DE202006013802U1 - Miniature swimming pool, for sporting or therapeutic or child development applications, has a single retainer to hold the swimmer in the center without touching the sides - Google Patents

Abstract

The miniature swimming pool, for sporting or therapeutic or child development applications, has a single retainer (1) at one end to hold the swimmer in the center of the pool clear of the sides. The retainer has a curved rod with an eyelet to take a rubber cord with snap hooks. The swimmer is supported by a rubber belt attached to the rubber cord.

Description

The "stationary restraint system" is out of the patent application AZ 20 2006 011 958.2 already submitted draft of a "mobile Restraint system "developed.

Due to the stationary, ie "firmly connected to the pool" restraint system, the pool has an extra quality permanently available:
It can be built in hitherto unknown smallness and placed accordingly in the smallest possible space and used for athletic swimming training, therapeutic or pedagogical exercises or treatments.

For the idea one reduced to body dimensions Pools is the stationary one Restraint system fundamental. Without this would be such a pool due to its reduced dimensions to serious swimming or too therapeutic or educational aligned exercises or treatments completely unsuitable.

Operation of the "stationary restraint system"

The restraint system ( 2 ) consists of a curved rod attached to the front of the pool and provided with an eyelet. Hereby a double guided rubber line is latched in by means of carabiner hooks, which can be adjusted in their length by means of tent clamps. At the other end of the rubber line is attached via a second snap hook a plastic eyelet with belt recording, which is such that through its opening a lap belt with belt buckle can be slidably attached, which the swimmer straps around the waist.

By the right length adjustment The rubber line allows the swimmer to do so with some practice Position in the pool that he feared, without contact to the pool edge have to, can swim freely and athletic.

With the application of the restraint system no movement of the float instead. He is swimming - uniformity the swimming movements provided - exactly on the spot.

The dimensions of the pool ( 5 )

Corresponding can the dimensions of the pool the body length of the respective swimmers like a tailored suit: the Length measurement of the pool arises from the measures a swimmer stretched to the arms and toes, while the Width and depth measure of the lateral used during breaststroke or when scratching or in-depth arm movement can be determined. In In practice, however, a "game" of about 10 cm to the back, front, be added to the left and right as well as down, so that Avoid contact with the edge of the pool.

One Distance of the float of 10 cm to the edges of the pool is - according to personal experience - perfect sufficient if the swimming technique is mature.

One 1.60 m large Swimmers, for example, develop a space requirement when doing crawl swimming of 2 m × 1.10 m × 0.70 m, in breast and dolphin swimming 2 m × 1.30 m × 0.60 m.

Be for all the mentioned swimming pool suitable swimming pool could with the necessary "game" accordingly, for example with the following dimensions 2.20 m (length) × 1.50 m (width) × 0.80 m (Depth). If he uses him exclusively for Crawling wanted, would come He is with a width of 1.30 m.

For one 2 m large Swimmers would become the required dimensions in length increase by 0.4 m, by 0.2 m in width and by 0.1 m in depth.

These conditions can accordingly for all Body sizes based be placed.

The different uses

The different possibilities of use result from the type of suspension of the rubber cord on the pole:
Is the cord attached to the lowest position ( 3a ), so the float is not supported in his buoyancy and must accordingly provide himself by his swimming movements (back crawler, freestyle, dolphin) for the counterweight to the train of rubber cord. (These, by the way, have to be done with more force compared to the "natural swimming movements", as the rubber cord does not allow propulsion and the water offers more resistance to the swimmer's movements, but this should be welcome as a desired training effect.)

If it is hooked at the highest position ( 3b ), the float in his buoyancy is vertically supported elastically from above and can thus perform without swimming movement completely relaxed lying in the "water bed" various relaxation or water habituation exercises independently or under the guidance of the therapist or swimming instructor.

If both fixations are used simultaneously ( 4 ), this constellation can be used by non-swimmers or semi-swimmers and their instructors for the fear-free learning of the swimming movements. Between these two extreme settings, any intervening floating loads can be infinitely adjusted by moving the eyelet.

Presentation of the on the Market mini-pools compared to a mini-pool with "stationary restraint system"

apart pure children's pools, even in the smallest dimensions, begins the "serious" market of swimming pools in Germany and Europe with the smallest serial rectangular pools or Octagonal pools or oval pools according to own research with dimensions of 5.30 m × 3.50 m × 1.30 m (See, for example, http://www.holzpools.de/index.php?id=Produkte).

Of the Disadvantage of such pools: Despite this (compared to "my" pool) yet pretty big moderation are these pools - without the use of the above presented "stationary restraint system" or a commercial countercurrent system - far from it big enough are to swim in it really sporty. You still take already considerable Room shares in the garden or house claim, also require one high water consumption (24.1 cubic meters!) and a corresponding high energy consumption (when heating the water).

These three mentioned consumptions represent economically significant costs, the Naturally with such a small pool (space consumption of 3.52 to 6.09 square meters, Water consumption from 2.46 to 6.69 cubic meters and an energy requirement from 10% to 36% in comparison) are correspondingly lower. Not to mention the much lower purchase price of such a thing small mini pools.

apart of the cost, however, it is the space consumption of 18.55 square meters, the one for the Most represents a veritable barrier to buying, since today Garden Plots and even more the floor plans such areas for the establishment of a pool just do not give. This is the acquisition of such Pools at such spatial restrictions not in question.

Of the The advantage of a real mini-pool with "stationary restraint system" is on the other hand hand: The low space-water and energy consumption in connection with the really athletic, therapeutic or educational use is striking!

This Mini pool can even be in slightly larger apartments be set up, be it in the chubby warm boiler room or in the gym.

In This context also needs to be a public use of my development in gyms, rehabilitation centers, smaller hotels and in schools be thought. One for the public Use suitable pool should of course for users up to 2.10 height m be designed to suit him all is usable.

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stationary restraint system

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at the Pool attached curved guide bar

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at the rod attached eyelet

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first carabiner

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double guided shock cord

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Tent line runners

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second carabiner

8th

Plastic eyelet with strap intake

9

lap

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buckle

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second curved rod

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at the second pole attached eyelet

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extended second pole

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screw

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smallest adjustable angle for the rubber line

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largest adjustable Angle for the rubber line

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first Fixation of the float

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second Fixation of the float

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Manufacturing dimensions of the pool as a result of the body measurements of the float

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Body measurements of the swimmer while swimming

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required free "game" of about 10 cm

Claims (4)

Extremely small swimming pool, characterized in that the float with the help of a stationary restraint system ( 1 ) is kept in a central position in the pool and so can swim without time and space without contact to the edge of the pool ( 1 ). The restraint system consists of a front-mounted curved bar ( 2 ), with an eyelet ( 3 ) is provided. This is done by means of snap hook ( 4 ) a double guided rubber line ( 5 ), which in their length by means of tent tensioner ( 6 ) can be adjusted. To the other end of the rubber line is a second snap hook ( 7 ) a plastic eyelet with belt intake ( 8th ), so arranged is that through its opening a lap belt ( 9 ) with belt closure ( 10 ) can be displaced ( 2 ). Swimming pool according to claim 1, characterized in that a further, in the same way accurately bent rod ( 11 ), which at its free end with an eyelet ( 12 ), into the hollow rod ( 2 ) plugged in ( 3a ) and telescopically continuously extended along the pool ( 13 ) and by means of adjusting screw ( 14 ) on the guide rod ( 2 ) can be fixed in any desired position. In this way, the float can be at different angles of about 15 ( 15 ) to 90 degrees ( 16 ) ( 3b ). Swimming pool according to claim 1 to 2, characterized in that in addition to the first fixation of a float ( 17 ) a second ( 18 ) can be used, so that the float is held simultaneously from two directions - from the front side and from above ( 4 ). Swimming pool according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that the manufacturing dimensions of the pool ( 19 ) individually to the body dimensions of the swimmer - as they unfold during swimming in length, width and depth ( 20 ) - plus a required free "game" to the pool edge of each about 10 cm ( 21 ) can be reduced ( 5 ).