Patents Assigned to Atomic Aquatics, LLC
  • Patent number: 8220840
    Abstract: Positive locking device for components of snorkels and other equipment such as diving regulators, buoyancy compensator hoses and the like. The locking device in a preferred embodiment comprises a hard plastic C-shaped ring or clamp which is preferably mechanically and/or chemically bonded into a soft plastic component connector during molding of that component. The ring or clamp provides an effective locking feature which prevents inadvertent demating of components during a dive or other activity that could otherwise result in a dangerous loss of function. An additional embodiment of the invention provides an optional indexing feature which serves the useful function of audible and tactile feedback during adjustment of components having the locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Atomic Aquatics, LLC
    Inventor: Dean R. Garraffa
  • Patent number: 8166968
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Atomic Aquatics, LLC
    Inventor: Dean R. Garraffa
  • Patent number: D670323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Atomic Aquatics, LLC
    Inventor: Dean R. Garraffa