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 in 1964).
Beuchat inventions
Georges Beuchat wearing the foam-rubber isothermic wetsuit he invented
1959: Tarzan fin grips[10] (3-way straps securing closed-heel fins on feet)[11]
1960: Espadon nervure fins
1960: Espadon Record fins with blades featuring parallel longitudinal ribs[12]
1963: Tarzan wetsuit
1964: Jetfins (1st vented fins. 100,000 units sold in the first few years)[13]
1964: Souplair regulator
1975: Marlin speargun
1978: Atmos regulator
Distinction
Georges Beuchat received the Exportation Award in 1961.[14]
References
^Paul Beuchat: FR1208702. Gaine de poignard pour plongeur. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^Georges Beuchat and Pierre Malaval: FR61926. Vêtement isolant pour séjour dans l'eau en surface ou en plongée. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^Georges Beuchat and Pierre Malaval: FR979205. Vêtement isolant pour séjour dans l'eau en surface ou en plongée. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^Georges Beuchat and Pierre Malaval: FR1029851. Dispositif de liaison par fermeture automatique des parties jointives d'un vêtement isotherme pour plongée ou autre. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^Georges Beuchat: FR1095781. Attache pour masque de plongée et de natation. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^FFESSM No. 2, 1958: Nouveautés Pêche Sport Marseille. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^Paul Beuchat: FR1190915. Dispositif régulateur de pression pour masque de plongée. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^Paul Beuchat: Masque de plongée et de prospection sous-marine. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
^Paul Beuchat: FR1211281. Dispositif régulateur de pression pour masque de plongée. Retrieved on 13 June 2019.
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