RU2405611C1 - Rubber ring for children - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to the swim safety devices, and concerns a rubber ring for children. A ring comprises external and internal open rings formed by front and inverse layers, upper and lower ring inflation valves, a frame for external and internal ring separation and a central layer separating the external ring. On a surface of the internal ring, a chin pocket is provided. The central layer separates the internal ring also. The upper valve is connected with an upper loop of the external and internal rings, while the lower valve - with a lower loop of the external and internal rings.

EFFECT: invention provides comfortable conditions for a swimming child due to the absence of throat pressure.

4 cl, 2 dwg

Description

The claimed technical solution relates to the field of devices designed to ensure safety when swimming in the water, including children.

Bathing the baby helps him relax, restore weak or reduce increased tone. Swimming and water procedures are one of the most effective means of strengthening the health and physical development of a person, starting from the first months of his life.

Today, the world is widely promoting the swimming of infants as an important additional source of health and development. Thus, the daily bathing of the baby is, first of all, not a hygienic, but a healing procedure. And here the understandings of the parents are clear - how to bathe?

A known safety circle, fixed on the neck, containing a reinforced tubular element, acquiring the necessary rigidity by filling with gas under pressure and acting as a frame. An external tank in a gas-filled state creates the necessary buoyancy margin, and its preferred shape is that in the area adjacent to the back of the head, the diameter of the tank is much smaller than the diameter of the tank in the area adjacent to the cheeks and chin. In one embodiment of the known device, the external reservoir is made in the form of a decorative scarf, and there is no fastener. Small-sized gas sources and bypass valves are located in the tubular element, see RU 76310, 09/20/2008.

Known sports simulator designed for learning to swim on the backs of children and adults. The technical result of the invention is to reduce the tension of the cervical muscles in the learner and to ensure ease of use. Supporting means for learning to swim on the back is a container located on the learner’s neck, made of elastic gas-tight material and consisting of a central part that goes into connection with the side parts ending in the end sections, each of the end sections being filled when filling the tank to the pressure necessary in it, has a size in height smaller than the size in height of the central part, designed to support the learner's neck, and the final sections are intended Accepted to place the student’s chin on them.

However, the following drawbacks are inherent in these well-known solutions: in order for the circle to be worn on the child, it should be flat, as young children have a rather short neck, and at the same time, be elongated to place their chin, but remain “round” i.e. . have a sufficient supply of air inside that will keep the child afloat. None of the above known constructions have such properties.

A known circle for bathing children, containing an outer and inner open ring, at the ends of which there are fasteners, an upper and lower valve for inflation of the rings, a stand that delimits the outer from the inner ring and a central layer separating the outer ring, on the surface of which a recess for the chin is made, see US 6948991, 2005.

Since when inflating, any object is rounded - the third layer and the stand prevent rounding of the middle part of the circle, which is adjacent to the neck. Nevertheless, in the known construction, the inner ring is still somewhat rounded and short, i.e. the chin is on a larger circle - so the inner diameter of the inner ring can put pressure on the throat.

The technical result of the proposed invention is the creation of such a circle, which with high reliability of keeping the child afloat provides comfortable conditions for the child when swimming due to the lack of pressure on his throat.

This result is achieved in that the circle for bathing children contains an outer and inner open ring formed by the front and back layers, the rings at the ends have fasteners, the upper and lower valves for inflation of the rings, a stand that delimits the outer from the inner ring and the central layer separating the outer ring, and on the surface of the inner ring a recess is made under the chin, the inner layer is also separated by the inner ring, the upper valve is in communication with the upper contour of the outer and inner rings, and the lower valve with the lower contours of the outer and inner rings.

All seams that are adjacent to the child’s neck are made according to the principle of a seam inward, this provides soft, non-scratching skin edges of the circle.

Clasps are made on the principle of "Velcro".

The circle is made of pvc film with a thickness of at least 0.18 mm.

The invention is illustrated by drawings, which depict:

figure 1 - General view of the circle,

figure 2 is a cross section of a circle.

For bathing a child without holding him in his arms, i.e. so that he lies on the water without the help of an adult, and given that the child does not keep his head up to 3 months, we need a circle that should support the head.

The circle is made in essence of a collar pad and has fasteners (not shown) on the “gap” so that the “tails” do not come apart, for example, a “sticky” fastener, using Velcro technology, from above and from below. What kind of fastener can be - doesn’t matter, it doesn’t affect the function of the circle, but sticky is more convenient - you can handle it with one hand, you can tighten or loosen the inner diameter.

In order for the circle to be worn on the child, it must be flat, as young children have a rather short neck, and at the same time elongated to place their chin, but at the same time remain “round” ie have a sufficient supply of air inside that will keep the child afloat. For this, in addition to the front and back layers 1 and 3, the center layer 2 and the inner strut 4 are introduced into the circle, i.e. since when inflating, any object is rounded - the central layer and the stand prevent rounding of the inner ring of the circle that is adjacent to the neck. The circle is inflated through two valves - the upper and lower (not shown), the chambers are divided. The seam, which is adjacent to the neck of the child, is made on the principle of a seam inward, i.e. the edge is soft, does not scratch the skin.

The central layer 2 is shared not only by the outer ring, but also by the inner ring near the neck. The lower valve from below inflates the lower circuit of the large ring and the lower circuit of the small ring (have an air connection), and the upper valve inflates the upper circuit of the large ring and the upper circuit of the small ring (also have an air connection), this makes it possible to make the inner circle flatter ( vertically) and elongated (horizontally).

Additionally, on the inner ring there is an insert under the chin - the most flat place again for the convenience of the child - and additional protection against slipping out.

Circles are made of pvc film, usually from 0.18 mm and above.

The shape of the circle can be any (circle, flower, fish, etc.) - it does not affect functionality.

Due to two independent circuits - upper and lower, inflated separately, high reliability of keeping the child on the water is ensured.

And the presence of the central layer provides increased comfort for the child when using the circle.

The circles are designed for bathing children at home and outdoors at a depth of not more than 1 meter. A distinctive feature of the proposed circles is the possibility of their use from the very birth of the baby, when he is not yet able to independently hold the head. It is worth noting that it is especially useful to develop bathing skills up to 3 months. Circles have a number of features that allow you to use them for swimming from birth. A circle dressed on the child’s neck does not cause any discomfort to the baby, due to the application of the “internal seam” technology, which makes the edges soft to the touch. On the inner side of the circle there is an insert for the child’s chin, which reliably fixes its position and prevents slipping, and the circle-filled rim of the circle does not exert pressure on the baby’s throat. Bilateral “sticky” clasp allows you to adjust the inner size of the circle, which makes it possible to get a comfortable fit to the neck of the child. Thanks to two separate circuits (large and small), inflated separately, additional safety is created during bathing.

Claims (4)

1. A circle for bathing children, containing the outer and inner open rings formed by the front and back layers, the rings at the ends have fasteners, the upper and lower valves for inflation of the rings, the stand that delimits the outer from the inner ring, and the central layer separating the outer ring, and a recess under the chin is made on the surface of the inner ring, characterized in that the inner layer also separates the inner ring, the upper valve is in communication with the upper contour of the outer and inner rings, and the lower valve with the lower Contours outer and inner rings. 2. The circle according to claim 1, characterized in that the seams that are adjacent to the neck of the child are made according to the principle of a seam inward. 3. The circle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the fasteners are made on the principle of velcro. 4. The circle according to claim 3, characterized in that it is made of pvc film with a thickness of at least 0.18 mm

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