Swim training device
OwnerJames P. Bardotinventor
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Abstract
A swim training device for teaching a novice swimmer to swim that includes a pair of buoyancy units that are defined as a pair of interconnected pouches adapted to removably store a plurality of floatation cells. The pouches are adjustable to the size of the wearer and to the changing size of the pouch as selective floatational cells are removed. The swim training device further provides a new method of training for progressively teaching novice swimmers, especially children, the basic swimming skills.
Claims6
A swim training device arranged to be worn about the upper torso of a swim trainee comprising:
- a pair of buoyancy units defining a front and rear pouch, each formed by a first and second cover sheet that defines a storage compartment;
- a plurality of floatational cells removably stored in each of said storage compartments so as to sequentially control the buoyancy of each of said buoyancy units, the number of floatational cells being concealed from the swim trainee;
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- means for attaching said pair of buoyancy units to each other, said attaching means further defining means for securing said training device about the body of the wearer thereof;
- wherein said first cover sheet includes a concealed opening therein which is located in said pouch so as to engage the body of the swim trainee, and wherein said second cover sheet is located outwardly of said pouch;
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- wherein said first cover sheet is formed from a nonstretchable material, and wherein said second cover sheet is formed from a stretchable elastic material, whereby the pouch adjustably conforms to the number of flotation cells stored therein.
A swim training device arranged to be worn about the upper torso of a swim trainee comprising:
- a pair of buoyancy units, each being defined as a pouch formed from a first and second cover sheet that defines a storage compartment having an opening therein;
- a plurality of floatational cells removably stored in said storage compartment so as to sequentially control the buoyancy of each of said buoyancy units, the number of floatational cells being concealed from the swim trainee;
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- means for attaching said pair of buoyancy units to each other, said attaching means further defining means for securing said training device about the body of the wearer thereof;
- wherein said first cover sheet includes said concealed opening therein positioned so as t engage the body of the swim trainee, and wherein said second cover sheet is located outwardly of said pouch;
- said first cover sheet being formed from a nonstretchable material, and wherein said second cover sheet is formed from a stretchable elastic material, whereby the pouch adjustably conforms to the number of floatation cells stored therein;
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- wherein said attaching means and said securing means comprise:
- a plurality of loop members located along opposite outer sides of said pouches and extending outwardly from said first cover sheet;
- a drawstring laced through said loop members in a crisscross arrangement on each side of said pouch, whereby said buoyancy units are held firmly against the body of the trainee;
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- locking means mounted on said drawstring, whereby said drawstring is held in a selected tight arrangement, causing said buoyancy units to snugly fit the wearer thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.