WO1998055163A3 - Device for equalizing pressure across the eardrum of divers - Google Patents

Device for equalizing pressure across the eardrum of divers Download PDF

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WO1998055163A3
WO1998055163A3 PCT/US1998/010371 US9810371W WO9855163A3 WO 1998055163 A3 WO1998055163 A3 WO 1998055163A3 US 9810371 W US9810371 W US 9810371W WO 9855163 A3 WO9855163 A3 WO 9855163A3
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ear cups
user
mask body
eardrum
divers
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Aviv Hirschenbain
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Safe Dive Ltd
Friedman Mark M
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Priority to AU75002/98A priority Critical patent/AU7500298A/en
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    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears

Abstract

A device for facilitating the equalization of pressure across the eardrum of a user, comprising (a) a mask body (20) configured to closely fit a wearer's face; (b) first and second ear cups (26, 28) for closely covering the ears of the user; (c) first and second tubes (30) extending from the mask body, each of the first and second tubes having a first end and a second end, the first ends communicating with a first closed space defined by the mask body and the face of the user, the second ends communicating with second and third closed spaces, respectively, defined by the ear cups and the sides of the head of the user; (d) a strap (40, 42) arrangement connecting between each of the first and second ear cups and the mask body and between the first and second ear cups; and (e) an adjusting and supporting mechanism (38) associated with the strap arrangement for adjusting the position of the ear cups.
PCT/US1998/010371 1997-06-03 1998-05-15 Device for equalizing pressure across the eardrum of divers WO1998055163A2 (en)

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AU75002/98A AU7500298A (en) 1997-06-03 1998-05-15 Device for equalizing pressure across the eardrum of divers

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US86778197A 1997-06-03 1997-06-03
US08/867,781 1997-06-03

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AU5698399A (en) * 1998-09-29 2000-04-17 Safe Dive Ltd. Diving mask supplemented with a device for equalizing pressure across the eardrum of divers
AU2003260188B2 (en) * 2002-09-19 2008-12-04 Takeshi Kiyama A diving apparatus
JP4495600B2 (en) 2002-09-19 2010-07-07 智之 佐藤 Diving equipment
GB0609919D0 (en) 2006-05-18 2006-06-28 Speedo Int Ltd Goggles

Citations (4)

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US2488235A (en) * 1947-07-11 1949-11-15 Walter R Pfeiffer Diving mask with pressure equalizing ear cups
US3787899A (en) * 1972-07-11 1974-01-29 Imp Optical Co Ltd Ear muff assembly
US3944018A (en) * 1974-08-01 1976-03-16 Rodney Jene Satory Acoustical seal
US5713078A (en) * 1995-05-18 1998-02-03 Deangelis; Joanne Marie Ear protection device for swimmers

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2488235A (en) * 1947-07-11 1949-11-15 Walter R Pfeiffer Diving mask with pressure equalizing ear cups
US3787899A (en) * 1972-07-11 1974-01-29 Imp Optical Co Ltd Ear muff assembly
US3944018A (en) * 1974-08-01 1976-03-16 Rodney Jene Satory Acoustical seal
US5713078A (en) * 1995-05-18 1998-02-03 Deangelis; Joanne Marie Ear protection device for swimmers

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