 3 of the cylinder 2 by a pin 19 having opposite ends 20 which are screw-threaded and engaged in the wings 9 of the collar.
  • the collar 6 has a circular aperture 10 defined by its inner surface 11, this latter being intended to fit tightly around the neck 3.
  • the breathing apparatus 1 has a pair of cavities 12 in the inner surface 11 arranged symmetrically facing one another.
  • the breathing apparatus 1 further includes a pair of friction elements 13 which can be housed in the cavities 12.
  • the friction elements are constituted by rubber elements 13, preferably of interchangeable type, each of which has a head 14 intended to be pressed against the neck 3 to limit the rotation of the neck 3 relative and the collar 6.
  • the breathing apparatus 1 includes a handle 15 which is pivotally connected to the collar 6 by means of a hinge 16.
  • the hinge 16 is defined by the two wings 9 of the collar 6 and by a central element 17 of the handle 15 located between the wings 9 and traversed by the pin 19.
  • the handle 15, and more particularly its central element 17, is of a resiliently deformable, semi-rigid material.
  • the screw-threaded ends 20 of the pin 19 are formed with seats 21 for receiving the cooperating end of a suitable tool for tightening the pin 19.
  • the pin 19 also defines the axis A of the hinge 16 about which the handle 16 can pivot.
  • the breathing apparatus 1 includes a cleft 22 in the central element 17 of the handle 15.
  • the cleft 22, formed along the entire length of the central element 17, extends transverse to the pin 19 and, at rest, has a predetermined width.
  • the cleft 22 is preferably straight and perpendicular to the pin 19. Moreover, the cleft in the central element 17 has an open end 23a within the collar 6 and a closed end 23b facing the handle 15.
  • the breathing apparatus 1 includes an aperture 24 which defines a split ring having a diameter greater than the predetermined width of the cleft 22.
  • the underwater breathing apparatus 1 further includes a cover 26 of soft material over a handgrip portion 25 of the handle 15.
  • the collar 6 is located around the neck with the central element 17 of the handgrip 15 between the wings 9 of the collar 6 and the pin 19 is inserted.
  • the cleft 22 makes the central element 17 resiliently deformable, the width of the cleft being reducible in accordance with the relative dimensions of the collar 6 and the neck 3 so that the collar 6 can be adapted to fit the neck 6.
  • the handle 15 If the handle 15 is subject to external forces such as tossing, knocks or the like, it will, however, remain in position, without moving and knocking against the cylinder 2 so as to cause irritating noises which could even put an end to the underwater activity itself.
  • the handle 15 may remain fixed to the cylinder 2 during underwater activities or during transport of the underwater breathing apparatus 1.
  • the soft cover 26 can prevent any intermittent noises as well as facilitating the gripping of the handle 15.
  • the underwater breathing apparatus according to the invention is structurally simple and easy and cheap to manufacture.

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Claims (7)

  1. Unterwasser-Atemgerät mit:
    einem Zylinder (2), der einen Hals (3) aufweist;
    einem Kragen (6), der um den Hals (3) mittels eines Bolzens (19) festspannbar ist, der jeweils mit einem Schraubengewinde versehene Enden (20) hat, welche mit zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Seitenteilen (9) des Kragens (6) in Eingriff sind;
    einem Handgriff (15), der schwenkbeweglich mit dem Kragen (6) mittels eines Scharniers (16) verbunden ist, das von den Seitenteilen (9) und einem mittigen Bauteil (17) des Handgriffes (15) gebildet, zwischen den Seitenteilen (9) angeordnet und von dem Bolzen (19) durchsetzt ist,
    gekennzeichnet durch einen Spalt (22) in dem mittigen Bauteil (17) des Handgriffes (15), der sich im quer zu dem Bolzen (19) erstreckt.
  2. Unterwasser-Atemgerät (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Spalt (22) geradlinig verläuft und senkrecht zu dem Bolzen (19) ist.
  3. Unterwasser-Atemgerät (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das mittige Bauteil (17) des Handgriffes (15) aus einem halbstarren Material besteht.
  4. Unterwasser-Atemgerät (1) nach Anspruch 1, welches eine Öffnung (24) an einem geschlossenen Ende (23b) des Spaltes (22) aufweist, die einen Spaltring definiert.
  5. Unterwasser-Atemgerät (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Kragen (6) eine Innenfläche (11) aufweist, die für einen dichten Sitz um den Hals (3) herum gedacht ist, wobei das Unterwasser-Atemgerät (1) ein Paar von Ausnehmungen (12) in der Innenfläche (11) aufweist, die symmetrisch einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet sind und wobei ein zusammenwirkendes Paar von Reibkörpern (13) in den Ausnehmungen (12) aufgenommen ist.
  6. Unterwasser-Atemgerät (1) nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Reibkörper von kleinen austauschbaren Gummielementen (13) gebildet sind, von denen jedes einen Kopf (14) aufweist, der für eine Druckanlage gegen den Hals (3) des Zylinders (2) gedacht ist.
  7. Unterwasser-Atemgerät (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, mit einer Ummantelung (26) aus weichem Material um einen Griffabschnitt (25) des Handgriffes (15) herum.
EP95203333A 1995-07-24 1995-12-02 Unterwasser-Atmungsgerät Expired - Lifetime EP0755857B1 (de)

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IT95MI001594A IT1275599B1 (it) 1995-07-24 1995-07-24 Autorespiratore subacqueo
ITMI951594 1995-07-24

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ITMI951594A1 (it) 1997-01-24
DE755857T1 (de) 1997-07-10
EP0755857A1 (de) 1997-01-29
ES2136794T3 (es) 1999-12-01

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