Patent ID: 6904910

Claim:
A snorkel device comprising: a conduit adapted to extend above a water surface; said conduit having a longitudinal axis; said conduit having first and second ends thereof; said conduit first end adapted to admit air into said conduit when said conduit first end is above the water surface; said ambient air flows unrestricted into said conduit first end along a flow path that is substantially inline with the longitudinal axis of said conduit; mouthpiece joined to said conduit second end for communicating fluid flow with said conduit; linkage adjacent said conduit first end; buoyant means for controlling movement of said linkage; and sealing means carried by said linkage, said sealing means substantially prevents the flow of ambient fluid into said conduit when at least a portion of said buoyant means is underwater; said sealing means is moved by said linkage substantially out of the ambient air flow path when said buoyant means is above the water surface.