Diving bell with transparent door for panoramic viewing

摘要

A diving bell is provided with a cut-out or aperture from which extends a ring portion. Attached to one end of the ring portion is a transparent door or window maneuverable into position, for example, by a davit or by a hinge assembly mounted on the diving bell. The door or window includes a transparent hemispherical portion made of lucite or glass, and a hollow cylindrical extension which is connected at one end to the transparent hemispherical portion and at its other end to the ring portion. Dogging latches mounted on the end of the hollow cylindrical extension connected to the ring portion allow for the locking and unlocking of the transparent door or window further allows for panoramic viewing of the surrounding terrain or water, as well as the conversion of an observation diving bell into a working bell with remote control.