Inflator for buoyancy compensator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an inflator for buoyancy compensator showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the broken lines of air hoses are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3224444 December 1965 Dempster
3727250 April 1973 Koehn et al.
4045835 September 6, 1977 Flam et al.
4176418 December 4, 1979 Scott
4454893 June 19, 1984 Orchard
Foreign Patent Documents
2949402 March 1980 DEX
2084881 April 1982 GBX
Other references
  • Skin Diver, Apr. 1976, p. 46, Inflation Devices on Buoyancy Compensators (middle, left). Skin Diver, Feb. 1984, cover page, Alternate Inflator Regulator.
Patent History
Patent number: D297156
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 1986
Date of Patent: Aug 9, 1988
Assignee: Under Sea Industries, Inc. (Rancho Dominguez, CA)
Inventors: Robert L. Applegate, Jr. (Long Beach, CA), Dennis L. Hart (Hacienda Heights, CA), Dean R. Garraffa (Garden Grove, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorney: Fred Flam
Application Number: 6/845,779
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/237; D29/7