Patent ID: 6120213
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A diver's buoyancy control device, comprising:a jacket configured to be worn by a diver;means for releasably connecting a scuba tank to a back portion of the jacket;an inflatable bladder connected to the back portion of the jacket;means for selectively inflating and deflating the bladder with a pressurized gas from the scuba tank;a pair of shoulder straps;means for adjustably connecting a pair of rearward ends of the shoulder straps to the back portion of the jacket at a plurality of preselected vertical positions;a waist belt having a pair of segments each having a rear end attached to a corresponding location on the back portion of the jacket;means for releasably coupling a pair of mating forward ends of the waist belt segments;means for releasably coupling a forward end of each shoulder strap to a corresponding waist belt segment; anda pair of secondary shoulder straps overlapping the shoulder straps, means for connecting a pair of rearward ends of the secondary straps to the back portion of the jacket, and means for connecting a pair of forward ends of the secondary straps to corresponding ones of the waist belt segments for carrying a load on the back portion of the jacket.