Surgery – Respiratory method or device – Draw-type snorkel
Patent
1995-06-07
1996-06-25
Burr, Edgar S.
Surgery
Respiratory method or device
Draw-type snorkel
12820024, B63C 1116
Patent
active
055290574
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for use with a snorkel having a breathing tube with an upper end, the apparatus being constructed and arranged to prevent splash water from entering the snorkel tube, and including a tubular housing portion defining a Z-axis and a cylindrical interior volume, having a splash opening, defining a slot opposite the splash opening, and having an open bottom end for disposition upon the upper end of the snorkel tube, an arcuate channel defined by a hood portion of the housing and being in fluid communication with the cylindrical volume through the slot, the channel being disposed relative to the tubular portion to receive splash water entering the opening and eject it from the housing, and a substantially planar first baffle secured to the tubular portion and extending into the tubular volume at an incline to intercept splash water and direct it externally of the housing.
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Curameng Timothy N.
Ferrero Jaime
Burr Edgar S.
Dacor Corporation
Raciti Eric P.
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