Fabric diving stick
OwnerVeronica Pui Chung Wonginventor
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Abstract
A diving stick of the type that, after being tossed into a swimming pool, sinks to the bottom while maintaining an upright posture so that it be can easily grasped by a diver. The stick includes a soft hollow shank designed to prevent accidental impalement. The stick also includes means for swapping components to vary the number of subsets of sticks within a set.
Claims12
In a dive stick for use in a swimming pool of the type comprising a long thin body comprising a less buoyant end portion, a more buoyant end portion both connected by an intermediary shank portion, and being adapted to sink to and stand upright on the bottom of a swimming pool, the improvement wherein the shank portion is comprised of a soft fabric tube having a hollow interior, wherein said hollow shank portion is sufficiently flexible to be compactly crumpled, while being sufficiently resilient to return automatically to its pre-crumpled shape;
- wherein said fabric tube is removable from and replaceable to the end portions and further comprises a mechanism for temporarily and removably affixing the end portions to fasten said fabric tube thereto;
- and said mechanism is a drawing surrounding each terminal end of said fabric tube, said drawings being adapted to reduce said tube's diameter when drawn.
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