Patent ID: 7163012

Claim:
A diving snorkel assembly ( 20 ) comprising: a snorkel tube ( 22 ) including a first portion ( 30 ) and a second portion ( 32 ) telescopically disposed relative to each other and an inner surface ( 24 ) defining an air passageway extending through said first portion ( 30 ) and said second portion ( 32 ) between a first end ( 26 ) and a second end ( 28 ) of said snorkel tube ( 22 ); and a casing ( 36 ) surrounding at least part of said first portion ( 30 ) and said second portion ( 32 ) and including an outer casing surface ( 54 ) and an inner casing surface ( 56 ) both extending parallel to said snorkel tube ( 22 ) with said inner casing surface ( 56 ) defining an interior of said casing ( 36 ) in fluid isolation from said air passageway, wherein said casing ( 36 ) is split along an axis parallel to said air passageway to define a first casing member ( 58 ) and a second casing member ( 60 ).