FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brownie's Marine Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BWMG), a leading developer, manufacturer and distributer of highly specialized dive and safety products, announced today the start of a new campaign to inform the consumer, outdoor sports, dive and marine industry about the great user benefits and market potential of the patent-pending "VS" / variable-speed, battery powered dive system.
The VS technology is the world's first floating, battery-powered hookah system capable of supporting multiple divers to legitimate recreational depths for substantial run-times and thanks to the patent-pending, instant-change battery feature, provide the ability to dive all day.
Hookah diving is the easiest form of diving beyond simple snorkeling. Industry estimates range from 100's to thousands of snorkelers for each active SCUBA diver. The VS directly bridges the gap between the entry level snorkeling and mature sport of SCUBA diving. Hookah diving success has previously been limited by resistance to handling gasoline powered devices and/or extremely limited performance battery-powered options. Divers and boaters who prefer not to store and handle gasoline now have a cleaner and greener option for hookah diving down to real sport depths.
Based on the same compressor principles as Brownie's world famous gas-powered systems, the VS Electric systems provide a smooth supply of air for up to 3 divers. The magic is in the variable speed control system that automatically adjusts the running speed of the compressor to synchronize with the breathing demand of the divers. The compressor speed ranges from zero to speeds up to 10% greater than the gasoline systems. Electric operation is cleaner and appealing in so many ways to a much broader consumer base.
You can expect run times of 60-90 minutes on a fully charged conventional battery set. You can instantly extend your diving day by swapping to a second set of batteries; thanks to the patent-pending quick-change battery feature. The batteries are changed in just a few seconds - no tools or connections required.
Robert Carmichael, Brownie's CEO commented "in my 31-years at Brownie's, this is the most exciting invention we have ever developed for the broad consumer market. Since taking the helm in 1985, I have kept focus on the goal of a alternative power source system that would delivery solid performance, ergonomic feasibility and ease of use at a reasonable price point, as a constant goal."
Mr. Carmichael went onto say, "The advent of modern, energy efficient, battery-powered, components into the mainstream of industry is now allowing us to deliver this great technology and move onto creating an entire new sports category; Recreational Surface Supply Diving (RSSD). To the benefit of the entire sport of diving, RSSD will broaden user participation volumes by simply making diving easier and more accessible to the general public. The VS technology is the start to the emergence of this trend, much like the rejuvenation the snow board device caused in winter sports. Our long-term objective is to make the 'VS' the easiest to use and feature rich, advanced consumer dive technology system available.
Mr. Carmichael concluded, "We have already generated a significant backlog for the battery-powered VS dive systems as direct result from exhibiting at the recent consumer shows. Enhancing our invention with modern communication, data-collection, propulsion, and navigation; and moving the technology to an efficient production line configuration are immediate goals that are being implemented now."
About Brownie's Marine Group, Inc.
Brownie's Marine Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Trebor Industries, Inc., d/b/a Brownie's Third Lung, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida designs, tests, manufactures and distributes recreational hookah diving, yacht based scuba air compressor and Nitrox Generation Systems, and scuba and water safety products. The Company sells its products both on a wholesale and retail basis and is comprised of three highly specialized dive product groups. The Company is an industry leading manufacturing and distribution company that serves middle income boat owners, higher income yacht owners, recreational divers, military operators and public safety personnel. The Company holds more than ten patents and enjoys a robust product development and intellectual property program that has yielded several proprietary products. Many of these products and innovations have become the "standard" for the marine industry. The Company is known for its meticulous devotion to detail, high quality production and design ingenuity. In the boating and diving community, Brownie's is known as the market leader when it comes to surface supplied "Third Lung" dive systems and Scuba Tankfill Systems for yacht-based diving. Brownie's products and support service divers at all levels of the underwater world, from shallow-water dive systems to deep-water mixed gas support systems for exploration divers and submariners.
In 2010, Brownie's introduced the first in a series of patent-pending Variable Speed Battery Powered Third Lung (hookah diving) devices engineered to conserve energy while delivering performance to the diver up to 3-times that of the nearest competitor.
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