Self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm

Abstract

The invention relates to a diving system for several persons in which, without using any type of motors and being self-contained, the cylinder used is attached to a mobile float which is pulled along by the users by means of air-carrying hoses of an adjustable size, which are floating and flexible and fitted with rotary terminals, the components thereof including an automatic underwater alarm actuated by the compressed air from the actual cylinder and having a quick-release pin which releases the belt from the user without interrupting the flow of air.

Description

[0001]The present invention relates to a self-contained diving system with an automatic alarm which is so simple and safe that it can be used by persons of any constitution, including children, the elderly and the disabled; using it, several divers are able to simultaneously breathe the air which is supplied to them by a cylinder of compressed air which is attached to a mobile float, which means that the users do not have to carry its weight or volume. The air reaches them, after being regulated, through hoses fitted with high security rotary connections which facilitate their use and avoid the risk associated with the practice of this sport because apart from serving to feed air to the divers, they also act as depth limiting elements and constitute the only equipment among all the equipment of prior art used for diving which, without using motors of any type and using hoses for supplying air, meaning that the divers do not carry the cylinders on their backs, benefits from the chara...

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Benefits of technology

The invention is a self-contained diving system that includes a float with handles, a hollow or compact design, and a tight cover that can hold clothing and communication tools. The cover also includes an emergency float to keep the system afloat. The interior of the float contains emergency floats and safety locks to ensure tightness of the assembly. The system includes a well for fitting a mandatory signalling flag mast and is designed to resist the marine environment. The system uses compressed air to supply air to the divers, eliminating the need for motors or external assistance. The system also includes a built-in underwater automatic alarm to alert the divers when they need to complete a dive. Additionally, the system allows for easy release of the ballast belt without losing the air supply at any time.

Problems solved by technology

However, all these advances, such as mixtures of gases which enable the diver to descend to great depths, mini control consoles, wrist computers, special clothing with which divers can dive into waters with extreme temperatures while connected to the latest high-tech communication equipment and much more, have not brought changes to the basic characteristics of the system which from the beginning has been used to dive with a self-contained helmet.

To dive with the “scuba system”, the user must carry, in addition to the diving goggles, the fins and the snorkel, the compressed air cylinder / s which are attached to the body by means of a coupling or hydrostatic vest, and which, with a weight normally of between 12 and 20 kg each, make it impossible in some cases to be able to move around with them when they are out of the water without external assistance.

If the inconvenience of also wearing a belt with weights, an emergency adjuster, control devices, a knife, etc., is added to this, the result is a feeling of discomfort which takes a lot of effort to overcome.

And although all this equipment is balanced in terms of weight, at the time the diver submerges, having to constantly move his volume and the equipment comprising it underwater is quite complicated and very often puts people who are not in good physical shape off from practising the sport, and of course it could not conceivably be used by children, the elderly or disabled persons.

Their complicated operating system, the risk of inhaling toxic gases, the constant noise they make whilst in operation and the malfunctions they continually suffered because their moving components, batteries and motors are exposed to a saline environment, coupled with their poor performance, as it was only possible to lower the equipment a few metres in depth, have led to their practical disappearance from the market.

This, combined with the noise and the pollution generated when internal combustion engines are used, and, in particular, the limitation of its movement capacity, has meant that this diving system is not used by those who dive for leisure, tourism or sport.

However, in addition to their high cost, their delicate mechanism means that they must be constantly maintained.

Recommended for use in major dives, they serve no practical purpose for diving of the low depth tourist type.

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