Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Water rescue or life protecting apparatus – Personal flotation device
Patent
1997-04-07
1998-05-05
Swinehart, Ed L.
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Water rescue or life protecting apparatus
Personal flotation device
441 88, B03C 908
Patent
active
057466327
ABSTRACT:
A floatation aid is provided which is especially useful for swimming instruction and which includes a harness and two floatation devices. In an exemplary embodiment the floatation devices are positioned over the chest and the lower back of a person. The floatation aid can support a person's body in a horizontal position while in the water, without impeding movement of the person's limbs or torso. The floatation aid can include adjustable fasteners and pockets to allow for addition and removal of multiple buoyant pads to obtain a desired level of floatation.
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