Patent ID: 6606960
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
An underwater protective fairing adapted for covering head and torso of a SCUBA diver wearing diving equipment, comprising: a shell having a head covering section for completely covering the head of the diver and a torso covering section extending from the head covering section at a location on the shell adjacent the head of the diver for enclosure of the head and the torso as well as the diving equipment, with clearance throughout, the torso shell section being made of a semi-rigid material having an end opposite said location on the shell of maximum cross-sectional fairing dimension forming an opening through which entry of the diver wearing the equipment is accommodated, vent means formed in the torso covering shell section spaced from said insertion opening for preventing water displacement by gas within the fairing; and buoyancy distributing weight means forwardly mounted in the torso covering shell section for neutralizing positive flotation buoyancy of the fairing in water during movement through seawater.