scuba project development

To those of you who gave me a hand in getting my project off the ground ive unploaded 3 concept pictures of potential manifold covers.
http://cavediver.net/photopost/data/...ept1-thumb.jpg
http://cavediver.net/photopost/data/...ept2-thumb.jpg
http://cavediver.net/photopost/data/...pt_3-thumb.jpg
If youve got a second could you take a look the concepts and give me your opinion. They are only very initial ideas but i'd like to hear what you think. Feel free to rip them to pieces if you don't like them.

Thanks again

John

I like the disposable breakaway idea if you can make it that it will not break away if force is applied in a downward direction, as that would be useless. It would break away on an impact but would go in an upward pull. This would accomplish two things. 1 you could manually do it or if the line or something gets caught it should break away.

The sliding idea has merit but you would need to maybe make the mechanism spring loaded and open with a small button or lever under the front lip or something. That handle would just be an entanglement.

Good Start

Just wondering how many lives this product would save? I think you're resolving a problem that doesn't really exist...

Other then that, it's coming along nicely...

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Originally Posted by Tegg

Just wondering how many lives this product would save? I think you're resolving a problem that doesn't really exist...

Other then that, it's coming along nicely...

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I think your on to something, forget protecting the valves, idea 3 the ejectable one, you should change it to little torpedos that you could shoot at guys that cut you off on their long body gavins in ginnie.

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Originally Posted by Caver95

I think your on to something, forget protecting the valves, idea 3 the ejectable one, you should change it to little torpedos that you could shoot at guys that cut you off on their long body gavins in ginnie.

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Now that is a good idea!

I'd like to see barrels for the spears on the sides of tanks that we could activate easily...

The scooters in ginnie arent that bad, its the ones that try to barrel through the serpentine tunnel at LR that are the ones that need these.... :wink:

I think that is a prety cool design. You would need to keep it extra simple for us technical guys, the pull handle design could cause problems.

I would suggest fully coving the front of the valves but leaving the sides exposed so you can access the valves quickly. and you need to make a double wide version for doubles.

also, it would need to made out of aluminum or something, plastic would break if you hit it on something and that defeats the purpose of the guard.

Isn't there already a "cobra guards" invention in existance that allows for easy reach of the valves while "protecting them"?

I'm envisioning the potential for an entanglement hazard, especially with the handle protruding from the side of the tank. #3 might work with the break away, but would need to ensure that what remains would not be an entanglement point.

we often check our valves every dive before entering overhead. if it breaks away every time you reach back and give it a turn or two thats not good.

mabe it can flex up without breaking off? You have the curve shape there, it can be used as a spring to put it back into position, kinda like how a tape measure springs back after you bend it.

nice streamlined shape.

DOH! thats your concept 1 I was talking about! I shouldnt post in a hurry at work! Sorry man.