Buoyancy assistance kit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016354639-A1
Application number	US-201515117690-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 11, 2015
Priority date	Feb 12, 2014
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A buoyancy assistance kit including a belt for surrounding part of the trunk of a user and two armbands each surrounding part of an arm of said user respectively, the belt and the armbands each including at least one element arranged so as to ensure a buoyancy assistance function, each armband being connected to said belt by an element, each element having an elasticity which allows the relative position of the armband to be adapted in relation to the belt when being worn.

First claim

1 . A buoyancy Buoyancy assistance kit having a belt that, in use, surrounds part of the trunk of a wearer, and two armbands each of which, in use, surround a part respectively of an arm of said wearer, said belt and said armbands each comprising at least one element arranged to fulfil a buoyancy-aid function, each armband being connected to said belt by means of a connection element, said set being characterised in that each connection element having an elasticity enabling the relative position of the armband to be adapted adjusted with respect to said belt during wearing.

2 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 1 , at least one from among the belt and the armbands is produced from a foam material the density of which is arranged so as to fulfil a buoyancy function.

3 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 1 , at least one from among the belt and the armbands comprises an inflatable chamber.

4 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 1 , each connection element comprises means for reversible association with the armband.

5 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 4 , the belt provided with a housing arranged so as to allow storage of each connection element in said housing when the armbands are disconnected from a respective one of said connection elements.

6 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 5 , characterised in that the housing comprising a flap that is disposed between an open configuration for storing each of the at least one connection elements element in said housing and a closed configuration for holding each element in said housing.

7 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 1 , each connection element being fixed to the belt.

8 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 1 , each connection element comprising means for reversible association with the belt.

9 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 8 , at least one of the armbands provided with a housing arranged so as to enable at least one of the connection elements to be stored in said housing when said connection element is separated from the belt.

10 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to claim 1 , the armbands being connected to the belt by means of the same connection element.

11 . The buoyancy assistance kit according to any claim 1 , the belt equipped with a harness for attaching the belt around the waist of the wearer, said harness being able to slide relative to said belt.

Assignees

• Decathlon Sa

Inventors

• Gonima Nathalie
• Lucas-Bouillon Catherine
• Harpages Antoine

Classifications

• A63B69/14 Primary

  Teaching frames for swimming {; Swimming boards} · CPC title

• A63B2225/605

  Floating · CPC title

• A63B31/12 Primary

  held by, or attachable to, the arms or legs · CPC title

• B63C9/135

  using solid buoyant material · CPC title

• A63B2244/20

  Swimming · CPC title