JPH0640385A - Combined integral system of diving buoyancy control device and bag - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To integrally connect a diving apparatus with connecting/fixing tools, compactly store it, and lightly transport it. CONSTITUTION:A diving apparatus is provided with a fabric air bag 1, an air tank fixing plate, an inflator pipe capable of being connected to the air hose of an air tank and removably fitted to a jacket end section controlling the inflow and discharge of the air in the air bag 1, and human body fixing tools such as a face fastener 5 provided at the overlap section of a jacket front body and a belt 6. A diving buoyancy control device (BCD) provided with a connecting/fixing tool 9 at the periphery section of the whole jacket rear body and a diving apparatus storing/transporting bag made of a soft raw material and a hard raw material at the upper side and lower side of a storage section respectively and provided with a connecting/fixing tool 13 at the upper end periphery section of an upper storage section bag body can be integrally connected with the connecting/fixing tools 9, 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an integrated system for combining a buoyancy adjusting device for diving and a bag. More specifically, the present invention relates to a buoyancy compensator device (BCD) for diving and diving equipment storage and transportation, which can be integrated and integrated by a connecting fixture to store and easily carry diving equipment. The present invention relates to a bag combination system, a buoyancy adjusting device for diving, and a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, leisure activities have been diversified and qualitatively improved, and for example, leisure diving is known which makes it easy to enjoy a walk under the sea. In this leisure diving, the sea area where you can actually enjoy diving, the tip of the peninsula where the nature remains relatively far from the residential area, the remote island,
Because it is limited to the subtropical and tropical islands, divers use bulky diving equipment such as fins (flippers), masks, snorkels, wetsuits, buoyancy adjustment devices for diving (BCD), and high pressure air at normal pressure. The heavy diving metal equipment such as a regulator, second stage, octopus, etc., which is guided to exhalation, is packed in a large bag for storing and carrying large diving equipment. There is the problem of having to go.

[0003] Conventionally, a large diving equipment storage bag for storing a set of equipment for one diver has two layers, an upper portion made of a flexible material and a lower portion made of a hard material suitable for storing heavy equipment. Caster bag type that has a storage part and has casters on the bottom,
A carrier bag type with a frame is provided in which a storage bag made of a flexible material having a rectangular parallelepiped shape is fixed and integrated by an aluminum frame with wheels surrounding the same and a belt.

However, both types have the inconvenience of having to lift and walk when there is an up / down stairway or a step. In order to enjoy safe and comfortable diving, it is important to use your own equipment that is suitable for your physique,
For this reason, especially female divers are in need of a compact and light equipment storage and transportation means. In addition, even the advanced divers who carry underwater cameras and video equipment have long sought a similar light equipment storage and transportation means.

On the other hand, the United States is the most developed country in the world for diving equipment, and with the support of countries such as the Navy, it has excellent durability and various functions for deep diving. Various forms of diving equipment have been developed. As one of the highly durable types, there is a special buoyancy adjustment device (BCD) for diving, which is assembled from many parts such as shoulder support member with metal frame, balancing weight holding member, inflatable bag for buoyancy, and inflator pipe. As the core, a system that can disassemble and store diving equipment in detail is known.

However, for disassembly and assembly,
It requires advanced technology and meticulous consideration at the level of US Marines, and is not in a form that can be easily used by ordinary leisure divers. The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, stores the diving equipment, and is a new type of diving equipment that can be carried lightly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a combined system of a buoyancy adjusting device and a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a jacket-shaped cloth air bag to be mounted on the upper half of the human body, an air tank fixing plate provided on the outer side of the backrest of the jacket, and air for the air tank. An inflator pipe that can be connected to a hose and that is detachably attached to the end of the jacket that controls the inflow and outflow of air from the air bag, and a human fastener such as a hook-and-loop fastener or a belt that is provided at the overlapping part of the front body of the jacket. A buoyancy adjusting device for diving, which has a connecting fixture provided on the peripheral portion of the back body of the jacket, which enables connection and integration with a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment. It is provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the upper side and the lower side of the accommodating portion are made of a flexible material and a hard material, respectively, and a connecting fixture is provided on the upper peripheral edge portion of the upper accommodating portion bag body. Another object of the present invention is to provide a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, which can be connected and integrated with a buoyancy adjusting device for diving. Further, the present invention is characterized in that both the above-mentioned diving buoyancy adjusting device and the diving equipment material carrying bag are fixedly integrated by connecting the connecting fixtures provided on each to face each other. It also provides a combined system of the adjusting device and a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment.

The points of construction of the present invention are as follows. (A) Bulky diving buoyancy adjustment device (BCD)
By removing the item from the object to be stored in the carrying bag, the bag for carrying and storing equipment has been made compact and lightweight. (B) Since the jacket and human body fixing device of the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving are made to be durable so as to fix the air tank to the human body on the back, the jacket and the human body fixing device are used to support the above compact size. A lightweight and lightweight bag for storing and transporting equipment has been designed so that it can be secured to the human body.

(C) A connecting fixture is provided on the upper peripheral portion of the upper storage bag of the equipment storing and transporting bag, and a connecting fixture is also provided on the peripheral portion of the back body of the jacket of the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving. The equipment storage and transportation bag and the diving buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) are faced to each other at corresponding positions so that they can be fixed and integrated by the above-mentioned connecting fixture.

(D) Buoyancy adjusting device for diving (BC
D) is usually a size selected from about 5 jacket sizes (SS, S, M, L, LL) according to the physique and body shape of the diver, so a bag fixedly integrated with the jacket part should be used. It's very stable even on your back, safe and less tiring. (E) By providing a connecting fixture at the upper edge of the diving equipment storage and transportation bag, it was the core of the system for appropriately assembling the equipment storage and transportation bag. That is, applications such as fixing valuables and document storage sub-bags that also have connecting fixtures on the diving equipment storage / transport bag, and removable casters on the bottom bottom of the diving equipment storage / transport bag storage compartment. Wheels are attached so that it can be used in various forms such as being used for light movement in a flat area.

(F) In constructing the above-mentioned system with a bag for storing and carrying equipment as the core, general people including women who are not good at handling mechanisms can easily, safely and reliably carry out leisure diving. It has a simple and clear structure so that it can be used.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a typical jacket type diving buoyancy adjuster (BCD) suitable for implementing the present invention. In this example, a jacket-shaped cloth air bag (1) to be mounted on the upper body of the human body, an air tank fixing plate (2) arranged outside the backrest of the jacket, and an inner plate (3) corresponding thereto, an air tank air bag. An inflator pipe (4) that can be connected to a hose and that is detachably attached to the end of the jacket that controls the inflow and outflow of air from the air bag (1), and a hook-and-loop fastener provided at the overlapping portion of the front body of the jacket. (5), a belt (6) and the like.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a variation of the above-mentioned jacket type, and a shoulder belt type buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) suitable for carrying out the present invention. In this example, a part of the jacket-shaped cloth air bag (1 ') is cut out for easy size adjustment according to the equipment of the diver,
A variable length belt (7) is provided.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the back surface of the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, an air tank fixing plate (2) and an air tank fixing belt (8) are attached to the back surface of the diving buoyancy adjusting device (BCD). The air tank fixing belt (8) may be of a soft harness type made of a flexible material in which thick rubber cloths are overlaid, which have recently been put into practical use.

Further, in this example, a zipper type fastener (9) as a connecting fixture is provided on the peripheral portion of the back body of the jacket, and the fastener (9) is used as a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, which will be described later. It is possible to connect and integrate. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, which is suitable for carrying out the present invention.

In this example, the upper side and the lower side of the accommodating portion are made of a flexible material (10) such as a rubber waterproof cloth and a hard material (11) such as a synthetic resin.
Further, an opening / closing opening (12) is provided on the side surface of the storage portion, and a zipper type fastener (13) as a connecting fixture is provided on the upper end peripheral portion.
3) is a buoyancy adjusting device for diving (B
Corresponds to the zipper / fastener (9) of the CD).

The bag for storing and carrying equipment according to the present invention is the core of a system in which peripheral members can be properly assembled. That is, for example, removable caster wheels (14) can be attached to the lower bottom of the storage unit, and can be used for light movement in a flat area. Further, it is possible to adopt various forms such as fixing a valuable item having a connecting fixture and a sub bag for storing documents by using a fastener (13).

FIG. 5 shows a buoyancy adjusting device (BC for diving).
It is the side view which illustrated the state where the integrated system of D) and the bag for storing and carrying diving equipment was fixed to the human body. The buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving and the bag for storing and carrying diving equipment are the fasteners (9) described above.
It is connected via (13). In this state, the diving buoyancy adjusting device (B
The air tank fixing plate (2) and the air tank fixing belt (8) on the back side of the CD are housed in the meshing portion of the zipper type fasteners (9) and (13).

The bag for storing and carrying diving equipment is firmly fixed to the body by a human body fixing tool such as a surface fastener (5) and a belt (6) of a buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving. When moving on a back, the diving buoyancy adjusting device (B
The CD) inflator pipe (4) can be stored in the bag by loosening and removing the screw cap at the base. Also, the caster wheels (14) of the bag can be removed from the caster wheel mounting portion (15) and stored in the bag.

FIG. 6 shows a buoyancy adjusting device for diving (BC
It is a rear perspective view showing another example of D). In this example, a button type fastener (female) (20) as a connecting fixture is provided on the peripheral portion of the rear body of the jacket. Through this button type fastener, it is possible to connect and integrate with a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, which corresponds to the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) of FIG. In this example, the button
A type of fastener (male) (21) is provided to correspond to the button fastener (female) (20) of the buoyancy adjuster (BCD) illustrated in FIG. In this case, since the fasteners are discontinuous, the bag opening / closing port (12)
It is possible to increase the degree of freedom in design such as increasing the size.

FIGS. 8A, 8B, 8C and 8C are partial perspective views showing a method of connecting and fixing the button type fasteners illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively. In the figure, <a> shows the separated state, <b> shows the fitting process, and <c> shows the connected and fixed state. The buoyancy adjuster (BCD) and the equipment storage and transportation bag can be connected and integrated by the following procedure.

<a> First, the button type fastener (female) (20) provided on the back surface of the jacket is matched with the button type fastener (male) (21) of the bag, and <b> the button Type fastener (female)
(20) Button type fastener (male) (2
Fit in 1).

<C> Thereafter, the button type fastener (male) (21) is engaged with the button type fastener (female) (20). Also in this example, the buoyancy adjusting device for diving (BC
The system in which D) and the bag for storing and carrying diving equipment are carried on the back and fixed to the human body is similar to the state illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a buoyancy adjusting device for diving (BC
It is a rear perspective view showing another example of D). In this example, the reversible zipper (30) is arranged symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the back body of the jacket. 10A, 10 </ b> B, and 10 </ b> C are perspective views each illustrating a bag for storing and transporting diving equipment illustrated in FIG. 9 and a usage state thereof.

In this example, an opening / closing port (12) having substantially the same size as the rear body of the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) is provided in the bag body made of the soft material (10) on the upper side of the storage part, and its peripheral portion. Symmetrical reversible zipper (31)
Are installed. The reversible zipper (31) is
It is used in a blouson or the like that can be worn inside out, and even when the cloth is turned inside out, the fixing slider can move and be connected and fixed. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, by appropriately changing the arrangement pattern of the bag and the other members, the connection and fixing can be made flexible.

That is, with FIG. 10 <a> in a normal state, the lid body (32) having the same size as the opening / closing opening (12) and made of the same flexible material as the upper side of the storage section is removed, and for example, FIG. >, The bag of the buoyancy adjusting device illustrated in FIG. 9 is carried on the back of the bag. For example, the same connecting and fixing method as that shown in FIG. Can be transported. Further, for example, in order to make it as a checked baggage when boarding an airplane, as shown in FIG. 10C, the front part of the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) can be housed inside the bag and connected and fixed. For example, switching from the state of <b> in FIG. 10 to the state of <c> is simple and easy.
Of course, without combining with a buoyancy adjuster (BCD),
It may be used alone as a bag in the state illustrated in FIG.

The present invention is not limited to the above examples. It goes without saying that various details are possible.

[0030]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, there is provided a combined system of a buoyancy adjusting device for diving and a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, which can store and easily carry diving equipment. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a typical jacket type diving buoyancy adjuster (BCD) suitable for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a shoulder belt type diving buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) suitable for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a back surface portion of the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, which is suitable for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view exemplifying a state in which an integrated system of a buoyancy adjusting device for diving (BCD) and a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment is fixed to a human body.

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view showing another example of a buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving.

7 is a perspective view illustrating a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, which corresponds to the buoyancy adjuster (BCD) of FIG.

8A and 8B are respectively shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a connection fixing method of the button type fastener illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view showing another example of the buoyancy adjusting device (BCD) for diving.

10A to 10C are perspective views respectively illustrating a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment shown in FIG. 9 and a usage state thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,1 'Air bag 2 Air tank fixing plate 3 Inner plate 4 Inflator pipe 5 Surface fastener 6 Belt 7 Long belt 8 Air tank fixing belt 9,13 Zipper type fastener 10 Flexible material 11 Hard material 12 Opening / closing port 14 Caster Wheel 15 Caster Wheel mounting part 20 Button type fastener (female) 21 Button type fastener (male) 30,31 Reversible zipper 32 Lid

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A jacket-type air bag to be mounted on the upper body of the human body, an air tank fixing plate provided on the outer side of the back of the back of the jacket, and an air hose for the air tank, which is connectable to control air inflow and outflow of the air bag. It has an inflator pipe detachably attached to the end, and a human body fixing tool such as a belt fastener and a belt provided on the overlapping portion of the front body of the jacket, and a connecting fixing tool on the peripheral portion of the back body of the jacket. A buoyancy adjusting device for diving, which enables connection and integration with a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment. 2. An upper side and a lower side of the storage portion are made of a flexible material and a hard material, respectively, and a connecting fixture is provided on an upper peripheral edge portion of the upper storage portion bag body, whereby a buoyancy adjusting device for diving is provided. A bag for storing and transporting diving equipment, characterized by being able to be connected and integrated. 3. A jacket-type air bag to be attached to the upper half of the human body, an air tank fixing plate provided outside the back of the back of the jacket, and an air hose for the air tank, which is connectable to the air bag to control the inflow and outflow of air from the air bag. It has an inflator pipe detachably attached to the end, and a human body fixing tool such as a belt fastener and a belt provided on the overlapping portion of the front body of the jacket, and a connecting fixing tool on the peripheral portion of the back body of the jacket. Buoyancy adjusting device for diving, and a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment, in which the upper and lower sides of the storage part are made of a flexible material and a hard material, respectively, and a connecting fixture is provided on the upper peripheral edge of the upper storage part bag body. Both of them are fixed and integrated by connecting the connecting fixtures provided on each side to face each other. A combination system of a buoyancy adjusting device for diving and a bag for storing and carrying diving equipment.