Inventors:
Carl J. Saieva - Port Jefferson NY, 11777
International Classification:
A62B 902
US Classification:
12820524, 12820227, 12820525, 12820712
Abstract:
A surface breathing vent device for a mask permits the user wearing the mask to breathe ambient air prior to diving under water or entering an oxygen-poor environment and includes a support plate couplable to the mask and provided with an opening in alignment with the com port of the face mask, a bushing provided in the opening, and a vent barrel received in the bushing and movable between an open position in which ambient air can pass into the mask and a closed position where water is prevented from entering the mask. The barrel includes a closed end and two lateral openings which permit air to pass therethrough when the barrel is in the open position. A first O-ring prevents the inadvertent removal of the barrel from the bushing, a second O-ring functions as a detent when the barrel is opened and closed, and a third O-ring provides a water and air tight seal when the barrel is in a closed position. A microphone can be attached to the vent device such that the vent device serves the dual purpose of a com port and breathing vent. In addition, because of the location of the com port over which the vent device is coupled, the air flow through the vent device travels directly into the nose and out of the mouth and does not pass the visor of the face mask outside the oral-nasal cup.
