Swim Instruction Harness
a technology for instruction harnesses and water slides, which is applied in the direction of sports equipment, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the comfort of swimming, and affecting the ability of swimming, so as to achieve comfortable support of the weight of a child in water, the effect of reducing the difficulty of swimming
Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-16
COULOMBE CAITLIN
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"The present invention is a swimming device designed to help children learn to swim by giving them proper support and balance. It is made without straps that could restrict the child's movement or buoyancy. The device has an adjustable support band that encircles the child's torso and an adjustable strap that passes between the child's legs and is connected to the support band. The device allows the child to use its own strength and feel its own buoyancy while learning to maintain horizontal body position in the water. It is simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-use, allowing an instructor to support the child in the water while still affording the child a natural swimming experience. The device's design and construction make it easy to use and maintain while affording a natural swimming experience for the child and helping the caregiver teach the child to swim in an effective way."
Problems solved by technology
The problem with floatation devices is that they obstruct a child's movement in the water and hinder the child from feeling its own buoyancy, which is a key component of learning to swim.
Most swimming aids give the child too much help, which lengthens the process of learning to swim.
The drawbacks to this device are that the swimmer can still keep above water with hardly any effort at all and the device restricts the movements of the swimmer.
The major flaws in this technique are that the instructor's arm gets in the way of the child, it is uncomfortable for the instructor and the child, the child struggles to attain horizontal body position, and it is difficult for the instructor to master the technique.
Severino's device also requires the child's arms to be fit through the loop handles, consequently exerting pressure on the child's shoulders and neck.
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[0018]FIG. 1 shows a front view of the present invention. The main components of the present invention are an adjustable support band (5) and a strap system (150). Within these two main components are the smaller components that make up the present invention.
[0019]At the summit of the present invention is the adjustable support band (5) that will be fitted to the torso of a child. This adjustable support band (5) is comprised of numerous elements. The adjustable support band (5) has two panels made of fabric in the preferred embodiment, a first panel (10) and a second panel (20). (Although only a tiny area of the second panel (20) can be seen in FIG. 1, the composition of the second panel (20) is almost identical to that of the first panel (10)). Both the first and second panels (10 and 20) have a stitched double-fold border at the top and at the bottom. Both panels (10 and 20) also have a mesh lining (30) that is sewn onto the inside of the panels (10 and 20). The mesh lining (30) ...
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A swim instruction harness comprising an adjustable support band that fastens around a child's torso with a loop handle for a caregiver to hold the child. An adjustable strap between the legs is attached to the adjustable support band, thus allowing the caregiver to hold the child in a horizontal body position in the water without being in the child's way. The harness gives the child needed support while also challenging the child to use its own strength and buoyancy to swim.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention is a swim instruction harness comprising an adjustable support band that fastens around a child's torso with a loop handle for a caregiver to hold the child. An adjustable strap between the legs is attached to the adjustable support band, thus allowing the caregiver to hold the child in a horizontal body position in the water without being in the child's way. The harness gives the child needed support while also challenging the child to use its own strength and buoyancy to swim.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a swim instruction harness for teaching and assisting a child to swim, wherein an adjustable support band that encircles the child's torso area is connected to an adjustable strap between the legs. Also attached to the adjustable support band is a handle for a caregiver to hold in order to support the child in the water.[0003]Swimming aids are essential tools during the process of learning to sw...
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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/12
CPCA63B69/12A63B2209/10A63B2208/12
Inventor COULOMBE, CAITLIN
Owner COULOMBE CAITLIN