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US3694837A
US3694837A US66751A US3694837DA US3694837A US 3694837 A US3694837 A US 3694837A US 66751 A US66751 A US 66751A US 3694837D A US3694837D A US 3694837DA US 3694837 A US3694837 A US 3694837A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
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    • B63B34/00—Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure
    • B63B34/50—Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles

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  • This invention refers generally to floating bodies and more specifically to a floating body, which is intended to be used in the sea, in swimming pools and similar places where an artificial island, where swimmers may rest, is desired.
  • Floating bodies containing encapsuled air volumes and/or floating elements are known per se but they are difficult to use owing to their tendency to tilt. The difficulty of embarking such floating bodies is further increased by the fact that their upper supporting surface is located at a considerably higher level than the level of the surrounding water.
  • the main object of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages referred to and to provide a floating body, which may rotate about a vertical axis, thus enhancing the amusement possibilities of the floating body.
  • FIG. 1 shows the new floating body in a perspective view and FIG. 2 is a central section through the floating body according to FIG. 1.
  • the floating body comprises an outer receptacle 1, which is preferably made from plastic, reinforced material. Resting against the bottom surface 2 of said outer receptacle is a flange and sealing elements portion 3 of an inner receptacle 4, the bottom 5 of which, faces upwardly and serves as a support for a cover 6. Also this cover and the inner receptacle may be made from reinforced plastic material, and the cover may be secured to the receptacle by means of screws or the like [not shown/ at the periphery of the cover. Also in the central portion the cover may be secured to the bottom 5 of the inner receptacle.
  • a fastening element 7 which with its free end penetrates a hole 8 in the bottom surface of the outer receptacle.
  • Said fastening element may be in the shape of a bolt having flanges and/or nuts 9, by means of which the inner receptacle may be pressed against the bottom of the outer receptacle.
  • the fastening element 7 is provided with a rotatable securing means 10 for a rope or the like for anchoring the floating body.
  • a conduit 11 which opens into the upper portion of the receptacle 4 extends preferably radially outwardly and ends in a manually operable control valve [2 for permitting air to leave the inner receptacle 4.
  • the inner and outer receptacles form together an outer space 13, which contains air and floating elements 14 like pieces of sponge or cellular material and an inner space 15, which contains a certain amount of air.
  • the floating body may be manufactured in the shape of a circular or rotational body and as the body is anchored at the center the floating body may be rotated, which makes a very amusing effect and inspires to water games.
  • this floating body may be anchored with a single, slack rope.
  • a floating body preferably for bathing purposes comprising a hollow cylindrical body having a partition wall which divides the interior of said body into an outer annular section and an inner central section, said inner central section having in its lower portion at least one opening through which water may enter into said section and that the upper portion of said inner central section having an opening to the atmosphere and a manually operable control valve for controlling said inner central section upper opening in order to vary the draught of the floating body.
  • a floating body as claimed in claim 2 characterized in that the upper portion of said inner section communicates with the free air a conduit one end of which opens into said inner section at the upper portion of the same and the opposite end opens into a said manually operable control valve mounted at the periphery of said floating body, immediately below the cover of said body.

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US3893201A (en) * 1974-01-25 1975-07-08 Us Navy Multi-buoyancy buoy
US4098214A (en) * 1976-03-26 1978-07-04 Kanazawa Tsusho Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha Float made of an automobile-tire
US4249277A (en) * 1978-09-15 1981-02-10 Emile Plante Lobster buoy spindle
US4366806A (en) * 1980-08-18 1983-01-04 Engineering & Research Assocs., Inc. Solar pool heater
US4613131A (en) * 1983-03-02 1986-09-23 Anderson Erma N Exercise device for physical therapy
US4669989A (en) * 1986-01-17 1987-06-02 N. A. Taylor Co., Inc. Nun, can, and danger buoys construction
DE29514121U1 (de) * 1995-09-02 1995-11-02 Renn, Kurt, 95028 Hof Wasserrutsche
US5820429A (en) * 1994-11-04 1998-10-13 Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S. Arrangement in a loading/unloading buoy for use in shallow waters
US6135045A (en) * 1999-04-27 2000-10-24 Staff; Edward C. Floating platform
US6171160B1 (en) * 1999-02-26 2001-01-09 Shelley S. Skaggs Floating devices connection and/or storage system and table
US6482097B1 (en) * 2001-08-23 2002-11-19 Riva Sports, Inc. Aquatic game
US20040134405A1 (en) * 2001-01-12 2004-07-15 David Lekhtman Modular scaleable floating system
US6808434B1 (en) 2003-09-08 2004-10-26 Gary T. Park Buoyant chair and table ensemble
US20050181688A1 (en) * 2004-02-12 2005-08-18 John Roberts Island swim raft
US20090288249A1 (en) * 2008-05-24 2009-11-26 Carolann Douglas Bathtub seat
WO2011161675A2 (en) 2010-06-21 2011-12-29 Top-It-Up Ltd. Floating device and method of using the same
USD817937S1 (en) * 2016-11-08 2018-05-15 Simeon BROWN Dish billboard wrap
US10227869B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-03-12 Joy Global Underground Mining Llc System and method of detecting dull and worn cutter bits
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FR2606290B1 (fr) * 1986-03-13 1989-04-21 Strozzi Albert Jeu de piscine
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US2706630A (en) * 1953-03-27 1955-04-19 Edwin R Cisne Water game and amusement device
US2906531A (en) * 1957-10-24 1959-09-29 George M Merickel Water toy
US3035286A (en) * 1958-08-04 1962-05-22 Fiber Foam Marine Products Inc Buoyant structures
US3048859A (en) * 1960-10-05 1962-08-14 Norman Perlman Raft
CA706171A (en) * 1965-03-23 R. Mosdell Daryl Floating marine structure
US3344764A (en) * 1964-05-15 1967-10-03 Ziermann Attila Floating body

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CA706171A (en) * 1965-03-23 R. Mosdell Daryl Floating marine structure
US2706630A (en) * 1953-03-27 1955-04-19 Edwin R Cisne Water game and amusement device
US2906531A (en) * 1957-10-24 1959-09-29 George M Merickel Water toy
US3035286A (en) * 1958-08-04 1962-05-22 Fiber Foam Marine Products Inc Buoyant structures
US3048859A (en) * 1960-10-05 1962-08-14 Norman Perlman Raft
US3344764A (en) * 1964-05-15 1967-10-03 Ziermann Attila Floating body

Cited By (21)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3893201A (en) * 1974-01-25 1975-07-08 Us Navy Multi-buoyancy buoy
US4098214A (en) * 1976-03-26 1978-07-04 Kanazawa Tsusho Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha Float made of an automobile-tire
US4249277A (en) * 1978-09-15 1981-02-10 Emile Plante Lobster buoy spindle
US4366806A (en) * 1980-08-18 1983-01-04 Engineering & Research Assocs., Inc. Solar pool heater
US4613131A (en) * 1983-03-02 1986-09-23 Anderson Erma N Exercise device for physical therapy
US4669989A (en) * 1986-01-17 1987-06-02 N. A. Taylor Co., Inc. Nun, can, and danger buoys construction
US5820429A (en) * 1994-11-04 1998-10-13 Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap A.S. Arrangement in a loading/unloading buoy for use in shallow waters
DE29514121U1 (de) * 1995-09-02 1995-11-02 Renn, Kurt, 95028 Hof Wasserrutsche
US6171160B1 (en) * 1999-02-26 2001-01-09 Shelley S. Skaggs Floating devices connection and/or storage system and table
US6135045A (en) * 1999-04-27 2000-10-24 Staff; Edward C. Floating platform
US20040134405A1 (en) * 2001-01-12 2004-07-15 David Lekhtman Modular scaleable floating system
US6482097B1 (en) * 2001-08-23 2002-11-19 Riva Sports, Inc. Aquatic game
US6808434B1 (en) 2003-09-08 2004-10-26 Gary T. Park Buoyant chair and table ensemble
US20050181688A1 (en) * 2004-02-12 2005-08-18 John Roberts Island swim raft
US7140936B2 (en) * 2004-02-12 2006-11-28 John Roberts Island swim raft
US20090288249A1 (en) * 2008-05-24 2009-11-26 Carolann Douglas Bathtub seat
WO2011161675A2 (en) 2010-06-21 2011-12-29 Top-It-Up Ltd. Floating device and method of using the same
US9493922B2 (en) 2010-06-21 2016-11-15 Neotop Water Systems Ltd. Floating device and method of using the same
US10227869B2 (en) 2015-04-09 2019-03-12 Joy Global Underground Mining Llc System and method of detecting dull and worn cutter bits
USD817937S1 (en) * 2016-11-08 2018-05-15 Simeon BROWN Dish billboard wrap
US10773352B2 (en) 2017-06-05 2020-09-15 Joy Global Underground Mining Llc System and method for determining efficiency of an industrial machine

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