US1096607A - Diver's suit. - Google Patents

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J. F. DERAY.

DIVERS SUIT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2a} 1913.

' Patented May 12, 1914.

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WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY J. F. DERAY.

DIVERS SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY'ZG, 1913.

1,096,607, Patented Mag/12,1914.

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elimination r Letters Patent.

Patented May 12,1914.

'- Implication and July as, 1513. 7 Serial No. 721,233;

r i v I To all 'whometmay concern:

Be it known that 1, Jean F. Danes, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing Sunnyvale, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Divers Suits, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a divers suitwvhich will Withstand very great external pressure, and therefore be capable of being lowered to very great depth without the necessity of correspondvingly increasing the internal pressure as is now the common rectice. By this means the evil ellects rcsu ting lroin subjecting the divers body to a pressure of "from fifty to eighty pounds a square inch are avoided.

. Moreover, the diver can be lowered to much greater depth than has heretofore been gossible, ,thereby greatly extending his fiel of operations ,turtzheriohjectis to p ovideniesns for distributing the air supplied to the diver in such a manner as to avoid asnn'i'eh as possiblethediscohiforts heretofore arising front thie oauee. y 2 afn liurtheinohject is to provide'iniproved means-for; supplying the vdiver with illunii nation, and. with telephonic communication with the surface of the water. 1 Inn-the; accompanyingdrawing, Figure It is! ont'vievv ofm'y improved divcrs suit; =Eig;' 2iis' a sectional view of a portion of itsinlrm and'the joint therefor; Fig. 3 is a detail. sectional: view of a portion of a glove tin or; Fig. 4: is a detail sectional View of a.

loo ortion of the s1iit;-Fi 5 a sectional allow of aportion of its legs and its connection to the -'h'ivv'er body portion; Fig.6 is a sectional-View of the divers helmet; Fig. 7 isum. enlarged sectional, view: of the cable or hoselusedtherewith. 1

vzileferring to the drawing, 1 indicates a lower body section, and 2 an upper body secpurpose is that, if any Water should penetrate between the flanges and the leather gasket should thereby become wet, it would swell, and renderthe packing between the flanges still tighter. These body sections have, fongreater strength, vertical ribs 5 extending from the flanges at suitable intervels from each other. The flanges are formed on their inner or opposing surfaces with circular ii-shaped grooves 8, as clearly shown in Fig. l, and said opposing surfaces are left in a rough condition, as thereby, when said flanges engage the leather gasket, they better prevent the passage of water therebetween.

The body sections are formed each with two tubular extensions, the lower body sec tion havingtubular extensions 11, to which are connected the legs 12 'ot' the suit, and the upper body section having tubular. extensions 13, to which are connected the sleeves 1 ot the suit. Said legs 12 and sleeves let are connected to the extensions in a manner substantially the same for both. The sleeves 14 are. connected to the extensions 13 by means of rings 16 of bronze or other suitable metal, having at suitable in tervals holes therethrough, through which holes extend studs 17 secured in the outer faces of the extensions 13, said studs also passing through holes in the flaring ends of the sleeve. \Vhen each sleeve has been placed in position, with the studs passing through the holes in its flaring ends, the ring 16 is next passed around the sleeves and the studs are passed into the holes in said ringf Nuts 18 are then screwed upon the threaded outer ends of said studs, thereby pressing the ring tightly toward the extension and clamping strongly between said ring and extension the end of the sleeve. The faces of the extensions against, which the ends of the sleeves rest are formed, in like manner with the surfaces of the flanges of the body sections, with V-sha'ped grooves and serving the same purpose as that heretofore described.

Each sleeve is constructed to withstand very great pressure and at the same time to be sufficiently flexible for the necessary operiltions. It comprises -a tubular coil 19 of flat steel, of, say,=three-eighths of an inch width and three-siXteent-hsof an inch thick-- ness endof it single hlength t'vound i into a nlaliialor fiubulur form on the inside L17." also 011 the outside of this coil. all 'vnlcanize i'ugethar as SllG'Wll 2O is a tube 0;: layer 0 canvas, a lay): 0f rubbm' a 0i canvas anal than a saw .1 layer of rubber, so that in avll'lehere are four layers of caiivzas and: four layers of rubber; swimming them within a tubulm' will of si l will be umlrerstool tl lfna shave is mat a lube 0f i'mifoxm whim, but farm will mughly aarrespsnd Willi that mi :1 per irns'arm, that i, it is Wides; at lhe slmulder an 5, mgmzs iuwmd he T0 wvisl pm'l-ian 5713B is cuzmec'ma vulcalmzingg may inlrajz acml if desi'r sfl, mils "wmmdl in? the lmhvldual of slawe of a iva'rs sail; constructfll in the Mamie mammr it l5? Withstan. a pmssure alf'ba' ween thme or ism tons per square 1 ch wi'c'iwui', being cr'usllelfi. lit l,"

for iii ar a W122; that lsl'ze fingers slumld haw Cfififii'lfifablfi freedom 0:5. maxvemem and memfsre it is not clash able t-qpretect 1351a in Kl againgz. @241- lama]. 'pressm's s0 Effectively the slQev a,

the pwezssure be $0 great as L-i) cmmp or s gzeeze the lmnclrs, parmaznent injury will midi-:6. final; $3122 pressure he 0011'- 3.01 210?, Banger than @116 hour, as, that time, it is ge nmmlly believel that it is pn-ssiblfi to rascore th hand; to His 11027113211 csnfiilzienu The leg portion of l l tad in manner i; mil, pz'otecibion pvasaround the not as well.

F4)? fat-me film 3301' arolmd film leg. tion to the lmver loady 21, fill ere nozJ lelmet 33, a leather gasket 2%: being (gmpressefl between a shoulder 36 on the upper body section 5* the bottom of the l'ZBlIjIZC/t, and sand shmmlm' and. bottom being formed Will. flsh'eqbed gmm'vs, smnlzn' to, and for formwfl in iihe flanges 0f the upper and mver l'J'Olilfy'EGCilUllH. Shirl lwlmclv pmviclel with two openings :3? in which am cuzccl. lmxsers 88, at its top it secm'efl a s ill; is 20: so the mm per-- -116 same as, HWFG alrmuly lsrsqrilml and containing a lens 41 in front 0f sand lamp. The casing is also provided with a tube $2 which leads downward into the tap of' the helmet in (ll-aw vitinied air fro the interior of said helmet and with :1 tube ;:3 which extgnls downward at, and supported an, the back 0% said helmaat, a'nd formed with aperm'es M discharging against film inner surfa e sail back lhat supgaliecl. by sairfl lube esmzpes Without violence- 51 nsisa l l ithizzx film helmet is also supported at a suitable paint sonvenient ta the; diver a. islaplmne 1&5, whieh is preferably of lziml. used mlephcme linemen, that sari es as a reseivez' and as tizzwsmi'izt imlicatas the hose or cable for connectthe suit with apparatus m; the 5111' me 0:? e l lfiwnmins a tube .2-? for supplyai tube 4%) 1%? exhausting all. 51 for film talephoz-m a, Wire 52 far z he casing in whicli an elecfm'ic lamg "Ca.

'elphane and electric lamp in appa rams at {3116 surface of :11" Water beiz 'ghe grcunel. These laubes 4?, 4:9 are surrmllzecl by helical Sta/cl coils 53, and me Wires 53., 52 am su'izj'oumlel by V8! Y heavy insulation. The fiubes and wires are then incasefi in rub bar .36, folclecl armml the same in a, cylindrical form which is Wrapped 'n canvas 5?? surrounclml by a layer 0f rubber 08 and again surrounded by a of canvas 59 sum'mmlecl by a helical steel. coil 61 &g "1l11 surrsuncled by a layer of canvas 62, again surrounded by a layer 0f rubbs 63. The tubes Q7, are comlectecl to the tubes 42; by couplings 6%, provilacl. Willi suitable gas kets 66. The lawer em? of the compound cable or hose is cramped wizhin. a, tulmlmferrule 67, con'necteclby a coupling 68 with the tubular exiensisn 69 from the dasizilg IL A cli'vmr s suit mmpri'sing upp dr and lows? body sect-ions each having one M101 :1 horizontal fianga by which fiafages they are jnined together, and vertical ribs extending 'fron'lsaid flanges 1'30 the (lt-hQ'i' ends of the sections.

2. In a divers suit, in combizmtiun wi'll a lmcly section lmving tubular ex senSid-ins studs secured in the outer faces of the extensions, sleeves lmvingz ends through holes in which the Studs pass; ring-Is around said SlQQVGS having hols fihrongh which the studs pass, and nuts screwed upon the outer ended ends of sfiiclsbuels. I

l In & divers suit. :1 helmet a lube for supplying fresh'aif thereto leading" xiown- Ward tlm'bacli' oflil helmet, having d scharge aperlu'resdischarging TQELIK'WE'LT'L. tlnfiefmm,

4 1 divingappzufalms, a cable for 0011- ie (livers suit with the'sfirfqce of tar, con-a arming tubes for supplying .hzzusting the air Wires 01m" fc phone and an electric lamp, helical steel my hand in the presence of two subscribingcoils arglund the tlibes, insulatign around thce1 witnesses. Wires, ternate Wrappings 0 canvas an 7 rubber around the tubes and Wires, and a JEAN 5 helical steel coil around the tubes, wires, and Witnesses:

wrappings. E. G. NEINECKE, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set CHAS. C. DEVERT.

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