IMPROVEMENTS IN DIVERS' HELMETS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, ROBERT Fox, of No 79, Great Portland Street, in the County of Middlesex,
Submarine Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN DIVERS' HELMETS," to be as follows:-
This invention consists in so constructing the helmets worn by divors that the
same can be worn alone, that is to say, without the waterproof dress ordinarily
used by divers, whereby a considerable saving in the time required for preparing a
person for diving operations is effected an advantage which will be found extremely
important in the case of collisions, fouling of screws, arranging torpedo netting or
any other circumstances requiring the immediate attention of the diver and where
the usual deep sea diving apparatus is not required.
The body of the helinet is of any ordinary and suitable construction and around
the lower surface of the neck or collar thereof I fix a suitable adjustable air or
water collar or cushion. When the helmet is arranged over the head the air or
water collar or cushion will be situated between the collar of the helmet and the
body and will rest on the latter and by incans of straps connecting the helmot
with the weighted waist belt the air or water within the said collar or cushion can
be more or less compressed so that the space between the helmet and the body is
closed in an air-tight or water-tight manner. An air pump and hose are employed
for supplying air in the usual manner. It will be readily understood that all
necessity for the employment of the waterproof dress ordinarily worn by 'divers is
dispensed with, and that helmets constructed as herein before described can be
adjusted on the body clothed or naked.
VAUGHAN & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, ROBERT Fox, of No 79, Great Portland Street, in the county of Middlesex,
Submarine Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN DIVERS' HELMETS," and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :——
My invention consists in so constructing the helmets worn by divers that the
same can be worn alone, that is to say, without the waterproof dress ordinarily used
by divers, whereby a considerable saving in the time required for preparing a
person for diving operations is effected an advantage which will be found extremely
important in the case of collisions, fouling of screws, arranging torpedo netting or
any other circumstances requiring the immediate attention of the diver and where
the usual deep sea diving apparatus is not required.
The body of the helmet is of any ordinary and suitable construction and around
the lower surface of the neck or collar thereof I fix a suitable adjustable air or
water collar or cushion. When the helmet is arranged over the head the air or
water collar or cushion will be situated between the collar of the helmet and the
body and will rest on the latter and by means of straps connecting the helmet with
the weighted waist belt the air or water within the said collar or cushion can be
more or less compressed so that the space between the helmet and the body is
closed in an air-tight or water-tight manner. An air pump and hose are employed
for supplying air in the usual manner. It will be readily understood that all
necessity for the employment of the waterproof dress ordinarily worn by divers is
dispensed with, and that helmets constructed as hereinbefore described can be
adjusted on the body clothed or naked.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The arrangement of an air or water cushion round the underside of the collars of
divers' helmets, substantially as, and for the purposes, herein before described and
set forth.