# US 12,214,261 B1 · Buoyant devices

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- Number: US 12,214,261 B1
- Document ID: US12214261B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 18/536,199
- Filed: 2023-12-11
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2023-12-07
- Assignees: Shenzhen Thousandshores Technology Co., Ltd.; Yiwu Chen Hu E-Business Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shenzhen Thousandshores Technology Co., Ltd.; Yiwu Chen Hu E-Business Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zhi Liu; Ding He
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214261B1

## CPC

- A63B 31/00: Swimming aids (teaching swimming A63B69/10 - A63B69/14; life-saving in water {, e.g. life-buoys, life-belts,} B63C9/00)
- A63B 2208/03: the user being in water
- A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials
- A63B 2209/08: magnetic
- A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a buoyant device including a body composed of a material with a specific gravity less than 0.3. The body is composed of a portion between a first distance and a second distance from an axis. The body includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. Differences of the first portion and distance differences of the second portion are less than a distance difference of the third portion. The first portion includes a first difference group and a second difference group composed of a plurality of distance differences, and distance differences of the first difference group are greater than distance differences of the second difference group. The second portion is located away from the axis relative to the first portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A buoyant device for water-based aerobic exercises, comprising:
a body configured to generate buoyancy in water, the body including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion and having a material density of less than 0.3 kg/cm3, wherein
a thickness of the body is measured by a distance difference between a first distance and a second distance from an axis around which the body is arranged, the first distance indicating an approximation value of an inner radius of the body and the second distance indicating an approximation value of an outer radius of the body, wherein the first distance is between 2.5 cm and 5.5 cm, and the distance difference between the second distance and the first distance is between 2.5 cm and 4.5 cm;
the first portion and the second portion are arranged at two ends of the third portion, respectively, the first portion and the second portion having an overlapping portion, the second portion being located farther away from the axis relative to the first portion;
the first portion and the second portion are configured to adjust a size of the buoyant device based on an overlapping size of the overlapping portion;
a rotation angle is an angle defined by having the axis as a center and two positions on the body;
a first rotation angle corresponds to a sub-portion of the first portion between an end position and a first position of the first portion, and a second rotation angle corresponds to a sub-portion of the first portion between the first position and a joint position of the first portion and the third portion, the first rotation angle being greater than the second rotation angle;
a first distance difference indicates a thickness at different positions of the sub-portion corresponding to the first rotation angle, a second distance difference indicates a thickness at different positions of the sub-portion corresponding to the second rotation angle, a first difference group being composed of a plurality of first distance differences, a second difference group being composed of a plurality of second distance differences, and the first distance differences of the first difference group being less than the second distance differences of the second difference group;
a third rotation angle corresponds to a sub-portion of the second portion between an end position and a second position of the second portion, and a fourth rotation angle corresponds to a sub-portion of the second portion between the second position and a joint position of the second portion and the third portion, the third rotation angle being greater than the fourth rotation angle;
a third distance difference indicates a thickness at different positions of the sub-portion corresponding to the third rotation angle, and a fourth distance difference indicates a thickness at different positions of the sub-portion corresponding to the fourth rotation angle, a third difference group being composed of a plurality of third distance differences, a fourth difference group being composed of a plurality of fourth distance differences, and the third distance differences of the third difference group being less than the fourth distance differences of the fourth difference group;
the third portion is configured to be applied to a body part of a user, the thickness of the first portion and the thickness of the second portion being less than a thickness of the third portion;
a deformation determining member configured to fix a deformation of the body, wherein the body is configured to support the deformation determining member, and the deformation determining member includes one or more of a hook and loop tape, an elastic band, a hook, a buckle, and a reel; and
a strap configured to connect the deformation determining member and the body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The buoyant device of claim 1, wherein the body includes a plurality of detachable components, and the plurality of detachable components are connected to each other by at least one connecting member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The buoyant device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of detachable components include at least two buoyancy group components, the buoyancy group components are connectable to each other and configured to be connectable to the body, and the plurality of detachable components further include a container component configured to be placed on top of the at least two buoyancy group components to form an accommodating space.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The buoyant device of claim 1, wherein the third portion includes a first sub-piece and a second sub-piece that are interchangeable, the first sub-piece causes the first distance of the body to be between 5.5 cm and 6.5 cm, and the second sub-piece causes the first distance of the body to be between 6 cm and 7 cm.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The buoyant device of claim 1, wherein the body includes a multi-layer structure, and material densities of at least two layers are different.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The buoyant device of claim 5, wherein one layer of the multi-layer structure is an airbag layer, the airbag layer being configured to adjust a buoyancy of the buoyant device by controlling an expansion of the airbag.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The buoyant device of claim 2, wherein the at least one connecting member is further disposed on at least one cross-section of the body, the at least one cross-section of the body satisfies:
an outer distance difference being less than an inner distance difference; and
the at least one cross-section is an intersection of a plane where the axis is located with the body.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The buoyant device of claim 1, wherein the deformation determining member includes a wrapping mesh, and the wrapping mesh is composed of a dense waterproof fabric.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The buoyant device of claim 1, wherein an outer side of the body includes a water-resistant structure, the water-resistant structure being configured to create resistance to water flow and increase resistance of the body.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The buoyant device of claim 9, wherein the water-resistant structure is disposed on a circular assembly, and the circular assembly is capable of being embedded in the body at different angles.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The buoyant device of claim 9, wherein the water-resistant structure is a collapsible water-resistant structure.

### Claim 12 (depends on 5)

The buoyant device of claim 5, wherein an outermost material of the buoyant device is a material including polyurethane, polyester, and nylon.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The buoyant device of claim 9, wherein at least one end face of the body satisfies: a plurality of distance differences arranged along a direction perpendicular to an axis plane include at least two local maximum points, and the water-resistant structure further includes a curved surface feature formed by the at least two localized maximum points on the at least one end face of the body.

### Claim 14 (depends on 6)

The buoyant device of claim 6, wherein the airbag layer includes an inflation valve and an airbag cavity, the inflation valve is configured to control the expansion of the airbag layer by controlling an expansion of the airbag cavity through the inflation valve, and the airbag layer is fixedly connected to other layers by sewing, gluing, and fastening.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The buoyant device of claim 11, wherein the collapsible water-resistant structure includes a folded cloth, a telescoping strip, and a fixing buckle, wherein
the telescoping strip is fixed to the folded cloth, the folded cloth is composed of a dense water-blocking material, and the telescoping strip is a V-shaped strip composed of toughness material, and
the fixing buckle is configured to fix the folding cloth and the telescoping strip when the collapsible water-resistant structure is folded.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The buoyant device of claim 11, wherein the folded cloth further includes a fixing strap fixed to fingers or toes of a user.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The buoyant device of claim 11, wherein the buoyant device includes a plurality of bodies, two bodies of the plurality of bodies are connected by a strap to form a wearing space of a user.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The buoyant device of claim 15, wherein the telescoping strip is curled and tightened to a V-shaped inner side when an external force is applied, and the telescoping strip is prompted to be unfolded by an internal force of a V-shaped toughness material of the telescoping strip when the external force is released.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The buoyant device of claim 1, wherein the first portion includes an end surface including a first connecting member, the second portion includes an end surface including a second connecting member, and the two ends of the third portion include a third connecting member and a fourth connecting member, respectively.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The buoyant device of claim 19, wherein
the first portion and the second portion are detachably connected to the two ends of the third portion through the first connecting member, the second connecting member, the third connecting member, and the fourth connecting member, and
the first connecting member, the second connecting member, the third connecting member, and the fourth connecting member are a groove or a protrusion, the groove being configured to hinder the protrusion from being dislodged from the groove when being connected.