WO2018147823A1 - Face mask for snorkeling having a perisope in the breathing tube - Google Patents

Face mask for snorkeling having a perisope in the breathing tube Download PDF

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WO2018147823A1
WO2018147823A1 PCT/UA2017/000028 UA2017000028W WO2018147823A1 WO 2018147823 A1 WO2018147823 A1 WO 2018147823A1 UA 2017000028 W UA2017000028 W UA 2017000028W WO 2018147823 A1 WO2018147823 A1 WO 2018147823A1
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Roman Volodymyrovych PLISKOVSKYI
Iurii Volodymyrovych OPOSHNII
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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
    • B63C11/12—Diving masks
    • 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
    • B63C11/12—Diving masks
    • B63C2011/126—Diving masks comprising periscopes, mirrors, or the like; Periscopes, mirrors, or the like specially adapted for use with diving masks

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  • the invention relates to devices for swimming under water, namely snorkeling, and can be used to observe underwater life in its natural environment.
  • the mask with a breathing tube connected thereto.
  • the mask is a transparent peace for covering entire face of a snorkeler.
  • the breathing tube is attached at the top portion of the mask, and it is equipped with a valve to prevent water ingress.
  • At the bottom portion of the mask there is a valve providing expulsion of water that has got to the mask [US D775, 722, 2017].
  • Such a mask provides no possibility to observe what is happening on / over the surface of water in the course of swimming face down.
  • an apparatus for breathing under water that comprises a mask for covering entire face, the top portion of which mask is transparent, and the bottom portion of the same is not transparent, and it separates a snorkeler' s nose and mouth from the top portion with forming a respiratory chamber.
  • a breathing tube thereto, and the last is laterally output into position over the user's head [US 20010013346 A1. B63C1 1 / 16, 2001].
  • a device for snorkeling that consists of a mask for a half of a snorkeler' s face, along a rim of the mask, there is built a breathing tube, which has an upward branch in its top portion to provide air intake and air tap at a position above water surface, and which in its bottom portion has a branch with a mouthpiece to be inserted into a snorkeler' s mouth [US 20130074835 Al, B63C11 / 16 2013].
  • a snorkeler To breathe, a snorkeler has to squeeze the mouthpiece of the breathing tube by his mouth.
  • a face mask for snorkeling that comprises a mask for entire face with the top portion of the mask being transparent.
  • the bottom portion of the mask is not transparent, and it separates a snorkeler' s nose and mouth from the top portion with forming a respiratory chamber.
  • a breathing tube thereto As for the bottom portion, there is attached a breathing tube thereto, the last is equipped with a valve for expulsion of water that is laterally output at a position above the user's head [US D335, 322 1993].
  • the design is bulky and complex.
  • periscope swim goggles There are also known periscope swim goggles. This device comprises swim goggles that are put on a snorkeler' s face, a prism to be arranged on the back of a snorkeler' s head, a fiber optical cable following from the back of a snorkeler's head to an eyepiece, a prism in the eyepiece [US20070000033 Al, A61F9 / 02, 2007].
  • a device for snorkeling that comprises a mask, a breathing tube and a valve equipped with a locking element.
  • the size of the mask is increased and it completely covers the face of the snorkeler, the breathing tube has a curved shape, and it is inserted into the mask, the valve body is designed as a container of a cylindrical form having three vertical openings.
  • the container is fixed on the inlet end of the breathing tube, the locking element is of a spherical form, and it is arranged in the valve body [RU J °2000 109,694, B63C 11/00, 2002].
  • This device cannot provide for the determination of a direction, size and distance to stationary targets being extend or located above the water, it is not able to specify a direction, distance and breathing tubes states of other snorkelers that are in the line of sight, and also to determine the direction, size and distance of the natural water phenomena.
  • the closest device to the claimed invention is a mask for snorkeling with the use of a breathing tube.
  • the above said device comprises a mask for a half of a snorkeler's face, along the rim of which there is built a breathing tube, which has an upward branch in its top portion to provide air intake and air tap at a position over water surface, and which in its bottom portion has a branch with a mouthpiece to be inserted into a snorkeler's mouth [US 5199421 A, B63C1 1 / 16, 1993].
  • a snorkeler To breathe, a snorkeler has to squeeze the mouthpiece of the breathing tube by his mouth.
  • the present invention is based on the technical problem to create a device for snorkeling, which would provide a snorkeler with a possibility to navigate in above-water space having seen something in front of him or in other position relative to his dislocation with no need in raising the head above the water, and which would be easy to use.
  • a device for snorkeling that comprises a total face mask and a breathing tube attached to the total face mask at the top portion thereof, wherein, according to the invention, in the upper portion of the breathing tube, there is inserted a forwarded transparent segment, opposite which, there is arranged a mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for directing a light flow down the breathing tube, and at the area of connecting the breathing tube to the mask, there is arranged one more transparent segment, under which, there is arranged another mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for providing refraction of the light flow coming from the top of the breathing tube and directed into the eyes of the mask user.
  • a snorkeler has no need to change the location of the body in the water and move the head with the mask and the breathing tube out of water to provide for visual orientation.
  • the breathing tube is located at such an angle that a snorkeler can look down or down and slightly ahead at a small angle without significant physical efforts.
  • a snorkeler has to significantly move his head out of water up to the top to prevent immersing the upper portion of the breathing tube (through which there enters the air) into water at a position of a snorkeler' s face directed to horizon. This requires significant physical efforts, especially if the observation takes place in the presence of waves. Under a snorkeler' s condition of his physical fatigue or with his weak skills for keeping the body on the surface of water, there is appeared a risk to get drowned.
  • the device makes it possible as follows:
  • Figure 1 shows a side view of the device for snorkeling according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a front view of the device for snorkeling according to the present invention.
  • the device for snorkeling comprises mask 1, to the top portion of which, there is attached breathing tube 2.
  • a forwarded transparent segment 3 opposite which, there is arranged mirror surface 4 inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for directing a light flow down the breathing tube.
  • At the area of connecting breathing tube 2 to mask 1 there is arranged one more transparent segment 5, under which, there is arranged another mirror surface 6 inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for providing refraction of the light flow coming from the upper portion of breathing tube 2 and directed into the eyes of the user of mask 1.
  • the device operates as follows.
  • the light flow which is reflected from the objects in underwater space, penetrates into transparent segment 3 of breathing tube 2 in a horizontal plane.
  • breathing tube 2 the light flow having been reflected from the objects is reflected from mirror surface 4, which is inclined at such an angle to horizon that makes it possible to turn the light flow down breathing tube 2.
  • the light flow having come from the upper portion of breathing tube 2, follows to mask 1 through transparent segment 5.
  • mask in front of a snorkel er's eyes, there is mirror surface 6 arranged at such an angle that makes it possible to reflect the light flow, having come from breathing tube 2, and direct it into the snorkeler's eyes

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Abstract

The invention relates to devices for swimming under water, namely, snorkeling, and can be used to observe underwater life in its natural environment. The device comprises a total face mask and a breathing tube attached to the mask at the top portion thereof. In the upper portion of the breathing tube, there is inserted a forwarded transparent segment, opposite which, there is arranged a mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for directing a light flow down the breathing tube. At the area of connecting the breathing tube to the mask, there is arranged one more transparent segment, under which, there is arranged another mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for providing refraction of the light flow coming from the upper portion of the breathing tube and directed into the eyes of the user of the mask. The device provides a snorkeler with a possibility to navigate in above-water space having no need in raising the head above the water.

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FACE MASK FOR SNORKELING HAVING A PERISOPE IN THE BREATHING TUBE
The invention relates to devices for swimming under water, namely snorkeling, and can be used to observe underwater life in its natural environment.
There is known a mask with a breathing tube connected thereto. The mask is a transparent peace for covering entire face of a snorkeler. The breathing tube is attached at the top portion of the mask, and it is equipped with a valve to prevent water ingress. At the bottom portion of the mask, there is a valve providing expulsion of water that has got to the mask [US D775, 722, 2017].
Such a mask provides no possibility to observe what is happening on / over the surface of water in the course of swimming face down.
There is known an apparatus for breathing under water that comprises a mask for covering entire face, the top portion of which mask is transparent, and the bottom portion of the same is not transparent, and it separates a snorkeler' s nose and mouth from the top portion with forming a respiratory chamber. As for the bottom portion, there is attached a breathing tube thereto, and the last is laterally output into position over the user's head [US 20010013346 A1. B63C1 1 / 16, 2001].
The apparatus has the following disadvantages:
- It provides no possibility to observe what is happening on / over the surface of water in the course of swimming face down.
- The complex tube design having several bends to bypass the transparent portion of the mask;
- There is no top valve to protect the breathing tube from water ingress, including during immersion;
- There is no bottom valve providing expulsion of water that has got to the mask.
There is known a device for snorkeling that consists of a mask for a half of a snorkeler' s face, along a rim of the mask, there is built a breathing tube, which has an upward branch in its top portion to provide air intake and air tap at a position above water surface, and which in its bottom portion has a branch with a mouthpiece to be inserted into a snorkeler' s mouth [US 20130074835 Al, B63C11 / 16 2013].
The device has the following disadvantages:
- It provides no possibility to observe what is happening on / over the surface of water in the course of swimming face down. - There is no top valve to protect the breathing tube from water ingress, including during immersion;
- There is no bottom valve providing expulsion of water that has got to the mask.
- To breathe, a snorkeler has to squeeze the mouthpiece of the breathing tube by his mouth.
There is also known a face mask for snorkeling that comprises a mask for entire face with the top portion of the mask being transparent. The bottom portion of the mask is not transparent, and it separates a snorkeler' s nose and mouth from the top portion with forming a respiratory chamber. As for the bottom portion, there is attached a breathing tube thereto, the last is equipped with a valve for expulsion of water that is laterally output at a position above the user's head [US D335, 322 1993].
The face mask has the following disadvantages:
- It provides no possibility to observe what is happening on / over the surface of water in the course of swimming face down.
- The complex tube design having several bends to bypass the transparent portion of the mask;
- There is no top valve to protect the breathing tube from water ingress, including during immersion.
There is known a mask for swimming equipped with a periscope that consists of the mask for half of face and the integrated periscope [US 2909959 A. G02B23 / 00, B63C1 1 / 16, 1959].
The mask has the following disadvantages:
- It is impossible to breathe; to provide the possibility of breathing, there should be attached a separate breathing tube with a mouthpiece for a snorkeler' s mouth;
- The design is bulky and complex.
There is known a periscope connected to a mask [US6122100 A, G02B23 / 08, 2000]. In this device, there is supposed an obligatory availability of a separate mask and a separate tube.
There are also known periscope swim goggles. This device comprises swim goggles that are put on a snorkeler' s face, a prism to be arranged on the back of a snorkeler' s head, a fiber optical cable following from the back of a snorkeler's head to an eyepiece, a prism in the eyepiece [US20070000033 Al, A61F9 / 02, 2007].
The periscope swim goggles have the following disadvantages:
- Inability to breathe in a position of face down; - To provide a normal process of observation, a snorkeler cannot move his head, which condition is extremely difficult to achieve while swimming at wearing the periscope swim goggles;
- The prism height at the back of a snorkeler's head, whereto there is brought a light flow, is arranged too low above the surface of water, therefore, it is only possible to use such a device for observation under condition of wave absence. That is just in a swimming pool.
There is known a device for snorkeling that comprises a mask, a breathing tube and a valve equipped with a locking element. The size of the mask is increased and it completely covers the face of the snorkeler, the breathing tube has a curved shape, and it is inserted into the mask, the valve body is designed as a container of a cylindrical form having three vertical openings. The container is fixed on the inlet end of the breathing tube, the locking element is of a spherical form, and it is arranged in the valve body [RU J °2000 109,694, B63C 11/00, 2002].
This device cannot provide for the determination of a direction, size and distance to stationary targets being extend or located above the water, it is not able to specify a direction, distance and breathing tubes states of other snorkelers that are in the line of sight, and also to determine the direction, size and distance of the natural water phenomena.
The closest device to the claimed invention is a mask for snorkeling with the use of a breathing tube. The above said device comprises a mask for a half of a snorkeler's face, along the rim of which there is built a breathing tube, which has an upward branch in its top portion to provide air intake and air tap at a position over water surface, and which in its bottom portion has a branch with a mouthpiece to be inserted into a snorkeler's mouth [US 5199421 A, B63C1 1 / 16, 1993].
The mask has the following disadvantages:
- It provides no possibility to observe what is happening on / over the surface of water in the course of swimming face down.
- There is no top valve to protect the breathing tube from water ingress, including during immersion;
- There is no bottom valve providing expulsion of water that has got to the mask.
- To breathe, a snorkeler has to squeeze the mouthpiece of the breathing tube by his mouth.
The present invention is based on the technical problem to create a device for snorkeling, which would provide a snorkeler with a possibility to navigate in above-water space having seen something in front of him or in other position relative to his dislocation with no need in raising the head above the water, and which would be easy to use.
The above mentioned problem is solved by creating a device for snorkeling that comprises a total face mask and a breathing tube attached to the total face mask at the top portion thereof, wherein, according to the invention, in the upper portion of the breathing tube, there is inserted a forwarded transparent segment, opposite which, there is arranged a mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for directing a light flow down the breathing tube, and at the area of connecting the breathing tube to the mask, there is arranged one more transparent segment, under which, there is arranged another mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for providing refraction of the light flow coming from the top of the breathing tube and directed into the eyes of the mask user.
In the course of the claimed device operation, a snorkeler has no need to change the location of the body in the water and move the head with the mask and the breathing tube out of water to provide for visual orientation. As a rule, the breathing tube is located at such an angle that a snorkeler can look down or down and slightly ahead at a small angle without significant physical efforts. Accordingly, with the breathing tube connected, to provide for the normal conditions of observing the surface of water, a snorkeler has to significantly move his head out of water up to the top to prevent immersing the upper portion of the breathing tube (through which there enters the air) into water at a position of a snorkeler' s face directed to horizon. This requires significant physical efforts, especially if the observation takes place in the presence of waves. Under a snorkeler' s condition of his physical fatigue or with his weak skills for keeping the body on the surface of water, there is appeared a risk to get drowned.
The device makes it possible as follows:
- To determine a direction, size and distance to immobile targets that appear or are present above the surface of water (buoys, rocks, coasts, pontoons, mountains, etc.);
- To determine a direction, size and distance to moving targets that appear or are present above the surface of water (floating means, equipment left on the surface of water, debris, algae, air means, icebergs);
- To determine a direction, distance, and states of breathing tubes of other snorkelers that are in the line of sight (both for dimensional orientation and for determining necessity of assistance);
- To determine a direction, size and distance to natural water phenomena (waves, waterfalls, meeting places of currents). The invention is illustrated by the Figures, wherein:
Figure 1 shows a side view of the device for snorkeling according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows a front view of the device for snorkeling according to the present invention.
The device for snorkeling comprises mask 1, to the top portion of which, there is attached breathing tube 2. In the upper portion of breathing tube 2, there is inserted a forwarded transparent segment 3, opposite which, there is arranged mirror surface 4 inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for directing a light flow down the breathing tube. At the area of connecting breathing tube 2 to mask 1 , there is arranged one more transparent segment 5, under which, there is arranged another mirror surface 6 inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for providing refraction of the light flow coming from the upper portion of breathing tube 2 and directed into the eyes of the user of mask 1.
The device operates as follows. The light flow, which is reflected from the objects in underwater space, penetrates into transparent segment 3 of breathing tube 2 in a horizontal plane. In breathing tube 2, the light flow having been reflected from the objects is reflected from mirror surface 4, which is inclined at such an angle to horizon that makes it possible to turn the light flow down breathing tube 2. The light flow, having come from the upper portion of breathing tube 2, follows to mask 1 through transparent segment 5. In the mask, in front of a snorkel er's eyes, there is mirror surface 6 arranged at such an angle that makes it possible to reflect the light flow, having come from breathing tube 2, and direct it into the snorkeler's eyes

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A device for snorkeling that comprises a total face mask and a breathing tube attached to the mask at the top portion thereof, wherein (characterized in that) in the upper portion of the breathing tube, there is inserted a forwarded transparent segment, opposite which, there is arranged a mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for directing a light flow down the breathing tube, and at the area of connecting the breathing tube to the mask, there is arranged one more transparent segment, under which, there is arranged another mirror surface inclined at the angle of 45° to horizon for providing refraction of the light flow coming from the top of the breathing tube and directed into the eyes of the mask user.
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US2909959A (en) 1958-11-26 1959-10-27 Barney B Girden Swimming face mask with periscope
US3221993A (en) 1961-10-24 1965-12-07 Birfield Eng Ltd Spraying equipment
US5199421A (en) 1991-11-14 1993-04-06 Figgiani Gerard G Swim mask and snorkel apparatus
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US6122100A (en) 1998-11-20 2000-09-19 Miller; Robert D. Headgear apparatus for viewing in a periscopic direction and a forward direction simultaneously
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US20070000033A1 (en) 2005-04-18 2007-01-04 Dixon Philip A Periscope swim goggles
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US2909959A (en) 1958-11-26 1959-10-27 Barney B Girden Swimming face mask with periscope
US3221993A (en) 1961-10-24 1965-12-07 Birfield Eng Ltd Spraying equipment
USD335322S (en) 1991-08-23 1993-05-04 Jones Philip J Snorkel face mask
US5199421A (en) 1991-11-14 1993-04-06 Figgiani Gerard G Swim mask and snorkel apparatus
US20010013346A1 (en) 1998-11-05 2001-08-16 Joel F. Lemke Underwater breathing apparatus and method
US6122100A (en) 1998-11-20 2000-09-19 Miller; Robert D. Headgear apparatus for viewing in a periscopic direction and a forward direction simultaneously
US20070000033A1 (en) 2005-04-18 2007-01-04 Dixon Philip A Periscope swim goggles
US20130074835A1 (en) 2011-09-23 2013-03-28 William Newhouse Snorkelling apparatus
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