EP1254683A1 - Appareil flottant - Google Patents

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EP1254683A1
EP1254683A1 EP01201613A EP01201613A EP1254683A1 EP 1254683 A1 EP1254683 A1 EP 1254683A1 EP 01201613 A EP01201613 A EP 01201613A EP 01201613 A EP01201613 A EP 01201613A EP 1254683 A1 EP1254683 A1 EP 1254683A1
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floating
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floating bodies
floating apparatus
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Hendrik Dekkinga
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/12—Arrangements in swimming pools for teaching swimming or for training
    • A63B69/14—Teaching frames for swimming ; Swimming boards
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B34/00—Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/60—Apparatus used in water
    • A63B2225/605—Floating

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  • the invention relates to a floating apparatus which contains two elongate floating bodies running practically parallel at a distance from each other. These floating apparatuses can be employed for both swimming instruction and for recreation.
  • Such an apparatus floating on water is known from the Netherlands patent application 7200291.
  • This floating apparatus consists of two elongate floating bodies which are each fixed close to their ends to the leg ends of a bracket, which brackets are mutually connected by a number of crossbars.
  • On the front side is situated a separate part which is connected with cords to the foremost crossbar.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a floating apparatus which does not have the above stated drawbacks.
  • the floating apparatus of the type stated in the preamble substantially consists according to the invention of two floating bodies which run practically parallel at a distance from each other and which are mutually connected by at least one bracket situated in the plane of the floating bodies, particularly on the front side of the floating bodies.
  • the front side is understood to mean the side in the forward floating or swimming direction.
  • someone who learns to swim with said floating apparatus or who floats therewith for recreational purposes has a firm hold on this bracket which functions as steering bar or support bar and which increases the buoyancy of the two floating bodies.
  • the floating apparatus contains a further bracket which mutually connects the top part of the two floating bodies.
  • This bracket is advantageously situated on the front side of the two floating bodies but can also connect the rear sides.
  • the brackets can of course also be formed integrally, such as for instance the bracket situated in the plane on the front side of the floating bodies can be formed integrally with a bracket mutually connecting the top part of the two floating bodies on the front side.
  • bracket situated in the plane of the floating bodies as well as two on the top side of the floating bodies, one of which is at the front and one at the rear.
  • This embodiment is particularly stable and has a great buoyancy.
  • the brackets are also relatively small, whereby they can be easily transported.
  • both floating bodies are also mutually connected using two brackets, wherein the one bracket connects the front part of the first floating body to the rear part of the second floating body, while the other bracket connects the front part of the second floating body to the rear part of the first floating body. It will be apparent that both floating bodies are wholly interchangeable. This embodiment is also exceptionally stable and has a great buoyancy.
  • the form of the two floating bodies can be practically cylindrical. Both floating bodies can also be thickened in the middle, but the form is recommended wherein the front part, and in further preference also the rear part, are thickened.
  • At least one of the brackets is preferably fastened detachably to the floating bodies. Being able to take the apparatus apart easily can represent a significant aspect of the invention in transport of the floating apparatus, which forms an important part in the use in the recreational sector and in storage thereof, which is important when the floating apparatus is used in a swimming pool with limited space. If however such floating bodies have to be immediately operational, for instance for hiring-out purposes, they are then preferably not removable but are formed integrally.
  • the bracket situated on the front side in the plane of the floating bodies can advantageously be assembled for instance using the following described construction: an insert, which is preferably already mounted in the factory on the steering bar or support bar, is pushed into an opening mounted in the floating body and corresponding in size to the insert, and then rotated through a quarter-turn.
  • the steering bar or support bar can also be detached easily by being rotated back a quarter-turn and then being pulled out of the opening mounted in the floating body.
  • brackets which mutually connect the upper part of the two floating bodies are preferably fixed to the floating bodies using so-called detachable suspension bridge fastenings.
  • connection which preferably consists of one elastic band which is length-adjustable.
  • This elastic band is preferably fastened to the bracket using for instance sling fastenings.
  • a connection which consists of a sling which at least during use supports the user, such as for instance the learner receiving swimming instruction or the recreational floater, and which is fixed to the bracket using two elastic bindings, such as for instance springs.
  • the floating bodies preferably take a hollow form, although a solid embodiment also forms part of the invention.
  • the apparatus can be embodied in for instance metal, wood or preferably plastic. If tubular material is chosen, this results in a light and inexpensive construction. It is also possible to make use of different materials in the same floater.
  • the outer ends can optionally be provided with a cover which closes in airtight and moisture-tight manner.
  • the floating apparatus according to the invention is also suitable for swimming and floating as recreation; snorkelling for instance becomes a safe, relaxed activity. A considerable speed can also be generated, certainly when flippers are used.
  • the floating apparatus is also suitable for carrying out research on the bed of a watercourse as well as for other underwater operations; tools can be mounted on the apparatus in sundry ways, such as for instance on a screw hook or in a bin mounted as swing.
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Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2883766A1 (fr) * 2005-04-04 2006-10-06 Larbi Sami Khemissi Planche d'apprentissage de la nage

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB426891A (en) * 1933-12-06 1935-04-11 Harold Falkner Anns Improvements in or relating to floats for assisting swimming or for providing buoyancy in water
FR953669A (fr) * 1947-10-01 1949-12-12 Procédé et appareil pour l'apprentissage et l'entraînement au crawl
FR1050963A (fr) * 1952-02-20 1954-01-12 Appareil pour l'enseignement de la natation
US3042945A (en) * 1959-05-19 1962-07-10 William M Saeman Swimmer's sled
FR2167775A1 (fr) * 1972-01-07 1973-08-24 Dekkinga Hendrik
FR2708902A1 (fr) * 1993-08-09 1995-02-17 Lescaudron Jean Marc Matériel flottant hydrodynamique permettant une aide à la flottaison et une diminution des résistances à l'avancement natatoire.

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB426891A (en) * 1933-12-06 1935-04-11 Harold Falkner Anns Improvements in or relating to floats for assisting swimming or for providing buoyancy in water
FR953669A (fr) * 1947-10-01 1949-12-12 Procédé et appareil pour l'apprentissage et l'entraînement au crawl
FR1050963A (fr) * 1952-02-20 1954-01-12 Appareil pour l'enseignement de la natation
US3042945A (en) * 1959-05-19 1962-07-10 William M Saeman Swimmer's sled
FR2167775A1 (fr) * 1972-01-07 1973-08-24 Dekkinga Hendrik
FR2708902A1 (fr) * 1993-08-09 1995-02-17 Lescaudron Jean Marc Matériel flottant hydrodynamique permettant une aide à la flottaison et une diminution des résistances à l'avancement natatoire.

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2883766A1 (fr) * 2005-04-04 2006-10-06 Larbi Sami Khemissi Planche d'apprentissage de la nage

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