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
1947: Tarzan Speargun 1948: Surface Buoy 1950: Tarzan camera housing 1950: Tarzan calf sheath for diving knifePaul Beuchat: FR1208702. Gaine de poignard pour plongeur . Retrieved on 13 June 2019. 1953: First isothermic (foam rubber) diving suitGeorges 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. 1954: Split strap for diving mask.Georges Beuchat: FR1095781. Attache pour masque de plongée et de natation . Retrieved on 13 June 2019. 1958: Compensator (single-window mask)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. 1959: Tarzan fin gripsPêche-Sport. Retrieved on 11 June 2019. (3-way straps securing closed-heel fins on feet)Paul Beuchat: FR1224519. Sangle stabilisatrice pour palme de natation et de plongée. Retrieved on 11 June 2019. 1960: Espadon nervure fins 1960: Espadon Record fins with blades featuring parallel longitudinal ribsGeorges Beuchat: FR1175567. Pale de propulsion pour nage . Retrieved on 11 June 2019. 1963: Tarzan wetsuit 1964: Jetfins (1st vented fins. 100,000 units sold in the first few years)ESSM No. 20 1963: Jetfins, palmes à tuyères. Retrieved on 13 June 2019. 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.
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