Patent ID: 7165545

Claim:
A slash protection device mounted at a top of a snorkel, comprising: a tube-shaped adapter unit mounted at the top of the snorkel including an axial passage secured to the snorkel and being in fluid communication therewith; a float unit formed of a material having a specific weight less than water, the float unit being pivotably secured to the adapter unit and adapted to pivot upward or downward by virtue of its buoyancy or not, the float unit including an upper projected lever; a closure unit pivotably secured to the adapter unit and including an upper closure member adapted to close the passage when the lever pivots upward; and a bowl-shaped splash guard secured to the adapter unit and including a space for receiving both the float and closure units, and a plurality of windows for fluid communication, wherein the adapter unit further comprises two intermediate, opposite first pins projected from an outer surface of the adapter unit pivotably secured to the float unit, and two lower, opposite second pins projected from the outer surface of the adapter unit pivotably secured to the closure unit.