Just a bit of silliness which appeared in our regular trawling of patent applications. A patent application has been made for a diving suit which only flagged up on our searches as it includes a pocket for storing a mobile phone while you are out diving. Nothing special frankly - but what really made us sit up though, was the provision to store a Kalashnikov submachine gun in the diving suit.
Presumably this product is not being aimed at the holiday diver. The patent number is UA19868U and the abstract of the application is below:
The utility model relates to production and operation of diving suits. A diving suit contains an aqueous medium, an aqua lung, a mask of helmet, an ocular glass, head sets, a hose, a belt fastening, a cap-bell, and a foot-wear. For provision of a more prolonged stay under water the diving suit is made in the form of overalls, which is rapidly opened, with the help of
Posted to the site on 20th February 2007
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