EQUIPMENT FOR PHYSICAL-SPORTS EXERCISES AND WATER GAMES

Abstract

THE DEVICE CONSISTS OF A RIGID, LIGHTWEIGHT ROD (B), OF SUCH TRANSVERSE DIMENSION AS TO BE FIRMLY GRIPPED BY THE HANDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE OR ADULTS, BEARING AT THE END TWO INFLATABLE SPHERICAL CASINGS (S). THESE, IN ADDITION TO BEING PASSED THROUGH THE ROD, TO WHICH THEY ARE KEYED, ARE PROVIDED TOWARDS THE CENTRE OF THE DEVICE WITH POCKETS (p) FOR INSERTING THE USER'S FEET OR HANDS. PLACED HORIZONTALLY IN WATER, THE DEVICE ALLOWS FOR LIFTING EXERCISES / GAMES, SOMETIMES, AND DIVING. IF, INSTEAD, THE USER GRABS A SPHEROID WITH HIS HANDS, PLACING HIS FEET IN OPPOSITE POCKETS AND PUSHING WITH HIS LEGS, THE DEVICE IS IMMERSED. THIS IMMERSION INCREASES UNTIL THE HYDROSTATIC BULCH FIRST BALANCES IT AND THEN PUSHES THE WHOLE THING UPWARDS. THE ALTERNATE MOTION IN AND OUT OF THE WATER IS REPEATED WITH A REFINED, ALTERNATE MOVEMENT. BY ALWAYS RETAINING THE SPHEROID Afloat, THE USER'S SAFETY IS GUARANTEED.THE MATERIALS CAN BE DIFFERENT; THE DIAMETER OF THE SPHERIDS CAN VARY FROM 20 TO 40 CM; THE LENGTH OF THE ROD CAN VARY FROM 60 TO 200 CM. TECHNOLOGICAL SECTOR: TOY / GYM EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY. THE SPHERIDS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN INFLATION VALVE (v) AND NON-SLIP SURFACES (s).