Floatation device for teaching proper swimming techniques

Abstract

A floatation device or system for teaching proper swimming techniques and a method for making the same is disclosed. The device of the present invention has an elongated flattened body that is fashioned into a figure-eight like or a pear-like shape. The elongated flattened body is made from one or more buoyant tubular structures that form a first loop with a first aperture and a second loop with a second aperture. At least one of the first and second apertures is sufficiently large enough to be positioned around a torso portion of a swimmer's body. The device is capable of being used in a number of different swimming positions for teaching proper swimming techniques.

1 . A buoyant device comprising an elongated flattened body, the elongated flattened body comprising a first rounded end which tapers to a second rounded end that is smaller than the first rounded end, wherein the first rounded end forms a first loop with a first aperture having a width, such that the first loop is positionable around a torso portion of a swimmer's body. 
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first loop has a diameter of 8 inches or more. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated flattened body comprises foam. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the second rounded end forms a second loop with a second aperture. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the second aperture has a width of 5 inches or more. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the first loop has a width in a range of 15 to 30 inches. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the second loop has a width in a range of 8 to 14 inches. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the first rounded end and the second rounded end span a length of 30 to 40 inches. 
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the first rounded end and the second aperture are separated by a distance in a range of 24 to 30 inches. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated flattened body is made from a first foam tube forming the first loop and the first aperture and a second foam tube attached to the first foam tube and foaming a second loop with a second aperture. 
   
   
       11 . A floatation device comprising an elongated flattened body comprising a buoyant material foaming a first loop structure and a second loop structure coupled to the first loop structure that is proximate to the first loop structure, wherein at least one of the first loop structure and the second loop structure forms an aperture sufficiently large to position the at least one of the first loop structure and the second loop structure around a torso portion of a swimmer. 
   
   
       12 . The floatation device of  claim 11 , wherein the buoyant material includes one or more of an inflatable plastic material and a foam material. 
   
   
       13 . The floatation device of  claim 12 , wherein the first loop structure and the second loop structure form a figure-eight like configuration. 
   
   
       14 . The floatation device of  claim 12 , wherein the first loop structure and the second loop structure are formed from tube structures with diameters in a range of 1.5 to 3.5 inches 
   
   
       15 . The floatation device of  claim 12 , wherein the aperture has a diameter of at least 8 inches. 
   
   
       16 . A system for teaching swimming techniques, the system comprising a buoyant tubular structure that forms adjacent apertures, wherein at least one of the adjacent apertures is sufficiently large to fit around a torso portion of a swimmer. 
   
   
       17 . The system device of  claim 16 , wherein the tubular structure has a diameter in a range of 1.5 to 7 inches. 
   
   
       18 . The system device of  claim 16 , wherein the buoyant tubular structure is inflatable. 
   
   
       19 . The system device of  claim 16 , wherein the buoyant tubular structure comprises a foam material. 
   
   
       21 . The system device of  claim 16 , wherein buoyant tubular structure forms a figure-eight like configuration or a pear shaped structure.