Infant walking and swimming aid
OwnerDouglas O. Campbellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an infant walking and swimming aid comprising a harness having at least one adjustable shoulder strap, a lower adjustable body belt, an upper adjustable body belt, at least one crotch strap, and a high back belt. The infant walking and swimming aid also includes at least one of (a) a crossbar having a first end, a second end and two attachment portions such that the crossbar is attachable to two adjustable suspending straps connectable between the crossbar and the harness; and (b) a first float attachable adjacent the high back belt and a second float attachable adjacent the lower adjustable body belt and the upper adjustable body belt.
Claims20
An infant walking and swimming aid comprising:
- a harness means for securely supporting a small child, said harness means having at least one adjustable shoulder strap, a lower adjustable body belt, an upper adjustable body belt, at least one crotch strap, and a high back belt;
- at least one of (a) a crossbar having a first end, a second end, and two attachment points, said crossbar attachable to two adjustable suspending straps connectable between said crossbar and said harness means;
- and (b) first float means attachable adjacent said high back belt and second float means attachable adjacent said lower adjustable body belt and said upper adjustable body belt;
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- an attachment belt between said lower adjustable body belt and said upper adjustable body belt, said attachment belt attaching said second float means to said harness means between said lower adjustable body belt and said upper adjustable body belt.
An infant walking and swimming aid comprising:
- a harness means for securely supporting a small child, said harness means having at least one adjustable shoulder strap, a lower adjustable body belt, an upper adjustable body belt, at least one crotch strap, and a high back belt;
- first float means removably attachable to said high back belt;
- second float means removably attachable adjacent said lower adjustable body belt and said upper adjustable body belt;
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- tether means removably attachable to said harness means such that said infant walking and swimming aid is in a walking configuration when said tether means is attached to said harness means and said first float means and said second float means are removed from said harness means, and said infant walking and swimming aid is in a swimming configuration when said tether means is removed from said harness means and said first float means and said second float means are attached to said harness means.
An infant walking and swimming aid comprising:
- a harness means for securely supporting a small child, said harness means having at least one adjustable shoulder strap, a lower adjustable body belt, an upper adjustable body belt, at least one crotch strap, and a high back belt;
- first float means removably attached to said high back belt by pivot means such that said first float means pivots to support the shoulders, neck and head of a wearer and provides upper body buoyancy;
- second float means removably attachable adjacent said lower adjustable body belt and said upper adjustable body belt;
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- an attachment belt between said lower adjustable body belt and said upper adjustable body belt, said attachment belt attaching said second float means to said harness means between said lower adjustable body belt and said upper adjustable body belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.