Patent ID: 6295983
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A snorkel having a stiff upper tube operatively connected to an air intake opening at the upper end of the snorkel and a stiff lower tube with a mouthpiece at its lower end, said tubes being moveable between a use position and a non-use position, wherein:in the use position, the upper and lower tubes are aligned with each other to form a single air passage therethrough, the lower tube being curved in a lying plane of the snorkel in the use position,a retaining structure connecting the upper and lower tubes in the use position so as to form a single air passage through both the said tubes, andsaid retaining structure arranged to release the upper tube from the lower tube while still connected to both of said tubes to allow the upper tube to fold about the top of the lower tube in a direction generally perpendicular the lying plane of the snorkel so as to be positioned beside the lower tube in the non-use position.