Georges Beuchat (11 February 1910 – 20 October 1991) was a French inventor, underwater diver, businessman and emblematic pioneer of underwater activities and founder of Beuchat. Throughout his lifetime, Beuchat never ceased developing products which have significantly enhanced underwater activity as we know it today. Many of his inventions and innovations have gone down in history, including the surface buoy in 1948, the first underwater camera housing in 1950, and the first vented fins (the

Jetfins Swimfins, swim fins, diving fins, or flippers are finlike accessories worn on the feet, legs or hands and made from rubber, plastic, carbon fiber or combinations of these materials, to aid movement through the water in water sports activities su ...

in 1964).

Beuchat inventions

Georges Beuchat, invention de la combinaison isothermique

*1947: Tarzan Speargun *1948: Surface Buoy *1950: Tarzan camera housing *1950: Tarzan calf sheath for diving knife *1953: First isothermic (foam rubber)

diving suit A diving suit is a garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment. A diving suit may also incorporate a breathing gas supply (such as for a standard diving dress or atmospheric diving suit). but in most cases the te ...

*1954: Split strap for diving mask. *1958: Compensator (single-window

mask A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment and often they have been employed for rituals and rights. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practic ...

) *1959: Tarzan fin grips (3-way straps securing closed-heel fins on feet) *1960: Espadon nervure

fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ...

s *1960: Espadon Record fins with blades featuring parallel longitudinal ribs *1963: Tarzan wetsuit *1964:

(1st vented fins. 100,000 units sold in the first few years) *1964: Souplair regulator *1975: Marlin speargun *1978: Atmos regulator

Distinction

*Georges Beuchat received the Exportation Award in 1961.Oscars de l'exportation 1961
. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.

References

External links

Corporate website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beuchat 20th-century French inventors Diving engineers French underwater divers 1910 births 1991 deaths