US952763A

US952763A - Life-preserving and swimming apparatus.

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Publication number: US952763A
Application number: US52396509A
Authority: US
Inventors: Otto Strohschein
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-10-22
Filing date: 1909-10-22
Publication date: 1910-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 1927-03-22

Description

APPLICATION PILEDOOT22.1909.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910 wi'bncmcs ming Apparatus, of

- proved life-preservin UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

OTTO STROHSCHEIN, OF NEW- YORK, ;N. Y.

TIIFEPRESERVING AND SWIMMING APPARATUS;

T 0 all whom it may concern):

Be it known that I, Ono-Srnonsomam,

a citizen of the Em ire of Germany, residing in New York, 111 the boron h of Man hattan, county and Sta te of ew York,

ody, and attached by means of intercross" shoulder-straps and waist straps to the The body of the life-preserving and swimming device is made of stout canvas provided with a lining of waterproof fabric and connected at the outer edges by a bind ing cemented and stitched thereto.

l The invention consists further of certain details of construction which willbe' fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims. d a

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my imand swimming apparatus shown -as app ied to the body, Fig. 2 is a front-elevation of thesamc,- 5 read out in flatstate, and drawn on a arger scale, so as to show the construction of -the up aratus, and Fig. 3 is a vertical longi' tu in'al section on line 3, 3, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate c0r-' res ending parts throughout the views.

eferring to the drawings, 0. represents the body of my improved life preserving and swimminguapparatus. The body a 18 composed of t ee portions, a chest-portion a, which is made narrower at itsmid'dle portion and provided at its upper end with an inflating tube b provided w th a valve 72 and two end or arm-pit portions a. The chest-portion a has two upwardly-extending portions a" one at each sidepf the mflating tube 6, which form extensions of the chest-portion. and which ereconnected with which the following is By oementin- .Speciflcation of Letters Patent. t t 22, '1910, Application filed October 22, no. Serial No. 523,965.

downwardly curved portions a with short extensions a on the arm-p t portions a The upwardly-extending portions a of the chest-portion a are connected by shoulderstraps cl and buckles d with the shorter extensions a", the shoulder-straps d being adjustable b the buckles and crossed on the back of the ody, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. Tothe lower' ends of the armpitportions a are attached waist-bands or straps e which are crossed at the hack and tiedttogether in front, so that the life reserving and swimming device is tightly eld on the upper part of the body by. means of the intercrossing shoulder-straps d and waist-stra s e.

The b y of the life-preserver is made of an exterior layer; of canvas f, an interior lining of waterproof fabric f which is connected with the exterior 1a war by means of rubber-cement and a bin ing f, which is applied around the edge. of the body a byr'ubber cement and stitches f. and stitching the binding around-the e ges of the chest and armpitportion's a perfectly waterproof inflatable ad is obtained.

Vt en the device is not required for use,

it is preferably folded or rolled up and then placed in the traveling bag or trunk.

When the device is required for use, it is unfolded and a'plied by means of the int :rcrossin'g shoul er-straps and waistbands around the chest and under the armpits of the body and then inflated by blowing air into it by means of the' valvexl tube. The buoyancy imparted to the inflated body and armpitportions supports the body in the water so as to act as a life-pr'eserver. The rounded off portions between the chest-portion and arm itortions ermit the tight hug ing of the. o y around the chest and um er the arm its, while the armpit-portions permit the rec u right support of the body in the water. T e apparatus can also be used for swimming into deep water by persons who cannot swim.

. The advantages of my improved appara us are that it can be conveniently carried alon in the traveling bag or trunk in rolled or oldedu state and applied for use whenever require in case of dan er, while the inflating operation is quickly accomplished through the valved tube as soon as the apparatus is applied to the body. The bodyis made nbso utely air and waterproof portion thereinflating tube,

andmpwardly extending armpit-portions, on the lower part of the ar itortions or attaching the device around t e ody.

2. A life-preserving and swimming apparatus, comprising a body-portion having upwardly-extending portions, an upwardlyextending portion between the d inflating tube between the same,

laterally and upwardly extending armpitportions formin the rear-ends of the bodyportion, inward? -curv'ed portions between the upwardly-extending portions and the armpitportions, intererossin shoulderstraps between the upwardly-extending por tionsand the armpit-portions, and waistan or straps at the lower ends of the arm pit-portions. 7 4

3. A life preserving and swimming apparatus, consisting of a body-portion having a chest portion adapted to rest, against the chest of the wearer, an armpit-portion adapted to rest under the arms of the wearer, up'wardlyextending rtions adapted to rest be between said upwar tions, shorter extensions a apted to and an addi-- latter havingas my invention,

in front of the shou ders a flexiblev valved lily-extending port be hind and against the armpitsand shoulders,

free end-portions extendin from said armrearwardly a ainst the and provide with an upwardcurvature at its lower edge, pit-portion adapted to rest under the arms of t 1e wearer, upwardly-extending portions adapted to rest against and in front of the armpit; and shoulder and forming between each other a depressed portion, a-flexible valve-tube between said upwardl eXtending ortions and attached to the 7d neof said epressed portion, shorter extei sions ada )ted to fit behind and against the arm pits shoulders and forming with is aid a'fmpitportions and said ,(zpwardly-extendih por- .tlOllS downwardly-curved "ortions a apted to fitunder the arm its, ree e 'd-p0rtions extending :from' sai armpit'i /oi'tions upwardly and'rearwardly behin' said shorter extensions, adjustable shoti'ldenstmps connecting each of the "upwardly-extending portions with the opposite'shorter be crossed behind the back 0 the wearer,'and' waist-straps secured to ofthe armpit ortions and be crossed behind 51c back and tied in front of the wearer. a

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing I have signed in name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I, or'ro STROHSCHEIN. \Vitnessi PAUL Goarnn, FANNIE Fisn.

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