US1709873A - Life-preserving and swimming belt - Google Patents

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April 3, 1929. c. H. A.' PETERSEN 1,709,813

LIFE PRESERVING AND SWIMMING BELT Fiied May 10, 1928 (Zn step H A l/red Pefersezz, INVENTOR BY 5Q, a M ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 23, 1929 i 1 ymrn-ransnnvmennn swrmivr rne nnm 'I Application fried May 10,

This iryention relates new and useful improvements in life preserv ng and swimmingbelts and has for ltSObJQCt to produce a device tha may, if desired, conveniently be worn, or :arried about as part of aper sons wcaring apparel, incidentally ready to be put into use at any moment; the said devieo may also be worn in a somewhat 1nflated slate to the effect, that should an ac-' cident befall a person and the latter as a result be thrown into deep water, hewill nevertheless right then be able to keep afloat and have ample opportunity to fill the said device with air, so that it becomes entirely inflated and acquires its full lifting capacity. A further object of my invention 18 to pro-' vide a swimming belt as a facilitating means in regard to the swimming sport, makmg it possible by decreasing the lifting capac ty of the belt to gradually increase the dexterlty of the prospective swimmer and stlmulate his self confidence. D

As this life preserving belt, or the life buoy proper, may be constructed 1n combination with almost any piece of clothing, such as an armless sweater, or, as shown n the drawing, with the shirt of a bathing suit, it should be possible to wear the sa1d life belt without any uncomfortable feeling under all circumstances, whenever a dangerous situation may be expected to arise.

The construction of this life preserv ng belt is very simple, and as only inexpens ve materials are required, the manufacturing cost should accordingly be very small. 7

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangements of parts, hereinafter fully described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying 1 drawings forming parts of this specification,

and in which similar characters of reference 7 indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device attached to some wearing-apparel; Fig. 2 is a vertical, transverse sectional view taken on line a-a of Fig. 1, while Flg. 3 illustrates my device proper, separate from any gar ment.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 10 illustrates the embodiment of my device as it is applied to the trunk of abathing suit; the manner of attachment being 10 and rubber tubes.

(ii-KRISTEN HANSEN ALF-RED PETERSEN, OF EUGEITEfOREG'ON, JASSIG-NQRi TO .NEW

LIFE PRESERVER COIIEPANY, A CORPORATION GF'OBEG ON;

1928-. ser arnm 276,551.

general the same in any instance; 11 indicates a rubber member, formed infone piece, and being-capable of nflat on, thatis, which may be 'expanded n away common to the usual rubber, devices, such as toy-balloons,

The rubber member 11 cmpi-ises' a front and back-portion, indicated by 12' and 13,

respectively, the said portions being integrally connected by the shoulder portions 14 and 15, of which the latter has integrally formed upon it a small rubber tube 16 terminating in a mouthpiece 17 of. the usual kind, that is with a valve-member to admit air into the said rubber member 11, preventing at the time any backflow of air or deflation of the device. When such defiation, however, is desired, it is only necessary to exert a slight pressure upon the top of the valve in the said mouthpiece 'by means of a key .18, and the air will readily escape, and the rubber member become deflated.

Applied to a garment or any wearing-apparel thesaid rubber member may be woven or sewn into the former, as it on its inner side is provided with a reenforcing piece or pieces of material 19, which serves to cover the inner side of the said rubber member, making of thegarment a complete ensemble with nothing of the inflated rubber member exposed to sight.

In order to assure a close and still comfortable fitting of agarment formed with the said device to the body of a person, the device is provided with elastic side ribbons 20 disposed in such a manner as to hold the device snugly in place.

As an additional means of securing the said rubber member. to a garment, the former is made with a plurality of eyelets 21 adapted to be especially connected to the said garments.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form,,construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the" scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I I do not therefore limit myself tothe construction and arrangement shown and described herein. I

' What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States,

1. A swimming belt of the class described, comprising a garment provided with pocket sections formed by an inner reenforcing member a rubber member susceptible of inflation and divided in sections correspond ing to and positioned within the. aforesaid pocket sections, elastic side ribbonsvengaging the lower portions of the said rubber member to secure the garment in position, a plurality of lugs formed upon the said rubber member for the purpose of facilitating a rigid attachment of the latter to the garment, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

'2. A life preserver and swimming belt of the class described, comprising a garment provided with interengaging pocket sections formed by aninner reenforcing member; a

divided into sections corresponding to and positioned within the aforesaid pocket sec tions, elastic side ribbons engaging the lower portions of the saidrubber member to se cure the garment in proper position, means for rigidly connecting the rubber member and garment together, further means for inflating the saidrubber member, and additional means for deflating the same, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

Signed at Eugene in the county of Lane and State of Oregon this 28th day of March A. D. 1928.

CHRISTEN HANSEN ALFRED PETERSEN. a

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