The present invention provides for a novel floatation device useful for use by a snorkeler.

The present invention provides for a novel floatation device useful for use by a snorkeler.

Various aspects of a watercraft with a controllable imaging device are disclosed herein. The watercraft includes a rotatable housing provided in a recess located underneath the watercraft. The recess further includes a roller assembly to movably engage the rotatable housing within the recess. An imaging device is positioned within the rotatable housing. One or more control commands are received by the imaging device from an electronic device to enable capture of one or more images.

The system of the preferred embodiments is an underwater viewer including: A transparent lens, where the transparent lens has at least two flat facets, where the at least two flat facets are arranged to provide an interior cavity having a void adapted to hold fluid; a frame, where the frame is attached around the circumference of the lens, where the joint between the lens and the frame is sealed to prevent fluid flow; where a user can look through the flat facets of the lens into a body of water. The underwater viewer of the preferred embodiments is preferably designed to be at least one of held by a user, floated in a body of water, and incorporated into at least one of a water going board and a water going craft, and it is designed to hold water above the surface of the body of water by way of a vacuum so that a user can look through the lens into the body of water; the flat faceted lens allows viewing into the body of water without distortion, unlike prior art devices, and the fact that the device is preferably used with the convex side of the lens facing upward allows water from waves or other disturbances to run off of the lens due to gravity and not interfere with the user's view into the water. The underwater viewer may, however, be used for any suitable purpose.

Described are submersible assemblies including a support structure comprising a pair of flotation devices and a cabin pivotally coupled to the support structure between the pair of flotation devices having an outer enclosure encapsulating an inner cabin, wherein the cabin is configured to rotate between a raised position above a surface of a body of water and a submerged position, wherein at least a portion of the cabin is below the surface of the body of water, and wherein the inner cabin is configured to maintain substantially the same attitude as the support structure when the cabin rotates between the raised position and the submerged position.

Described are submersible assemblies including a support structure comprising a pair of flotation devices and a cabin pivotally coupled to the support structure between the pair of flotation devices having an outer enclosure encapsulating an inner cabin, wherein the cabin is configured to rotate between a raised position above a surface of a body of water and a submerged position, wherein at least a portion of the cabin is below the surface of the body of water, and wherein the inner cabin is configured to maintain substantially the same attitude as the support structure when the cabin rotates between the raised position and the submerged position.

The present disclosure is directed to a personal watercraft, such as a standup paddleboard, provided with a viewing window that allows the user to view the underwater environment. The viewing window may be watertight and constructed from at least two durable, transparent panels. The area between panels may be sealed from air and water infiltration. A user may add waterproof lights to the bottom of the standup paddleboard in order to allow viewing of the underwater marine environment at night.

The present disclosure is directed to a personal watercraft, such as a standup paddleboard, provided with a viewing window that allows the user to view the underwater environment. The viewing window may be watertight and constructed from at least two durable, transparent panels. The area between panels may be sealed from air and water infiltration. A user may add waterproof lights to the bottom of the standup paddleboard in order to allow viewing of the underwater marine environment at night.

A water window apparatus including a main water window element, and a plurality of retaining flanges, along with interlocking teeth that fixedly communicate with one another to fixedly retain the main water window there between. The main water window is hollow, as well as monolithic and hermetically sealed to maintain its integral buoyancy, and further has a top that includes a magnifying element that imparts magnification when viewed therethrough.

A water window apparatus including a main water window element, and a plurality of retaining flanges, along with interlocking teeth that fixedly communicate with one another to fixedly retain the main water window there between. The main water window is hollow, as well as monolithic and hermetically sealed to maintain its integral buoyancy, and further has a top that includes a magnifying element that imparts magnification when viewed therethrough.