JP3196479U - Swimming aids - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a swimming aid that can be attached to the torso and used for swimming practice using both hands and legs and during rehabilitation of the limbs, and can be easily attached at the connecting part even for people with reduced limbs. . A water-resistant plastic sheet 1 having a two-layer structure that continuously forms closed cells, and a cloth sheet 5 having flexibility and water resistance laminated and integrated on the entire surface of one side thereof. An underwater levitation sheet material 6 having a predetermined buoyancy is formed, and a fabric sheet provided with the underwater levitation sheet material 6 is molded so as to be attachable to a part of the body torso, and this is attached to the body torso. By providing the connecting portion 7 that can be fixed at the time, a predetermined buoyancy is obtained by the closed cell, and it can be used without using air during use, and even if there is a portion that breaks into the closed cell, it is influenced as a whole. Furthermore, since the cloth-made sheet | seat which has a softness | flexibility is laminated | stacked only on one side, it can be bent easily along a body line. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention makes it possible to levitate the body, especially the torso, with a predetermined buoyancy when swimming for beginners who are not good at swimming, or for rehabilitation performed by people with reduced limbs, and assists in swimming. It relates to a swimming aid that can be used.

  Conventionally, instead of aiming to float the body underwater like a buoy or life jacket (life jacket), it is possible to float by giving a predetermined buoyancy during swimming as an aid for swimming practice Various things have been proposed and used.

  First, in general, air is injected into a sealed bag like a floating ring to give buoyancy, or it is supported by a hand like a beet board or used in a crotch. Some resin plates impart buoyancy. In addition, a swimsuit that imparts buoyancy to the swimsuit itself has been proposed. For example, a bag is formed inside the swimsuit and a floating pad is inserted (Patent Document 1). There exists what stuck the synthetic resin foam as a core material (patent document 2).

Utility model registration No. 3188095 Public Utility Model Publication No. Sho 63-64714

  In the prior art as described above, the main purpose of the floating ring type is to float the body itself, and the purpose of swimming is mainly for children who have started swimming, and swimming using both hands and legs. Not suitable for practice. In addition, it is troublesome because it is necessary to put air in and use it after use. As for the following beat plate type, it is necessary to swim while supporting with hands or both legs (groins), and only one of hands or legs can be used, so as an aid when swimming with both hands / legs Was insufficient, especially when swimming for rehabilitation of the hands and legs.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, since the swimsuit itself is processed, not only is the swimsuit expensive, but it also takes time to store and take out a buoyancy pad and foam. In addition, the buoyancy body to be stored is less flexible than the fabric of the swimsuit, so the feeling of wearing the swimsuit on the body is impaired, and even if practice eliminates the need for levitation, Bags and pockets for storing pads and foams remain as they are, and there is a problem that it is difficult to swim.

  In order to solve this problem, the swimming auxiliary device of the present invention includes a water-resistant plastic sheet having a two-layer structure that continuously forms closed cells, and a flexible and laminated laminated whole surface on one side. An underwater levitation sheet material having a predetermined buoyancy is constituted by a fabric sheet having water resistance, the underwater levitation sheet material is molded so as to be attachable to a part of a body part, and the underwater levitation that has been molded It is provided with a connecting portion that can be fixed when the sheet material is mounted on the body torso.

  As described above, in the present invention, since the swimming aid is mounted on the torso, both hands and both legs can be used freely, and can be used for swimming practice or rehabilitation using both hands and both legs. It is. At the time of wearing, since it can be easily fixed at the connecting portion, it can be worn even by people with disabilities.

  Further, in the present invention, since a sheet in which closed cells are formed by a water-resistant plastic sheet having a two-layer structure is used, it is not necessary to put air in use and the closed cells are continuously formed. Even if there is a portion that is destroyed by the closed cells, a predetermined buoyancy can be maintained without being influenced as a whole.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, a cloth sheet having flexibility only on one side is laminated with a sheet having a two-layer structure, so that the other side of the closed cell is not restricted in bending as in the three-layer structure, and is flexible. It can be easily bent together with the fabric sheet. Therefore, when mounting to the body torso, the fabric sheet side can be easily bent along the surface line of the torso body surface to be adapted.

(A) The figure is a front view of the swimming aid according to the first embodiment of the present invention, (b) The figure is the rear view, (c) The figure is the AA line partial enlarged sectional view in (a) figure 1A is a front perspective view of a swimming aid according to the first embodiment of the present invention in use, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion AA in FIG. 1A. Figure (A) The figure is a front view of a swimming aid according to the second embodiment of the present invention, (b) is a front view of the same use state (A) The figure is a front view of the swimming aid according to the third embodiment of the present invention, (b) The figure is a front view of the same use state (A) The figure is a back side perspective view of the use state of the swimming aid according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, (b) is a front side perspective view of the use state.

  The invention described in claim 1 of the present invention has a water-resistant plastic sheet having a two-layer structure in which closed cells are continuously formed, and has flexibility and water resistance laminated and integrated on the entire surface of one side. The underwater levitation sheet material having a predetermined buoyancy is constituted by the cloth sheet, and the underwater levitation sheet material part and a part of the body torso are mounted by extending the cloth sheet laminated on the part. A connecting portion that can be fixed when the molded underwater levitation sheet material is attached to the body of the body. With this configuration, when swimming, it is not necessary to add air, and a predetermined buoyancy can be obtained without being supported by the limbs by being fixedly attached to a predetermined body torso with a connecting portion. Moreover, at the time of the mounting | wearing, it can be bent | folded and mounted | worn by making the cloth sheet | seat side laminated on the single side along the body torso surface line.

  The invention according to claim 2 is configured such that the formed fabric sheet constituting the underwater floating sheet material is formed into a wide belt shape or a corset shape. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a swimming aid that can be worn from the waist to the abdomen of the body torso.

  The invention according to claim 3 is configured such that the molded cloth sheet constituting the underwater levitation sheet material is formed into a waistcoat shape or a life jacket shape. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a swimming aid that can be worn from the chest to the back of the body torso.

  The invention according to claim 4 is configured such that the cloth-made sheet forming the underwater levitation sheet material is formed in a pant shape or a hip guard shape. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a swimming aid that can be worn from the waist to the buttocks of the body torso.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a cloth sheet of a portion where the connecting portion extends from the underwater levitation sheet material portion and is connected so as to overlap, and one side is provided with a hook and the other side is detachable from the hook. A loop fastener is configured by providing a loop. With this configuration, attachment / detachment to / from the body can be easily performed.

  The invention according to claim 6 is configured such that the cloth sheet in which the connecting portion is formed is formed integrally or by another member so as to have stretchability between the underwater levitation sheet material and the connecting portion in one or both. It is a thing. With this configuration, when wearing on the body, it can be worn while giving more adhesion, and displacement during use can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. This embodiment is configured in a corset shape that can be worn on the waist as a swimming aid, and FIG. 1 (a) is a front view of the outer surface in the worn state, and FIG. The rear view and (c) are enlarged sectional views taken along line AA in FIG. 2A is a front perspective view of the same use state, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged sectional view of the AA line portion in FIG. 1A.

  In Example 1, 1 is a water-resistant plastic sheet having a two-layer structure, and has a two-layer structure including a front-side sheet material 3 and a back-side sheet material 4 that continuously form closed cells 2. Here, the front surface side sheet material 3 is formed by continuously forming a peak portion 3a and a trough portion 3b projecting on the surface, and sticking the trough portion 3b to the back surface side sheet material 4, thereby An independent air layer, that is, closed cells 2 are continuously formed between the back side sheet material 4 in the mountain portion 3a. A cloth sheet 5 is laminated on the back side of the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 having a two-layer structure in which closed cells 2 are continuously formed as a whole, that is, on the entire surface of the flat back side sheet material 4. With such a configuration, the underwater levitation sheet material 6 having a predetermined buoyancy is constituted by the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 having a two-layer structure in which the closed cells 2 are continuously formed and the cloth sheet 5 laminated thereon. To do. Here, since the underwater levitation sheet material 6 is attached to the body torso and used in water, it has water resistance and can be attached along the surface line of the body torso. It also has flexibility.

  In this embodiment, the cloth sheet 5 constitutes a swimming aid in the form of the corset of the present embodiment as a whole, and is molded so that it can be mounted from the waist to the trunk of the abdomen, and is mounted on the trunk. It has a connecting part that can be fixed. The connecting portion is configured by extending the fabric sheet 5 from the molded portion constituting the above-described underwater levitation sheet material 6 so that the extended portions on both sides thereof overlap each other. In the cloth sheet 5 of the portion constituted by this extension, hook hooks 7a are provided on one side and loops 7b that can be attached to and detached from the hooks 7a are provided on the other side to constitute the hook-and-loop fastener 7. Here, the hook 7 a is provided at one end on the back side of the cloth sheet 5, and the loop 7 b is provided at the other end on the back side of the cloth sheet 5.

  The configuration of the hook-and-loop fastener 7 can be easily attached to and detached from the body, and the state of use is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the corset-shaped swimming aid 8 including the hook-and-loop fastener 7 is connected to the front surface of the body 9 by the hook-and-loop fastener 7 at the waist of the body 9, thereby forming the underwater levitation sheet material 6. Will be located on the back of the lower back of the body 9.

  In addition, in the mounted state of the swimming aid 8, the underwater levitation sheet material 6 is bent or curved along the line of the mounting portion with respect to the body 9 as shown in FIG. For this, in the water-resistant plastic sheets 3 and 4 having a two-layer structure in which closed cells 2 are continuously formed, a flexible cloth sheet 5 is laminated on the flat back-side sheet material 4. That is, it can be easily bent at the valley 3b without restraining the peak 3a of the surface side sheet 3 having the closed cells 2.

  In the first embodiment, the corset-shaped swimming aid 8 is used. However, even if the belt is wide in shape, the same effect can be obtained by attaching it from the waist to the abdomen.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is configured as a hip guard shape that can be worn on the waist as a swimming aid, and FIG. 3A is a front view showing the outer surface in the worn state. FIG. The figure is a front view of the same use state.

  In Example 2, 1 is a water-resistant plastic sheet having a two-layer structure in which closed cells are continuously formed, and the configuration thereof is the same as that of Example 1. In this example, the back surface of the sheet 1 is used. The cloth sheet 5 laminated on the entire surface of the side is extended to form a hip guard-shaped swimming aid 10 as a whole. In this example, the underwater levitation sheet material 6 having the predetermined buoyancy described above is formed in the portion where the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 is affixed. Further, the fabric sheet 5 constitutes a connecting part for wearing on the body, so that the left and right belt parts 11a and 11b for fixing to the waist part and a tongue piece that can be wound around the crotch for fixing to the thigh part. The projecting portions 13a and 13b for fixing to the thighs are formed opposite to the tongue-shaped portions 12a and 12b. Then, hooks 7a are provided on one end of each of the tip portions that overlap when mounted, and a loop 7b that can be attached to and detached from the hook 7a is provided on the other side to constitute the hook-and-loop fastener 7.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the working state of the second embodiment is attached to the waist by the left and right belt portions 11a and 11b, and the thighs by the tongue-like portions 12a and 12b and the protruding portions 13a and 13b. Can be attached to. In this state, the portion of the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 having a two-layer structure that continuously forms closed cells is present from the back of the waist to the buttocks. In this example, the portion of the seat 1 is formed only on the back side when mounted, but the width of the belt portions 11a and 11b may be widened and provided in this portion.

  Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is constructed so that it can be worn as a swimming aid from the waist to the crotch and is in a pants shape in the worn state, and FIG. 4 (a) is a development that becomes the outer surface in the worn state. The front view of a state and (b) figure are the front views of the use state.

  In Example 3, 1 is a water-resistant plastic sheet having a two-layer structure in which closed cells are continuously formed, and the structure thereof is the same as that of Example 1. In this example, the back surface of the sheet 1 is used. The cloth sheet 5 laminated on the entire surface of the side is extended so as to form a pants-shaped swimming aid 14 when attached to the body as a whole. For this purpose, the front part 15 in the mounted state, the rear part 16, and the crotch part 17 that connects the front part 15 and the rear part 16 are formed, and the front part 15 and the rear part 16 are respectively connected on the left and right sides, thereby forming a pants shape. Can be attached to the body 9. Since the cloth sheet 5 constitutes a connecting portion for wearing on the body, a hook 7a is provided on one side and a loop 7b detachably attached to the hook 7a on the other side at each of the left and right tip portions that overlap when worn. The hook-and-loop fastener 7 is provided. Also in this example, the underwater levitation sheet material 6 having the predetermined buoyancy described above is configured in the portion where the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 is affixed. In this embodiment, the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 is provided at the rear portion 16 and constitutes a water-resistant plastic sheet 1b having a size smaller than that of the rear water-resistant plastic sheet 1a.

  The use state of this Example 3 is as shown in FIG. 5B, where the front part 15 and the rear part 16 are lifted by bending at the crotch part 17, and the front part 15 constituting the hook-and-loop fastener 7 is formed on both sides of the waist part of the body 9. By attaching the hook 16a on the rear part 16 side to the loop part 7b on the side, it is attached to the body 9 as a pants shape. In this embodiment, by adjusting the size from the crotch portion 17 to the upper edges of the front portion 15 and the rear portion 16, the size of the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 can be adjusted, and the predetermined buoyancy as a whole can be adjusted. is there.

  Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is configured so that it can be worn from the shoulder to the back as a swimming aid and is in a vest shape when worn, and FIG. 5A is a rear perspective view of the used state. (B) The figure is a front side perspective view of the use state.

  In FIG. 5, 1 is a water-resistant plastic sheet having a two-layer structure in which closed cells are continuously formed, and the configuration thereof is the same as that of Example 1. In this example, the back side of the sheet 1 is used. The cloth sheet 5 laminated on the entire surface of the body is extended so as to form a waistcoat-shaped swimming aid 18 when attached to the body 9 as a whole. For this purpose, the left and right shoulder belt portions 19a and 19b in the wearing state and the left and right abdominal belt portions 20a and 20b for mounting on the abdomen are formed, and the constitution can be attached by connecting the abdominal belt portions 20a and 20b. It has become. The connecting portion at the time of wearing constitutes a hook-and-loop fastener 7 by providing a hook 7a on one side and a loop 7b detachably attached to the hook 7a on the other end at the tip portions of the abdominal belt portions 20a and 20b.

  In this embodiment, the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 having a two-layer structure that continuously forms closed cells is only the back portion, but may be provided on the shoulder belt portions 19a and 19b and the abdominal belt portions 20a and 20b. .

  As described above, the first to fourth embodiments have been described. As a common content in each embodiment, a developable embodiment will be described. On the back side of the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 having a two-layer structure that continuously forms closed cells, the cloth sheet 5 that is laminated on the entire surface to constitute each of the swimming aids or that constitutes the connecting portion is: However, it is not always necessary to use one cloth sheet 5, and a plurality of sheets may be used as a whole. Here, in the portion where the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 having a two-layer structure that continuously forms the closed cells is formed, at least the entire back side of the water-resistant plastic sheet 1 has flexibility and water resistance. It is necessary to laminate and integrate a cloth sheet having

  In view of the purpose of wearing the swimming aid of the present invention on the body, the cloth sheet 5 provided with the hooks 7a and the loops 7b of the hook-and-loop fastener 7 constituting the connecting portion is a two-layer water-resistant plastic. In addition to the above-mentioned flexibility and water resistance, it is preferable to have a stretchable structure between the portion where the sheet-made sheet 1 is formed and the extension portion constituting the hook 7a or the loop 7b of the surface fastener 7. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to improve the adhesion of the inventive swimming aid to the body.

  Moreover, the structure of a connection part is not limited to the connection structure by the hook_and_loop | surface fastener 7, It may be comprised by fasteners, such as wire fasteners, such as a zipper, or a button, or a string, and can be connected. I just need it.

  The present invention makes it possible to levitate the body, especially the torso, with a predetermined buoyancy when swimming for beginners who are not good at swimming, or for rehabilitation performed by people with reduced limbs, and assists in swimming. Can be used as a swimming aid that can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water-resistant plastic sheet | seat of 2 layers structure which forms closed cell continuously 2 Closed cell 3 Surface side sheet material 3a Mountain part 3b Valley part 4 Back side sheet material 5 Fabric sheet 6 Underwater levitation sheet material 7 Surface fastener 7a Hook 7b Loop 8 Corset-shaped swimming aid 9 Body 10 Hip guard-shaped swimming aid 11 Belt portion 12 Tongue piece 13 Protruding portion 14 Pants-shaped swimming aid 15 Front portion 16 Rear portion 17 Crotch portion 18 Waistcoat-shaped swimming Auxiliary tool 19 Shoulder belt part 20 Shoulder belt part

Claims (6)

A two-layered water-resistant plastic sheet that continuously forms closed cells, and a flexible and water-resistant cloth sheet laminated and integrated on the entire surface of one surface thereof, thereby floating in water with a predetermined buoyancy. Composing sheet material,
The underwater levitation sheet material part and the part where the cloth sheet laminated on the part is extended so as to be attachable to a part of the body torso, A swimming aid comprising a connecting portion that can be fixed when mounted on a torso.   2. The swimming aid according to claim 1, wherein the molded fabric sheet constituting the underwater levitation sheet material is configured in a wide belt shape or a corset shape.   2. The swimming aid according to claim 1, wherein the molded fabric sheet constituting the underwater levitation sheet material is configured in a waistcoat shape or a life jacket shape.   2. The swimming aid according to claim 1, wherein the molded fabric sheet constituting the underwater levitation sheet material is configured in a pants shape or a hip guard shape.   The connecting portion is a portion of the cloth sheet that is extended from the underwater levitation sheet material and is connected so as to overlap, and a hook is provided on one side and a loop that can be attached to and detached from the hook is provided on the other side to form a hook-and-loop fastener The swimming auxiliary device according to claim 1, wherein the swimming auxiliary device is a swimming aid.   2. The cloth sheet in which the connecting portion is configured is characterized in that it is configured integrally or by another member so as to have stretchability between the underwater levitation sheet material and the connecting portion in one or both. To 5. The swimming aid according to 5.