1934 – Deep Sea Diving Suit – Thomas Connelly (American)

1934 – Deep Sea Diving Suit by Thomas Connelly. Note incorrect depiction of air lines, of which there should be none, as the suit employed a rebreather system.   Source: History of Diving Museum A pair of powerful lamps attached to the writs of "Iron Mike". Source: Middletown Times Herald, Mar 28, 1939. Cyril Von …

1927 – Flexible Diving Armour – Karl Hipssich (German)

  1927 – Flexible Diving Armour by Karl Hipssich. Publication number    US1722375 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    Jul 30, 1929 Filing date    Mar 16, 1927 Priority date    Mar 16, 1927 Inventors    Karl Hipssich Original Assignee    Karl Hipssich 1. A diving apparel in the form of a diving suit and adapted to withstand high external …