Full Face Snorkel Mask

Abstract

A full-face snorkel mask includes a mask assembly having a breathing chamber and a snorkel assembly having a fresh air intake channel and an exhaust air discharging channel. The fresh air intake channel guides fresh air into the breathing chamber and the exhaust air discharging channel discharges waste air from the breathing chamber. During snorkeling, fresh air is supplied via the fresh air intake channel to the breathing chamber for a user and the waste air exhaled from the user is discharged from the breathing chamber to the exhaust air discharging channel. Therefore, fresh air is separated from the waste air to prevent the user from repeatedly inhaling the waste air in the breathing chamber.

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BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTIONField of Invention[0001]The present invention relates to snorkeling equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a full-face snorkel mask which provides two discrete channels for air intake and air exhaust respectively, so that a user is adapted for natural breathing through the nose and / or mouth by inhaling fresh air through the fresh air intake channel and discharging waste air through the exhaust air discharging channel in a separated manner.Description of Related Arts[0002]Snorkeling is one of the most popular recreational activities. There is no training required with snorkeling, wherein people can grab a goggle and a snorkel tube and hop in the water and go. The goggle and snorkel tube allow the user to breathe while face down on the surface of the water. In particular, the goggle and the snorkel tube are always separated from each other so that the user must attach the goggle and the snorkel tube separately. As a result, th...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is related to a mask assembly for breathing in a snorkeling or diving activity. The technical effects of the invention are as follows: 1. The vision section of the mask is located at the air intake chamber to prevent fogging caused by the warm waste air exhaled by the user. 2. The mask assembly has a V-shaped face seal that seals with the user's face and nasal bridge to prevent air leakage from the breathing chamber to the air intake chamber. 3. The full-face snorkel mask has two discrete chambers and channels to separate the fresh air and waste air when the user breathes, which prevents the user from inhaling back the waste air and minimizes the vision section of the mask assembly being fogged up. It provides multiple functions of preventing fogging and minimizing vision obstacles while maintaining breathing capabilities in a comfortable manner.

Problems solved by technology

Another problem is that the user must bite down the mouthpiece of the snorkel tube so that the lips of the user can seal around it and hold the snorkel tube in place.

However, the mouthpiece is uncomfortable and unhygienic.

The user, especially for the beginner user, may get choke when water leaks into the user's mouth from time to time from the top opening end of the snorkel tube and / or through the mouthpiece thereof.

The user may accidentally inhale the waste air if the waste air is not totally discharged from the snorkel tube.

However, the full-face snorkel mask cannot solve the water leaking problem from the snorkel tube into the sealed chamber.

Goggle fog is always caused when the user exhales warm waste air into the sealed chamber.

Meanwhile, the exhaust air will be accumulated within the sealed chamber, so that the user will inevitably breathe in the exhaust air in sealed chamber instead of fresh air from the snorkel tube.

It will cause dizziness and nausea when repeatedly inhaling the exhaust air from the sealed chamber.

Therefore, the conventional snorkel equipment is not designed to maintain breathing capabilities in a comfort manner and vision capabilities at the same time.

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