Patent ID: 9725145
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A62B,B63C

Claim:
1. An article of diving equipment, comprising: a compressed air bottle connected to a breathing apparatus; an inflatable jacket connected in a normal mode to the compressed air bottle for inflation of the jacket and to an outlet for letting out air from the jacket to balance a buoyancy of the jacket; a control device (i) configured to be activated by a control valve in dependence on a surrounding water pressure and (ii) including a time control unit which, after the expiration of a defined time and if there is an absence of breathing activity in the breathing apparatus, is configured to transfer into an emergency mode in which, via a first control line, the time control unit activates an emergency valve which connects the jacket to the compressed air bottle to force the jacket to inflate; an inflation valve; an outlet valve; and at least one regulating valve configured to be activated during a diving operation to influence operation of at least one of the control device and the control valve, wherein the inflation valve, when activated manually, connects the jacket to the compressed air bottle, and the outlet valve, when activated manually, connects the jacket to an outlet, and wherein the activation of the at least one regulating valve is coupled with the activation of at least one of the inflation valve and the outlet valve at least within a defined region of movement of the at least one of the inflation valve and the outlet valve.