Underwater telephone

• US 3,218,607 A
• Filed: 12/10/1962
• Issued: 11/16/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles R. Brock, Reginald J. Cyr
• Original Assignee: Charles R. Brock, Reginald J. Cyr
• Inventors: Brock, Charles R., Cyr, Reginald J.
• Application Number:
  US04/243,282
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• US Class Current: 367/132
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/26 Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of diverselectric communication in general H04
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 11/00 Transmission systems employing sonic, ultrasonic or infrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast

Claims

6. AN UNDERWATER TELEPHONE COMPRISING:

A HEADSET INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE HEADBAND TO BE WORN BY AN UNDERWATER SWIMMER;

AN EARPHONE SECURED TO SAID HEADBOARD AND POSITIONED FOR RADIATION OF ENERGY THROUGH SAID HEADBAND TO ONE EAR OF THE USER;

A BATTERY PACKAGE CONTAINING A BATTERY FOR POWERING SAID TELEPHONE SECURED TO SAID HEADBAND;

AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT PACKAGE MOUNTED ON SAID HEADBAND;

A MICROPHONE CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT PACKAGE;

MEANS INCLUDING SAID HEADBAND FOR CONDUCTIVELY CONNECTING SAID EARPHONE, ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND BATTERY PACK;

AND AN ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER MOUNTED ON SAID HEADSET FOR COUPLING ENERGY BETWEEN THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND THE SURROUNDING MEDIUM.