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US3170175A
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Buoyant swimming device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-09-06
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1983-09-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Virgil T Brandt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:43
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63C; B63C9/00; B63C9/08; B63C9/13; B63C9/135
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
318 words
A BUOYANT SWIMMING DEVICE COMPRISING POUCH MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST RECTANGULAR FACE FLEXIBLE MEMBER, A SECOND SIMILAR SHAPED FLEXIBLE MEMBER PERIPHERALLY SECURED TO SAID FIRST FACE MEMBER ALONG ONLY THREE CONSECUTIVE EDGES, THE SECOND EDGE IN THIS SERIES BEING A BOTTOM EDGE THUS DEFINING A POCKET BETWEEN THE TWO SAID MEMBERS, THE POCKET THEREBY HAVING A SEALED BOTTOM AND AN OPEN TOP, BUOYANT MEANS RECEIVED IN SAID POCKET UP TO THE LEVEL OF THE TOP OF SAID POCKET, A FLEXIBLE FLAP COVER EXTENDING FROM AND ACROSS THE UNSECURED EDGE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER AND FOLDABLE OVER SAID UNSECURED EDGE AND THEN EXTENDABLE PARALLEL TO AND OUTSIDE OF A MAJOR TOP PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE TAB MEMBER EXTENDING LENGTHWISE PERPENDICULARLY FROM A FIRST OF SAID CONSECUTIVE EDGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND FACE MEMBERS, HOOK MEMBERS SECURED TO THE TERMINAL END OF SAID TAB MEMBER CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO PROVIDE A FLAT SURFACE SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE EXTERIOR FACE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER, AND INCLUDING A PROJETING HOOK OUTSTANDING FROM THE EXTERIOR FACE OF THE EXTENSION OF SAID FIRST FACE MEMBER, AND A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED EYE MEANS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE HOOK MEANS AND SECURED TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID SECOND FACE MEMBER TO SELECTIVELY RECEIVE SAID HOOK, THE TOTAL HORIZONTAL LENGTH OF THE TAB AND THE PORTION OF THE POCKET BEYOND THE SELECTED EYE BEING SUCH AS TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVICE TO BEING CIRCUMSCRIBED ABOUT VARYING SIZED PORTIONS OF A SWIMMER''S BODY WHEREBY WHEN THE FLAT SURFACE OF THE TAB IS IN OUTERMOST OR EXPOSED RELATIONSHIP WITH A MEMBER OF A SWIMMER''S BODY, THE FLAP COVER WILL BE BOTH IN CONTACT WITH THE SWIMMER AND ALSO HELD CLOSELY TO THE OUTER FACE OF SAID FIRST FACE MEMBER TO KEEP THE COVER IN CLOSED POSITION TO THUS PRECLUDE ACCIDENTAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID BUOYANT MEANS AWAY FROM SAID POCKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
318 words
A BUOYANT SWIMMING DEVICE COMPRISING POUCH MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST RECTANGULAR FACE FLEXIBLE MEMBER, A SECOND SIMILAR SHAPED FLEXIBLE MEMBER PERIPHERALLY SECURED TO SAID FIRST FACE MEMBER ALONG ONLY THREE CONSECUTIVE EDGES, THE SECOND EDGE IN THIS SERIES BEING A BOTTOM EDGE THUS DEFINING A POCKET BETWEEN THE TWO SAID MEMBERS, THE POCKET THEREBY HAVING A SEALED BOTTOM AND AN OPEN TOP, BUOYANT MEANS RECEIVED IN SAID POCKET UP TO THE LEVEL OF THE TOP OF SAID POCKET, A FLEXIBLE FLAP COVER EXTENDING FROM AND ACROSS THE UNSECURED EDGE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER AND FOLDABLE OVER SAID UNSECURED EDGE AND THEN EXTENDABLE PARALLEL TO AND OUTSIDE OF A MAJOR TOP PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE TAB MEMBER EXTENDING LENGTHWISE PERPENDICULARLY FROM A FIRST OF SAID CONSECUTIVE EDGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND FACE MEMBERS, HOOK MEMBERS SECURED TO THE TERMINAL END OF SAID TAB MEMBER CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO PROVIDE A FLAT SURFACE SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE EXTERIOR FACE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER, AND INCLUDING A PROJETING HOOK OUTSTANDING FROM THE EXTERIOR FACE OF THE EXTENSION OF SAID FIRST FACE MEMBER, AND A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED EYE MEANS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE HOOK MEANS AND SECURED TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID SECOND FACE MEMBER TO SELECTIVELY RECEIVE SAID HOOK, THE TOTAL HORIZONTAL LENGTH OF THE TAB AND THE PORTION OF THE POCKET BEYOND THE SELECTED EYE BEING SUCH AS TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVICE TO BEING CIRCUMSCRIBED ABOUT VARYING SIZED PORTIONS OF A SWIMMER''S BODY WHEREBY WHEN THE FLAT SURFACE OF THE TAB IS IN OUTERMOST OR EXPOSED RELATIONSHIP WITH A MEMBER OF A SWIMMER''S BODY, THE FLAP COVER WILL BE BOTH IN CONTACT WITH THE SWIMMER AND ALSO HELD CLOSELY TO THE OUTER FACE OF SAID FIRST FACE MEMBER TO KEEP THE COVER IN CLOSED POSITION TO THUS PRECLUDE ACCIDENTAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID BUOYANT MEANS AWAY FROM SAID POCKET.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-02-23 | 1968-08-24 | 1969-02-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-02-23 | 1972-08-24 | 1973-02-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-02-23 | 1976-08-24 | 1977-02-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |