BALLAST OUTFIT FOR UNDERWATER SWIMMER Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B63C11/30 B63C11/02 

FIELD: diving equipment; ballast outfit for underwater swimmer.

SUBSTANCE: proposed ballast outfit includes on-the-back lead plate with branches connected with shoulder and waist straps and weighting elements for feet each of which has sole and counter. On-the-back plate is made in form of armor with backing in form of elastic air reservoir for control of buoyancy. Lower edge of this reservoir is secured to lower part of armor; its volume is no less than 3 ; it is provided with shoulder air evacuating branches with on-the-back part of reservoir under branches of armor. One of air evacuating branches is connected with tube for injection and discharge of air provided with clip and tip with valve for connection with mouth-piece. Sole and counter of each weighting element has cavity filled with lead shots or mixture of shot with dry sand or sawdust through hole provided with hermetic plug or cover on upper part of counter.

EFFECT: possibility of changing mass of outfit in accordance with individual data of swimmer.

2 cl, 11 dwg