Hydraulic and earth engineering – Diving – Suit or accessory therefor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-15
2010-12-21
Lagman, Frederick L (Department: 3672)
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Diving
Suit or accessory therefor
C405S186000, C441S111000, C441S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07854568
ABSTRACT:
Diving equipment easily operable by disabled persons, aged persons, etc. and wearable by oneself. The diving equipment such as buoyancy controlling device (BCD) has the function to hold a tank on the shoulder of a wearer and the function as a life jacket providing buoyancy to the wearer. In the diving equipment (BCD) of which the overall is formed in a vest-like shape, a tank holding part (2), shoulder parts (3) positioned at the both shoulder portions of a diver, and the portion (4) positioned at the center of the thoracabdominal part of the diver are formed continuously to each other so as to constitute rigid structural members. Most or all operating portions (5) are installed at the portion (4) positioned at the center of the thoracoabdominal part of the diver.
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Ekuan Shoji
Kurokawa Masayuki
Tashiro Atsushi
Kratz Quintos & Hanson, LLP
Lagman Frederick L
Nihon University
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