EP3606814B1 - Masque de plongee ayant un corps muni d'un dispositif d'echappement d'air expire comportant une valve anti-retour - Google Patents

Masque de plongee ayant un corps muni d'un dispositif d'echappement d'air expire comportant une valve anti-retour Download PDF

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EP3606814B1
EP3606814B1 EP18722675.8A EP18722675A EP3606814B1 EP 3606814 B1 EP3606814 B1 EP 3606814B1 EP 18722675 A EP18722675 A EP 18722675A EP 3606814 B1 EP3606814 B1 EP 3606814B1
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Quentin SORIGUE
Jonathan VANDAMME
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63CLAUNCHING, 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
    • B63C11/00Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/12Diving masks
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63CLAUNCHING, 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
    • B63C11/00Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/12Diving masks
    • B63C11/16Diving masks with air supply by suction from diver, e.g. snorkels
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63CLAUNCHING, 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
    • B63C11/00Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/12Diving masks
    • B63C2011/128Straps, or the like for fastening diving masks; Accessories therefor, e.g. buckles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63CLAUNCHING, 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
    • B63C11/00Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/12Diving masks
    • B63C11/16Diving masks with air supply by suction from diver, e.g. snorkels
    • B63C2011/165Diving masks with air supply by suction from diver, e.g. snorkels comprising two or more air ducts leading from the mouthpiece to the air inlet or outlet opening

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  • the present invention relates to the field of diving masks, and in particular masks used for underwater hiking, also called PMT (Fins-Mask-Tuba), in English “snorkeling”.
  • the underwater hiker equips himself with a mask for vision, and a snorkel for breathing.
  • the snorkel consists of a tube, the lower end of which is provided with a buccal portion which fits into the user's mouth, and an upper end allowing both the admission of fresh air and the exhaust of exhaled air.
  • document FR 3 020 620 offers a diving mask to breathe through the nose and through the mouth.
  • This mask also comprises a snorkel provided with several channels and a plate which comprises non-return valves in order to close the air outlet channels during an inspiration phase, on the one hand, and in order to block the air inlet channel during an expiration phase.
  • a first object of the invention is to provide a mask of simpler design which overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device comprises at least a first non-return valve arranged to allow a flow of exhaled air directed from the lower chamber to the air duct of the snorkel. during an expiration phase of the user, the first non-return valve being closed during an inspiration phase of the user.
  • the snorkel is in fluid connection with the upper chamber.
  • the body advantageously comprises a fresh air inlet device which communicates fluidly with the snorkel and with the upper chamber.
  • the first non-return valve is located on the body of the mask while, in the aforementioned prior art, the non-return valve is located on a wafer of the snorkel.
  • the first non-return valve is designed to close the exhaust device for exhaled air during an inspiration phase.
  • the flexible skirt is preferably fixed to the visor.
  • the visor is at least partially transparent. Preferably, it has a transparent flat portion which is located opposite the upper chamber.
  • the closing of the first non-return valve has the effect that the fresh air does not flow through the air exhaust device.
  • One advantage is to avoid the inhalation of air which has just been exhaled and which is still in the exhaled air exhaust device or in the air duct of the snorkel.
  • the operation is as follows.
  • the first non-return valve opens and the exhaled air can flow into the air duct of the snorkel via the exhaled air exhaust device.
  • the first non-return valve closes and the fresh air enters the snorkel and then flows successively into the upper chamber and into the lower chamber where the mouth and nose of the patient are located. 'user. With the first non-return valve closed, the user does not breathe in the air he exhaled in the previous respiratory cycle.
  • the first non-return valve is disposed between the lower chamber and the exhaled air exhaust device. Also, the first non-return valve is placed near the mouth and nose of the user, which makes it easier to open during an expiration phase. It is understood that the first non-return valve opens due to the increase in pressure in the lower chamber during exhalation.
  • the first non-return valve can also be disposed in the lower chamber.
  • the first non-return valve is placed in the exhaled air exhaust device.
  • the first non-return valve is located at a lower end portion of the exhaled air exhaust device so as to be located near the lower chamber.
  • the first non-return valve comprises a flexible membrane.
  • the flexible membrane consists of a portion of the flexible skirt.
  • One advantage is to limit the number of parts constituting the mask, which makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost thereof.
  • the flexible membrane could also be an added element, distinct from the skirt.
  • the first non-return valve comprises a valve seat cooperating with the flexible membrane, the valve seat being integrated into the visor.
  • an advantage is to limit the number of parts constituting the mask, making it possible to further reduce the cost of manufacturing the mask.
  • valve seat forms a single piece with the visor.
  • valve seat constitutes part of the visor.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device comprises at least a first exhaled air exhaust channel which extends along one of the side edges of the visor, the flexible skirt having a first side portion which covers the first exhaust air exhaust channel.
  • the first air exhaust channel may consist of two adjacent ribs which protrude from an edge of the visor.
  • the side portion of the skirt has a side edge in which the first exhaust channel is engaged in order to prevent water from entering the first air exhaust channel.
  • the side edge of the skirt has an upper wall and two side walls; the side walls flank the two ribs of the first exhaust channel, while the upper wall covers the first exhaust channel in order to ensure the seal.
  • the lateral edge is located at the outer periphery of the sealing lip of the skirt which is arranged to bear against the face of the user.
  • the first exhaust air exhaust channel forms a single piece with the visor.
  • the two adjacent ribs form a single piece with the visor.
  • valve seat of the first non-return valve is constituted by a portion of the first exhaust air exhaust channel.
  • the body of the mask further comprises a rim which surrounds the visor.
  • the peripheral edge of the skirt is clamped between the strapping and the first exhaust channel. This has the effect of preventing the peripheral edge of the skirt from disconnecting from the first exhaust channel.
  • the first exhaust air exhaust channel comprises a lower end portion comprising at least one opening opening into the lower chamber, and the first non-return valve is arranged to close said opening during a phase of user inspiration.
  • the flexible membrane is located inside the first expired air exhaust channel, facing said opening. Furthermore, the opening is made between portions of the first expired air exhaust channel which constitute the seat of the first non-return valve.
  • the lower end portion has two adjacent openings which can be closed off by the membrane of the first non-return valve.
  • the first non-return valve could include several flexible membranes.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device further comprises a second exhaled air exhaust channel, and a second non-return valve arranged to allow an expired air flow directed from the lower chamber to the duct of the expired air. air from the snorkel during an expiration phase of the user, the second non-return valve being closed during an inspiration phase of the user.
  • the second exhaled air exhaust channel is similar to the first exhaled air exhaust channel. Also, the first and second exhaust air exhaust channels are located on each side of the mask body.
  • the snorkel comprises a single air duct which is in fluid communication with the lower chamber and the upper chamber.
  • One advantage is therefore to simplify the design and manufacture of the tuba, compared to the tuba of the aforementioned prior art which comprises three channels.
  • Another advantage is to be able to have all the interior volume of the snorkel both during the inspiration and expiration phases, unlike the prior art where the snorkel is compartmentalized into air inlet and outlet channels. This significantly increases the flow of air entering and leaving compared to the mask of the prior art, which increases the comfort of use of the mask by facilitating oral-nasal breathing.
  • the single air duct is therefore in fluid communication with the exhaled air exhaust device, and also with the fresh air intake device. More preferably, the single air duct is in fluid communication with the first and second exhaust air exhaust channels.
  • the partition comprises at least one non-return valve designed to allow only a flow of fresh air directed from the upper chamber to the lower chamber during a phase of inspiration of the user.
  • the non-return valve opens during an inspiration phase and closes during an expiration phase.
  • the function of the non-return valve is to prevent the exhaled air from flowing to the upper chamber, whereby the appearance of fogging on the flat part of the visor which is located opposite the eyes of the patient is avoided. the user.
  • the non-return valve comprises a flexible flap consisting of a part of the flexible skirt.
  • the flexible flap of the non-return valve is formed by a portion of the partition.
  • the flexible shutter is preferably delimited between a free edge of the partition and a cutout made in the partition. Thanks to this cutout, the flexible flap has a mobility allowing it to bend during an inspiration phase so as to open said passage.
  • the flexible flap of the non-return valve bears against the visor in order to close said passage.
  • the flexible flap of the non-return valve opens to allow fresh air to enter the lower chamber.
  • the flexible skirt comprises a top sleeve which surrounds the top connector of the visor.
  • One advantage is to ensure the seal between the skirt and the connector in the upper part of the body of the mask.
  • This diving mask comprises a body 12 intended to be positioned on the face of the user, the body 12 having an upper part 14 and a lower part 16.
  • the upper part 14 of the body 12 is intended to be placed near the user's forehead, while the lower part 16 of the body is intended to be placed near the user's chin.
  • the diving mask 10 comprises a snorkel 18 arranged as an extension of the upper part 14 of the body 12.
  • the snorkel 18 is removably mounted to the body 12.
  • the body 12 consists mainly of a visor 20 and a flexible skirt 22.
  • the visor 20 is made of a rigid material, for example of polycarbonate, while the flexible skirt 22 is made of a flexible material, for example of LSR silicone.
  • the flexible skirt 22 is attached to the visor.
  • the body 12 also comprises a ring 24 which is shaped to surround the visor.
  • This strapping 24 has the particular function of ensuring, or at the very least improving, the attachment of the flexible skirt to the visor 20.
  • the body 12 further comprises a chin bar 26 comprising a cover 28 which covers a lower portion 30 of the visor as well as a lower portion 32 of the strapping 24.
  • a chin bar 26 comprising a cover 28 which covers a lower portion 30 of the visor as well as a lower portion 32 of the strapping 24.
  • the lower portion 32 of the strapping 24 is split and comprises a clamping element making it possible to tighten the strapping 24 against the skirt and the visor.
  • the strapping 24 also includes slots 34 intended to receive one or more elastic straps (not shown here).
  • the strapping 24 has, on its internal face 25, ribs 27 which have the function of locking the skirt relative to the strapping.
  • the visor 20 is shaped to cover the face of the user.
  • the visor comprises a transparent flat portion 20a intended to be located substantially at the level of the eyes of the user, and a domed portion 20b intended to be located at the level of the nose and the mouth of the user.
  • the curved portion 20b is transparent.
  • the curved portion 20b could be opaque or else transparent and covered with an opaque cover.
  • the flexible skirt 22 comprises a partition 40 delimiting an upper chamber 50 for viewing a lower chamber 52 for breathing, the partition 40 being arranged to rest above the user's nose so that the user's mouth and nose are located in the lower chamber 52, while the user's eyes are located in the upper chamber 50.
  • the partition 40 is fixed to the visor 20 by an attached fastening piece which is clipped to fastening lugs 53, visible in figure 3 , projecting from an internal face of the convex portion 20b.
  • the partition has two orifices 41 which engage with the fixing lugs 53 before the positioning of the fixing part.
  • the partition also has two passages 54, better visible on the figures 2 and 13 , which are arranged to allow a flow of fresh air between the upper chamber 50 and the lower chamber 52 during an inspiration phase of the user.
  • the partition comprises two non-return valves 56 which are arranged to allow only a flow of fresh air directed from the upper chamber 50 to the lower chamber 52 during an inspiration phase of the. user.
  • non-return valves 56 have the function of closing the aforementioned passages 54 during an expiration phase of the user.
  • each of the non-return valves 56 comprises a membrane 58 consisting of a part of the flexible skirt. More precisely, in this example, each membrane 58 consists of a portion of the partition 40 of the flexible skirt.
  • the mobility of the membranes 58 is obtained by the fact that the partition has two cutouts 60 which make it possible to locally detach the membrane from the rest of the partition. Thanks to these cutouts, the membranes 58 can bend and detach from the internal face of the visor, in particular during an inspiration phase, in order to open the passages, which allows the fresh air to enter. the lower chamber.
  • the operation is as follows.
  • the exhaled air has the effect of pressing the membranes 58 against the internal face of the convex portion 20b of the visor, which has the effect of closing the passages 54 and therefore of preventing the exhaled air to pass from the lower chamber 52 to the upper chamber 50.
  • the drop in pressure which occurs in the lower chamber 52 has the effect of detaching the membranes 58 from the visor 20 and opening the passages 54, thanks to which the fresh air can escape. flow from the snorkel to the lower chamber 52 through the upper chamber 50.
  • the tuba 18 has a tubular portion 70 which has a first end 72 and a second end 74 opposite the first end 72.
  • the snorkel 18 also includes a cover 76 which is mounted at the second end 74 of the tubular portion 70.
  • the tubular portion 70 also includes holes 78 to allow air exchange between the atmosphere and the mask.
  • the snorkel 18 also includes a device 80 for closing off the air inlet of the snorkel 18 when the latter is submerged.
  • the device 80 comprises a float 82 which is movable in translation relative to a plate 84 comprising a first orifice 86 and a second orifice 88, the first and second orifices 84 and 86 opening into an interior volume of the cover 76.
  • the first orifice 86 communicates fluidly with an air duct 90 formed in the tubular portion 70 of the snorkel 18, while the second orifice 88 is disposed opposite the float 82.
  • the second orifice 88 is bordered by a seal 92 which is shaped to cooperate with the float 82 when the snorkel 18 is submerged.
  • the operation is as follows.
  • the float 82 When the snorkel 18 is out of the water, the float 82 is in the down position, so that air can flow between the air duct 90 and the atmosphere via the holes 78 , passing successively through the first port 86, the chamber defined inside the cover 76 and the second port 88.
  • the tubular portion comprises a single air duct 90 which communicates with the lower and upper chambers.
  • the body 12 further comprises an exhaled air exhaust device 100 which fluidly connects the lower chamber 52 with the air duct 90 of the snorkel 18.
  • the air exhaled in the lower chamber 52 flows into the exhaled air exhaust device then into the air duct 90 of the snorkel 18 before exiting. from the snorkel to the holes 78.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device 100 has a first exhaled air exhaust channel 102 which extends along a first side edge 104 of the visor.
  • the first expired air exhaust channel 102 extends between a lower part 20c of the visor 20 and an upper part 20d of the visor.
  • the first expired air channel 102 in this example, consists of two adjacent ribs 105, 107 which protrude from a first side edge 20e of the visor.
  • the first exhaled air exhaust channel 102 forms a single piece with the visor 20.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device 100 further includes a second exhaled air exhaust channel 104, which is similar to the first expired air exhaust channel 102, and which also extends between the lower part 20c of the visor and the upper part 20d of the visor.
  • the second expired air exhaust channel being similar to the first expired air exhaust channel, in the remainder of the description, only the first expired air exhaust channel will be described.
  • the upper part 20d of the visor further comprises a top connector 106, which forms a single piece with the rest of the visor, and which comprises a central duct 108, a first lateral duct 110, and a second lateral duct 112.
  • the central duct 108 fluidly communicates with the upper chamber 50, while the first lateral duct 110 fluidly communicates with the first exhaust air exhaust channel 102, while the second lateral duct 112 fluidly communicates with the second exhaust duct of exhaled air 104.
  • the first expired air exhaust channel 102 and the second expired air exhaust channel 104 open into the lower chamber 52.
  • the first end 72 of the tubular portion 70 of the snorkel 18 is shaped to mate with the top connector 106 of the visor.
  • central duct 108 as well as the first and second lateral ducts 110, 112 open into the single air duct 90 of the snorkel.
  • the flexible skirt 22 has a peripheral edge 120 which surrounds a sealing lip 122.
  • This sealing lip 122 is shaped to rest on the face of the user in order to prevent water from entering the mask.
  • the peripheral edge 120 has a first lateral part 124 which, as can be understood from the aid of the figure 4 , covers the first exhaled air exhaust channel 102.
  • the peripheral edge of the skirt has a first lateral part in which the first exhaust channel is engaged in order to preventing water from entering said first exhaled air exhaust channel.
  • the first side part of the peripheral edge of the skirt 20 comprises an upper wall 126 and two side walls 128, 130. It is understood that the upper wall and the two side walls form a single piece with the skirt.
  • the side walls 128 and 130 flank the two ribs 105, 107 of the first exhaled air exhaust channel while the upper wall covers the first exhaled air exhaust channel in order to seal.
  • one of the ribs comprises a longitudinal projecting portion which cooperates with one or the other of the side walls of the peripheral edge of the skirt in order to ensure that the peripheral edge remains in place with respect to the first channel. exhaust of exhaled air.
  • the peripheral edge of the flexible skirt 22 furthermore comprises a second lateral part 130 which covers the second exhaust air exhaust channel 104.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device 100 comprises a first non-return valve 140 which is arranged to allow a flow of exhaled air directed from the lower chamber 52 to the air duct 90 of the snorkel. during a user expiration phase.
  • the flexible flap 58 of the partition 40 closes, while the first non-return valve 140 of the exhaled air exhaust device opens to let the exhaled air flow from the lower chamber 52 towards the exhaled air exhaust device 100, and more particularly towards the first exhaled air exhaust channel 102, then towards the air duct 90 of the snorkel and then be evacuated via holes 78.
  • the first non-return valve 140 is closed during an inspiration phase of the user. Also, the user does not inhale the stale air (previously exhaled) contained in the snorkel or in the exhaled air exhaust device during an inspiration phase.
  • the first non-return valve 140 is disposed at a lower end portion 101 of the exhaled air exhaust device. More exactly, the first valve non-return flow 140 is disposed at a lower end portion 102a of the first exhaled air exhaust channel.
  • the first non-return valve 140 is disposed between the lower chamber 50 and the exhaled air exhaust device 100. More precisely, the first non-return valve 140 is disposed between the lower chamber 52 and the first. exhaled air exhaust channel 102.
  • the first non-return valve 140 could be placed in the lower chamber 52.
  • the first non-return valve 140 comprises a flexible membrane 142 which, in this example, consists of a portion of the flexible skirt 22.
  • the flexible membrane is in the form of a substantially rectangular portion which projects from an internal face of the upper wall 126.
  • the first non-return valve is shown in continuous lines in the closed position. It is also shown in dotted lines in the open position.
  • the first non-return valve 140 also comprises a valve seat 144 arranged to cooperate with the flexible membrane 142, the valve seat 144 being integrated into the visor. In the closed position, the flexible membrane rests on the valve seat to close the openings.
  • the first expired air exhaust channel 102 comprises, in this example, two openings 150 which open into the lower chamber 52.
  • the flexible membrane 142 is shaped to close the two openings 150 during a user inspiration phase.
  • the flexible membrane 142 is located inside the first exhaust air exhaust channel 102 facing the two openings 150.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device 100 further includes the second exhaled air exhaust channel 104.
  • the exhaled air exhaust device 100 furthermore comprises a second non-return valve 160, similar to the first non-return valve 140, which is arranged to allow a flow of exhaled air directed from the lower chamber 52 towards the body. air duct 90 of the snorkel during an expiration phase of the user.
  • the second non-return valve 160 is closed during an inspiration phase of the user.
  • the second non-return valve 160 functions as the first non-return valve 140.
  • the visor further comprises a purge valve 180, which is provided in a lower end portion of the visor 20.
  • This purge valve 180 is partially covered by a protective plate 182, which in this example forms a single piece with the visor 20.
  • the function of this protective plate is to prevent damage to the purge valve 180.
  • the mask has a locking system that can be unlocked from the snorkel to the body.
  • This locking system comprises, in this example, a tongue 200 which extends from the first end 72 of the tubular portion 70.
  • the tongue 200 is provided with a fixing portion 202.
  • the strapping 24 also comprises a top 24 a in which an opening 204 is formed. This opening 204 is through.
  • the attachment portion 202 of the tongue 200 is shaped to be received in the opening 204 in order to lock the snorkel to the body.
  • the tongue is deformable so that during the engagement of the snorkel 18 with the body 12, the top connector 106 engages in the air channel 90 of the snorkel 18 and the fixing portion 202 engages between the upper part of the strapping 24 and the top connector, until the fixing portion is engaged in the opening 204.
  • the tongue engages from below the strapping.
  • the tongue is engaged between the top connector 106 and the strapping.
  • the fixing portion 202 also constitutes a push button arranged to allow a user to release the fixing portion from the opening so as to separate the snorkel from the body.
  • the fixing portion 202 consists of a bulge 206, which has a bevelled shape which is shaped to engage in the opening when the snorkel is mounted to the body.
  • the bulge has an annular shape.
  • the tongue 200 has a receiving portion 208 which is disposed between the fixing portion 202 and the tubular portion 70 of the snorkel.
  • the receiving portion is shaped to receive a portion 24 b of the hoop 24 forming a stop when the snorkel is mounted to the body.
  • the receiving portion 208 and the part forming the stopper of the strapping 24 are engaged together by cooperation of shape when the snorkel is mounted to the body, which has the effect of preventing inadvertent unlocking of the snorkel.
  • the receiving portion 208 comprises two ribs 210, 212 arranged on either side of said receiving portion 208, these ribs extending between the first end of the tubular portion and the fixing portion, and cooperating with two grooves 214, 216 - visible on the figure 10 - strapping when the tuba is mounted on the body.
  • the interest is to ensure the stability of the snorkel when it is mounted on the body.
  • the top connector 106 has a recess 220 which is located below the fixing portion when the snorkel is mounted to the body. This recess accommodates the tongue deformed during the engagement of the snorkel on the body. It also allows to leave a space for the deformation of the tongue during the disengagement of the snorkel from the body.
  • the mask further comprises a seal 250 disposed between the body and the snorkel. This seal 250 is received in an annular groove 252 formed on the top connector of the visor.
  • a mounting support for an accessory for example a camera.
  • This fixing support is preferably removable.
  • the mounting bracket 300 has a mounting portion 302 proper which has a cylindrical mounting member 304 , known elsewhere, for receiving a camera.
  • This fixing support 300 is removably mounted to the body of the mask.
  • the fixing support 300 also comprises two tabs 306, 308 which end in two wings 310 which are shaped to cooperate with the strapping of the body in order to block the fixing support relative to the body.
  • the fixing support 300 also comprises a connecting portion 312 which extends between the tabs 306,308 and the fixing member 304.
  • This connecting portion has the shape of a hook shaped to rest on the visor when the support is mounted. to the mask, whereby the wings and the connecting portion ensure the immobilization of the fixing support relative to the body.
  • the hook shape is arranged so that the fastener 304 is located substantially at the user's eye level. Thanks to this advantageous positioning, the camera is necessarily submerged when the body of the mask is submerged, the snorkel being out of the water. One advantage is therefore to ensure that the camera films underwater and not the surface of the water.
  • the diving mask also includes a holding device 400, visible on the figures 1 B , 2 and 7, which comprises a central attachment element 402 located between two lateral attachment elements 404, 406.
  • the central fastening element 402 is in the form of a mushroom whose head 403 is shaped to be introduced successively into a first hole 408 then into a second hole 410 juxtaposed with the first hole, formed near the first end of the tubular portion of the snorkel.
  • the first hole 408 has a diameter greater than that of the second hole 410.
  • the head 403 of the central fastening element 402 has a diameter smaller than that of the first hole but greater than that of the second. hole. It is therefore understood that the central attachment element 402 is secured to the snorkel when the head is brought into the second hole 410.
  • the lateral fastening elements 404, 406 have the form of rods which are intended to be inserted into openings 412,414 formed in the frame, preferably in the strapping, in order to secure the holding device relative to the body.
  • the function of the holding device 400 is to hold the snorkel to the body, even when the tubular portion of the snorkel is fluidly decoupled from the top connector, which makes it possible to avoid losing the snorkel.
  • the retaining device 400 is preferably made of a flexible material of the rubber type.

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