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Mouthpiece and speaker assemblies for underwater speech using SCUBA and snorkel equipment, which mouthpiece is characterized by a molded rubber or plastic mouthpiece having a regulator or snorkel connector, a lip cup and a pair of elongated, serpentine or curved teeth grips or bites extending from t

Mouthpiece and speaker assemblies for underwater speech using SCUBA and snorkel equipment, which mouthpiece is characterized by a molded rubber or plastic mouthpiece having a regulator or snorkel connector, a lip cup and a pair of elongated, serpentine or curved teeth grips or bites extending from the lip cup for gripping by the jaw teeth of a SCUBA diver or snorkeler and facilitating movement of the lips to enable underwater speech. The mouthpiece is designed for attachment directly to an underwater speaker, a snorkel, a snorkel and speaker combination, or to the mouthpiece of a conventional second-stage regulator and speaker combination. The underwater speaker includes a pair of flexible membranes connected at a common perimeter and designed to pulse and flex responsive to the pressure pulses of a diver or snorkeler's breath and voice.

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[ Having described my invention with the particularity set forth above, what is claimed is:] [1.]1. A mouthpiece and speaker assembly for use with diving equipment and facilitating underwater speech by a diver using such diving equipment, said mouthpiece and speaker assembly comprising a lip cup for

[ Having described my invention with the particularity set forth above, what is claimed is:] [1.]1. A mouthpiece and speaker assembly for use with diving equipment and facilitating underwater speech by a diver using such diving equipment, said mouthpiece and speaker assembly comprising a lip cup for receiving the lips of the diver; a connector provided in air communication with said lip cup for connecting said lip cup with the diving equipment, wherein said connector defines a first air flow passage between said lip cup and the diving equipment; a pair of spaced-apart, elongated teeth grips extending from said lip cup and terminating at extending ends for gripping by the teeth of the diver and facilitating underwater speech; and a speaker provided in air communication with said connector for transferring sound waves from said lip cup to the water and facilitating the underwater speech, said connector defining a second air flow passage between said lip cup and said speaker with said second air flow passage at least partially separated from said first air flow passage, whereby air flows from the diving equipment to said lip cup through said first air flow passage and the sound waves travel from said lip cup to said speaker through said second air flow passage and enter said speaker separated from said first air flow passage.