Project Overview
Easybreath Adult Surface Snorkeling Mask. Decathlon invented the Easybreath, the world's premier Snorkeling Face Mask, to allow as many people as possible to see and breathe under water (and on land)!
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Project Context
While Decathlon, the French sporting goods retailer which is the largest such retailer in the world, typically doesn't sell ventilators, it does sell scuba gear, which they hacked and enhanced with specific components made by 3D printers to work as ventilators.
The conversion of their line of Easybreath scuba masks was done alongside the Rome-based Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems (ISINNOVA), and was prompted by a request from the head physician of a hospital in Gardone Val Trompina in the Italian region of Lombardy, which is one of the regions hit worst by the coronavirus, to address the ventilator shortage.
The idea is designed for healthcare facilities and wants to help in realisation of an emergency mask in the case of a full-blown difficult situation, where is not possible to in find official healthcare supplies.
Project Innovation
Easy breathing - Full mask for natural breathing through the nose and-/or mouth.
Anti-fogging - An exclusive air circulation concept that prevents the formation of fog.
Field of vision - Panoramic field of vision, 180 ° effect.
Easy dressing - Adjustable elasticated textile strap that does not pull your hair out.
Waterproof - The “Dry Top” snorkel system limits water entry through the top of the snorkel.
Water drainage - Purge valve at the bottom of the mask to drain water when the head is raised.
Anatomic design - Two mask sizes with a silicone face skirt for comfort and a watertight seal.
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