JP3097605U - Swimming snorkel waterproof cover - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a waterproof cover for a swimming snorkel that prevents water from entering the snorkel.
A waterproof cover for a swimming snorkel is provided at the top end of the snorkel, or is provided with a device to prevent or reduce water from penetrating into the tube (12) of the snorkel (10). A device is provided in the opening 24 at the end of the snorkel, and a lid 41 that moves to the opening 24 is provided. The lid 41 and the floating body 50 move in the device on the opening 24 side of the main body 21. When the water level rises, the floating body 50 rises using the buoyancy of the water, and the lid 41 moves. The lid 41 is provided in the opening 24 of the main body 21.
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Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a device provided at an end of a snorkel used for swimming, diving, snorkeling, and the like, and relates to a device for preventing water from entering a device inside a pipe of a snorkel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Known snorkel waterproofing devices prevent water from penetrating into the snorkel from above the snorkel, and allow the air to enter and exit smoothly. In addition, it is provided so that water in the snorkel can be spit out.
When using snorkels for swimming, diving, snorkeling, etc., water flows into the snorkel due to water flowing, splashing, or shaking or diving of the user's head, etc. Provide and protect.
If the cover is improperly designed, the cover will be closed improperly due to intake air or the like, and an opening or the like through which air will leak out will malfunction.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as a drawback of the above-mentioned known snorkel cover or waterproofing device, it does not satisfy the following ideal conditions.
1. Basic requirements for preventing water from entering the snorkel and leaching air.
2. The volume must not be too large. For example, if it is too large, it will have a great resistance during the use process such as diving and swimming.
3. No malfunction occurs when the user breathes. For example, a duct through which air enters during intake may be unnecessarily closed.
4. Easy production and assembly, and low cost.
The majority of projects on the market for production or patent applications that do not meet the above requirements.
Therefore, the present invention relates to a device provided at the end of a snorkel used for swimming, diving, snorkeling, and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cover that prevents water from entering a device inside a pipe of the snorkel.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a kind of snorkel waterproof cover.
The waterproof cover of the swimming snorkel of the present invention has the following features.
(1) A device at the end of a snorkel, the main body having an opening vertically provided at an end of a pipe through which the snorkel extends, and a closing body provided at the opening;
A closing body having a bowl shape and controlling the operation of closing the opening by a floating body, wherein the closing body and the floating body move in a protective cover connected to the main body.
(2) The closing body is provided with a central axis that moves downward from the opening.
(3) The closing body has a back portion projecting in an arc shape.
(4) The floating body has a smaller specific gravity than water.
(5) The protective cover has a structure for blocking water above the protective cover.
(6) The protective cover is provided with several windows.
(7) A connecting line is provided between the floating body and the closing body.
[0005]
In other words, the present invention relates to a device at the upper end of the snorkel tube, which prevents water from spouting from above and splashing to each other, or flowing out from below, and entering the tube through the air outlet. is there.
The device of the present invention is located at the upper end of the snorkel, has one body, the opening at the end of the snorkel extends upward, and the direction of the opening is modified to be vertical (when used) The angle is downward), and a closing body that moves below the opening is provided. The closing body closes the opening, and the opening is closed so that water does not leak.
[0006]
A floating body is provided below the closure, and a lid is provided on a side of the opening of the main body, and the floating body and the closure are provided in the lid.
The floating body rises as the water level rises, and when the water level rises, the floating body contacts the closure and closes the opening in the body, preventing water from entering the opening.
[0007]
When the water level falls, the floating body naturally descends under its own gravity, that is, does not contact the closing body, and does not close the opening due to its own gravity or pulling force.
The lid device is provided on the main body, and has a structure in which the upper portion of the lid is closed (or the water that is ejected and splashes toward the opening does not reach the opening).
[0008]
A window is provided on the side and bottom below the protective cover, and when water easily enters the lower side of the lid, the floating body reacts sensitively to the water level and takes action to contact the closing body.
The closing body of the present invention has a bowl-like appearance, and has a structure in which it is moved by the fitting method of the micro holes and the micro projections, and is pressed by the floating body to close the opening of the main body tightly. Sometimes, air cannot pass through the opening.
[0009]
When in the open state, when inhaling air into the snorkel, the closure cannot be easily sucked. That is, a malfunction that interrupts the operation of the intake air does not easily occur.
The present invention provides a device that prevents water from entering the snorkel from each direction of the snorkel, and prevents water from entering the snorkel due to the undulation of the water level due to waves.
The device of the present invention sinks in water, and the force applied to the closure by the floating body is increased, that is, it is possible to provide a waterproof cover of a swimming snorkel that prevents water from entering the opening.
[0010]
[Embodiment of the invention]
As shown in FIG. 1, the waterproof cover of the swimming snorkel of the present invention relates to a device at the top 20 above the snorkel 10, and the snorkel 10 includes a tube 12, a mouthpiece 14, and the like.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the top portion 20 is mainly constituted by a main body 21, a protective cover 30 is provided on the main body 21, and a closing body 40 and a floating body 50 are provided inside the main body 21.
The main body 21 includes a blending tube 22 at an upper end of the tubular body 12, and the blending tube 22 is tightly joined to the tubular body 12 by a hook 23 or the like, and the blending tube 22 is provided with waterproof rubber packing or the like for waterproofing. Provided. The body 21 is an extending hollow tube, the end of which is an opening 24 through which air or water is leached via a conduit 25. The opening 24 and the pipe 25 are designed to be bent by 90 °, and the closing body 40 controls whether or not to close the opening 24, and determines whether or not air flows through the pipe 25.
[0012]
A pair of opposed fine protrusions 26 are provided below the opening 24, and the fine protrusions 26 are fitted with the closing body 40. Several projection blocks 27 are provided on the side surface of the main body 21, and serve as projections for fitting the protective cover 30 to the main body 21.
The protective cover 30 is fitted to the main body by a fitting method of the hole 31 and the projection block 27,
The protective cover 30 includes an outer shell 32, a window A33, a window B34, and the like in the upper half. The outer shell 32 covers the opening 24, so that water does not easily enter the opening 24. In use, the closure 40, floating body 50, etc. within the protective cover 30 move within a predefined range of activity.
[0013]
The protective cover 30 is provided with several windows A33, windows B34, etc., on the premise of the above movement, and when the floating body 50 does not emerge, air flows to the opening 24 through the windows A33, B34. .
When the water level rises, the water quickly enters the protective cover 30 through the window A33 and the window B34, the floating body 50 reacts sensitively and floats up, and the floating body 50 presses the closing body 40.
The closing body 40 is a lid 41 having a valve function, and a hole 42 corresponding to the pair of fine projections 26 is provided below the lid 41.
[0014]
The lid 41 has a bowl-shaped back part 43 projecting in an arc shape, the axis in which the hole 42 and the fine projection 26 are fitted becomes a moving axis, and the closing body 40 closes or opens the opening 24. The back 43 moves with the pressure of the floating body 50.
The specific gravity of the floating body 50 is smaller than that of water, and is a low-density substance or a hollow inside. The floating body 50 is provided on the lower side in the protective cover 30 and moves up and down therein, and the floating body 50 rises toward the back 43 of the lid 41 due to the rise of the water level. It descends under its own gravity.
[0015]
A connecting line 51 is provided above the floating body 50, and another end of the connecting line 51 is fixed to the lid 41, and the length of the connecting line 51 is raised so that the floating body 50 rises and the lid closes the opening 24, There is no influence on the movement of the opening 50 away from the opening 24, and this is the length in a state where the opening 24 is open. That is, the air easily seeps into the opening 24.
When the water in the snorkel 10 is spouted with a strong force, the water is discharged from the opening 24 and the scattered water does not easily enter the opening 24 at the same time.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 5, when the floating body 50 floats due to the rise in the water level, the floating body 50 rises to a preset height and contacts the back 43 of the closing body 40, and the closing body 40 closes the opening 24. Closed, water outside the top 20 does not readily penetrate into the opening 24.
[0017]
[Effect of the invention]
The present invention provides a kind of top 20 device at the end of the snorkel, and achieves the effect of preventing water from entering the device inside the snorkel 10.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional top view of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of the top of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the top of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view (1) of a top according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view (2) of the top according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Snorkel 12 Pipe 14 Mouthpiece 20 Top 21 Main body 22 Mixing pipe 23 Hook 24 Opening 25 Pipe 26 Fine projection 27 Projection block 30 Protective cover 31 Hole 32 Outer shell 33 Window A
34 Window B
40 closing body 41 lid 42 hole 43 back 50 floating body 51 connecting line

Claims (7)

A device at the end of the snorkel,
A main body in which an opening is provided vertically at the end of the pipe through which the snorkel extends, and a closure is provided in the opening;
A closing body that has a bowl shape and controls the operation of closing the opening by a floating body,
Has,
The waterproof cover of a swimming snorkel, wherein the closing body and the floating body move within a protective cover coupled to the main body. The waterproof cover of a swimming snorkel according to claim 1, wherein the closing body is provided with a central axis that moves below the opening. The waterproof cover for a swimming snorkel according to claim 1, wherein the closing body has a back portion projecting in an arc shape. The waterproof cover of a swimming snorkel according to claim 1, wherein the floating body has a specific gravity smaller than that of water. The waterproof cover for a swimming snorkel according to claim 1, wherein the protective cover has a structure for blocking water above the protective cover. The waterproof cover of a swimming snorkel according to claim 1, wherein several windows are provided in the protective cover. The waterproof cover for a swimming snorkel according to claim 1, wherein a connecting line is provided between the floating body and the closing body.

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