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US 12,759,682 B2Granted
Swimming aid with a tiltable back float
AssigneeFibby B.V.
InventorsJort Nijhuis, Hugo Willem Van Der Spek
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AssigneeFibby B.V.
InventorsJort Nijhuis, Hugo Willem Van Der Spek
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A swimming aid being configured to increase a user's buoyancy in the water. The swimming aid has a supporting structure with a back float. The supporting structure is designed to secure the swimming aid to a user's upper body. The back float is tiltable—seen in use—about a transverse axis connected to the supporting structure. The tilting movement of the back float to the supporting structure enables the user to obtain an inclined, more vertical posture in the water, which will improve the user's ability to keep their head above the surface of the water and also intuitively encourages the user to stretch out their hands to make a supportive movement with the hands in the water. Thus, the swimming aid increases water safety and at the same time promotes swimming skills.
A swimming aid which is arranged to increase a user's buoyancy in the water, wherein the swimming aid comprises a supporting structure with a back float, wherein the supporting structure is configured to secure the swimming aid to a user's upper body, wherein the back float is tiltable about a transverse axis connected to the supporting structure, wherein a tilting movement of the back float to the supporting structure is limited to a tilting angle α in between the supporting structure and the back float of at most 45°.
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