Tippable sunken baffles for diver protection in pools

A safety baffle for submerged use in a swimming pool,

• said baffle comprising a rearward portion equipped with means providing anchorage therefor during such use.
• said baffle also comprising a buoyant forward portion resting on a subambient layer of pool water beneath it.
• said forward portion having an upwardly-exposed platform-like top surface for intercepting the body of a diver descending toward it,
• said forward portion comprising a lamina of polymeric foam having a bulk density of about 0.5 to 30 pounds per cubic foot, and
• said forward portion also comprising a frame in juxtaposition to said lamina and serving as a stiffener for said forward portion during use.

In combination:

• a swimming pool bounded by a deck,
• a diving slide mounted on said deck and having an exit lip ovelying water in said pool,
• a frontwardly-downwardly sloping cushion-topped submerged slide in water of said pool,
• said last-mentioned slide being directly in line with said exit lip and disposed frontwardly thereof in position to support a diver immediately following his projection from said lip, and to permit his said body to slide downwardly on said submerged slide.

A safety baffle for submerged use in swimming pools,

• said safety baffle comprising a buoyant frontward portion having a platform-like upper surface for receiving the impact of a diver descending upon it,
• said baffle also having a rearward anchorage portion for affixing it to a downward-sloping bottom wall of a swimming pool,
• the outline of said baffle as viewed in side elevation comprising a frontwardly-downwardly facing re-entrancy,
• said re-entrancy being filled with pool water in position to egress under pressure exerted by downward tipping of said upper surface, thereby cushioning said impact of said descending diver.