Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scupper valve snorkel
- Patent Title (中): 排气阀通气管
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Application No.: US11593420Application Date: 2006-11-06
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Publication No.: US08166968B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Dean R. Garraffa
- Applicant: Dean R. Garraffa
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: Atomic Aquatics, LLC
- Current Assignee: Atomic Aquatics, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agency: Austin Rapp & Hardman
- Main IPC: B63C11/10
- IPC: B63C11/10 ; B63C11/16 ; B63C11/02 ; A62B7/00 ; A62B18/08 ; A62B18/10 ; A61M11/00

Abstract:
A conjoined tube within a tube located inside a lower section of a snorkel designed to steer water droplets away from the snorkel diver's breathing path. The lower section of the snorkel has two valves. One is the scupper valve positioned at the lowest point of the inside tube. The scupper valve is a light duty valve or a low resistance one-way watertight passage intended to allow droplets of water to drain into the main reservoir. The outer tube lower section contains a reservoir for holding residual water that travels down to the bottom of the snorkel and is contained therein. During the normal clearing operation, the reservoir can be emptied and water will exit out of the lower section and into the surrounding water.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080105254A1 Scupper valve snorkel Public/Granted day:2008-05-08
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