EP1547915B1 - An armband for swimming - Google Patents
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- EP1547915B1 EP1547915B1 EP04257227A EP04257227A EP1547915B1 EP 1547915 B1 EP1547915 B1 EP 1547915B1 EP 04257227 A EP04257227 A EP 04257227A EP 04257227 A EP04257227 A EP 04257227A EP 1547915 B1 EP1547915 B1 EP 1547915B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
- B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
- B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
- B63C9/13—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like attachable to body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist
- B63C9/135—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like attachable to body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist using solid buoyant material
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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
- A63B31/00—Swimming aids
- A63B31/08—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs
- A63B31/12—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs held by, or attachable to, the arms or legs
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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
- A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
- A63B2225/60—Apparatus used in water
- A63B2225/605—Floating
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- 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
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Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to armbands of the type that are used as an aid in swimming.
- Inflatable armbands are sometimes worn as an aid to swimming, particularly by those who are learning to swim. These armbands are useful in adding to the buoyancy of the wearer such that he or she can more easily stay afloat. Inflatable armbands are, however, disadvantageous in that time and effort must be expended in order to inflate them for use. They may also become unusable if punctured.
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FR 2698280 - It is an object of this invention to address these problems.
- According to one aspect of this invention, there is provided an armband for use in swimming, the armband including: a buoyant portion of buoyant material arranged to define an arm-receiving aperture; and gripping means for gripping a wearer's arm received in the aperture, wherein the gripping means are integrally formed with the buoyant portion, and wherein the gripping means include one or more further apertures adjacent the arm-receiving aperture and a respective resiliently-deformable gripping member is provided between each further aperture and the arm-receiving aperture, the gripping member arranged to be resiliently deformed by insertion of a wearer's arm and thereby to grip the arm.
- This is advantageous in that the buoyant material need not be inflated. Additionally, providing gripping means that are integral with the buoyant portion results in an armband that is cheap and easy to manufacture.
- Preferably the buoyant material is a foam material and preferably one that is resiliently deformable, such as PE/EVA foam. Preferably, the buoyant portion is formed from a single piece of the buoyant material.
- The or each gripping member may include a projection that projects into, or at least partially defines, the aperture. There may be at least two gripping members that extend across the aperture, those members may be arranged to form arm-gripping jaws. Surfaces of jaws may be shaped and configured to promote grip between the jaws and a wearer's arm inserted therebetween. The jaws may be provided with, for example, undulating or serrated surfaces.
- The gripping means may include one or more lobes that project into the arm-receiving aperture. The or each lobe may have an aperture therethrough. In preferred embodiments of this invention, there may be three or four lobes.
- The armband may include a plurality of, substantially identical, ones of the buoyant portion, each including the gripping means integrally formed therewith and wherein these buoyant portions are stacked to form a laminate. Each buoyant portion that goes to make up the laminate may be bonded to the buoyant portion with which it is juxtaposed. The bonding may include one or more of, for example: an adhesive and welding.
- Specific armbands that embody this invention are now described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 is a plan view of one armband having a pair of arm-gripping jaws; -
Figure 2 is a sectional view of theFigure 1 armband, the section being taken along the line II-II ofFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 is a sectional view of theFigure 1 armband, the section being taken along the line III-III ofFigure 1 ; -
Figure 4 is a plan view of another armband having three arm-gripping lobes; and -
Figure 5 is a plan view of a further armband having four arm-gripping lobes. -
Figure 1 shows anarmband 10 for use as an aid by a child (not shown) in swimming. Thearmband 10 is a laminate that is made up of three layers. Theselayers Figures 2 and 3 . Eachlayer other layer layers - With reference to
Figure 1 , thelayer 20 is a single piece of resiliently deformable and buoyant material, which in this embodiment is PE/EVA foam. It is substantially planar and shaped so as to be generally rectangular, but with rounded corners. In addition, the two shorter sides of the generallyrectangular layer 20 are also rounded, with one side being convex and the other concave. The major dimensions of thelayer 20 are 260mm long, 185mm wide and about 16mm thick. The concave side is formed with a diameter of 130mm and the convex side is formed with a diameter of 170mm. - The
layer 20 has an arm-receivingportion 50 formed in it. Thisportion 50 is generally circular and positioned adjacent the concave side of thelayer 20. The diameter of the arm-receiving portion is 105mm. Thelayer 20 also includes gripping means in the form ofjaws 60. Thejaws 60 are two strips of integral material of thelayer 20 that each extend across the arm-receivingportion 50, parallel to the major axis of the generallyrectangular layer 20 and spaced apart from each other so as to divide the arm-receivingportion 50 into three smaller apertures: one arm-receivingaperture 52 between the twojaws 60, and one 53,54 to the side of each jaw and between the wall of the arm-receivingportion 50. Sides of the twojaws 60 that face one another are provided each with anundulating profile 62 that is intended to increase grip on an arm received therebetween. - A body portion of the
layer 20 that surrounds and extends from the arm-receivingportion 50 and thejaws 60 includes, in this embodiment, a majority of the buoyant foam material oflayer 20 and so constitutes abuoyant portion 70. - As stated, the
layer 20 is stacked with twoother layers layer 20. Eachlayer armband 10. Thus, the cross section of thearmband 10 perpendicular to the direction of stacking is substantially constant. - In use, the
armband 10 is worn by a child inserting his or her arm through the arm-receivingaperture 52 that is between the twojaws 60. This causes thejaws 60 to be forced apart, into the space of theapertures armband 10 is resiliently deformable, thejaws 60 exert a force inwardly on the child's arm, thereby securing thearmband 10 to that arm. Thearmband 10 is worn with the concave side thereof adjacent the child's body. The concave shape of this side, at least to some degree, follows the shape of the child's body and so renders thearmband 10 comfortable to use. At least onearmband 10 would be worn on each arm. -
Figure 4 shows anotherarmband 100 that is in many ways the same as thearmband 10 described above with reference toFigures 1,2 and 3 . For example, theother armband 100 has the same external shape and is a laminate, made up of three layers, only a top one of which 120 is shown inFigure 4 . Thisother armband 100 differs however in the arrangement of its gripping means. Specifically, theother armband 100 lacks thejaws 60 that extend across the arm-receivingportion 50 of the first-describedarmband 10. Although thisother armband 100 includes an arm-receiving portion with an arm-receivingaperture 150, instead of jaws the arm-receiving portion it has threelobes 160 that project into the arm-receivingaperture 150. The lobes are semi-circular, are evenly distributed about the periphery of theaperture 150 and are integral with material of thelayer 120. Eachlobe 160 also includes alobe aperture 152 therethrough that is concentric with the respective lobe. Thus, thelobes 160 have the appearance of convex arcuate projections that project into the arm-receivingaperture 150. - This
other armband 100 is used in much the same way as that 10 described above with reference toFigures 1,2 and 3 . In use, when an arm is inserted between thelobes 160 and into the arm-receivingaperture 150, thelobes 160 are deformed to at least partially occupy space of thelobe apertures 152. As the material of thearmband 100 is resiliently deformable, thedeformed lobes 160 exert a force on the arm so as to grip it. - The
further armband 200 shown inFigure 5 is the same as that described above with reference toFigure 4 , but includes fourlobes 260. Theselobes 260 are the same as thoselobes 160 previously described, but are four in number. - It is envisaged that the armbands 10,100,200 described above are arranged such that, in use, each produces a buoyancy of not less than 15 newtons. This magnitude of buoyancy is considered suitable for an armband for use by a child of 6 to 12 years of age in accordance with European Regulation EN 13138-1 Type B. If an armband that embodies this invention were to be provided for use by a person of an age outside this range, the buoyancy and/or dimensions of that armband would be chosen accordingly. Specifically, it is envisaged that an armband that embodies this invention and that is for use by a younger child may be provided. In so doing, it will be understood that one or more of the armbands described above may need to be scaled down.
- For example, if that child were between 2 and 6 years old, each armband may be sized in order to have a buoyancy of 12.5 newtons, again, in accordance with the Regulation referred to above.
- Although a European regulation is referred to above, armbands that embody this invention may alternatively or additionally be arranged so as to be in accordance with regulations in force in other jurisdictions.
Claims (11)
- An armband (10) for use in swimming, the armband including: a buoyant portion (20, 30, 40) of buoyant material arranged to define an arm-receiving aperture (52); and gripping means (60, 160, 260) for gripping a wearer's arm received in the aperture, wherein the gripping means are integrally formed with the buoyant portion, characterised in that the gripping means includes one or more further apertures (53, 54, 152) adjacent the arm-receiving aperture a respective resiliently-deformable gripping member (60, 160, 260) is provided between each further aperture and the arm-receiving aperture, the gripping member arranged to be resiliently deformed by insertion of a wearer's arm and thereby to grip the arm.
- An armband according to claim 1, wherein the buoyant material is a foam material this is resiliently deformable and the buoyant portion is formed from a single piece of that material.
- An armband according to any preceding claim, wherein the or each gripping member includes a projection (160, 260) that projects into, or at least partially defines, the aperture.
- An armband according to any preceding claim, wherein there are at least two gripping members and those members are arranged to form arm-gripping jaws (60).
- An armband according to claim 4, wherein surfaces (62) of the jaws are shaped and configured to promote grip between the jaws and a wearer's arm inserted therebetween.
- An armband according to claim 5, wherein the jaws are provided with undulating or serrated surfaces (62).
- An armband according to any preceding claim, wherein the gripping means includes one or more lobes (160, 260) that project into the arm-receiving aperture.
- An armband according to any preceding claim, wherein the or each lobe (160, 260) has an aperture (152) therethrough.
- An armband according to any preceding claim, wherein there are three or four lobes.
- An armband according to any preceding claim, wherein the armband includes a plurality of, substantially identical, buoyant portions (20, 30, 40), each including the gripping means integrally formed therewith and wherein these buoyant portions are stacked to form a laminate.
- An armband according to claim 10, wherein each buoyant portion forming the laminate is bonded to the buoyant portion with which it is juxtaposed.
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