Swimmer's float

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR USE BY A SWIMMER, COMPRISING: (A) A BUOYANT BODY MEMBER FORMED IN A THICK PLANAR CONFIGURATION AND HAVING A CENTRAL FORWARD SECTION AND A PAIR OF SIDE SECTIONS ATTACHED TO AND DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES, AND DISPLACED REARWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO THE FORWARD SECTION; (B) A FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SUPPORTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SIDE SECTIONS AND PROJECTING REARWARDLY FROM SAID CENTRAL SECTION BEYOND THE PROJECTION OF SIDE SECTIONS; (C) A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER OPERATIVE TO TELESCOPE WITH AND BEING SLIDABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SO THAT IT MAY BE DISPOSED IN A FIRST, RETRACTED POSITION WHEREIN ITS LENGTH IS SUBSTANTIALLY TELESCOPED WITHIN SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER OR A SECOND, EXTENDED POSITION WHEREIN A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF ITS LENGTH EXTENDS BEYOND SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER; (D) A PROPELLING MEMBER CARRIED ON THE FREE END OF SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER AND HAVING AN EXTENSION IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS; (E) VALVE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID PROPELLING MEMBER AND OPERABLE TO CLOSE A PASSAGE THROUGH SAID PROPELLING MEMBER AT SUCH TIME AS SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER IS MOVED FROM ITS RETRACTED POSITION TO ITS EXTENDED POSITION AND TO OPEN SAID VALVE MEANS AT SUCH TIME AS SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER IS MOVED FROM ITS EXTENDED POSITION TOWARD ITS RETRACTED POSITION; (F) AND FOOT SUPPORT MEANS CARRIED ON SAID PROPELLING MEMBER AND OPERATIVE TO ENGAGE THE LEGS OF AN OPERATOR SUPPORTED WITH HIS TRUNK ON SAID CENTRAL PORTION OF THE BODY MEMBER AND HIS ARMS ON SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF THE BODY MEMBER.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR USE BY A SWIMMER, COMPRISING: (A) A BUOYANT BODY MEMBER FORMED IN A THICK PLANAR CONFIGURATION AND HAVING A CENTRAL FORWARD SECTION AND A PAIR OF SIDE SECTIONS ATTACHED TO AND DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES, AND DISPLACED REARWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO THE FORWARD SECTION; (B) A FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SUPPORTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SIDE SECTIONS AND PROJECTING REARWARDLY FROM SAID CENTRAL SECTION BEYOND THE PROJECTION OF SIDE SECTIONS; (C) A SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER OPERATIVE TO TELESCOPE WITH AND BEING SLIDABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER SO THAT IT MAY BE DISPOSED IN A FIRST, RETRACTED POSITION WHEREIN ITS LENGTH IS SUBSTANTIALLY TELESCOPED WITHIN SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER OR A SECOND, EXTENDED POSITION WHEREIN A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF ITS LENGTH EXTENDS BEYOND SAID FIRST TUBULAR MEMBER; (D) A PROPELLING MEMBER CARRIED ON THE FREE END OF SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER AND HAVING AN EXTENSION IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS; (E) VALVE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID PROPELLING MEMBER AND OPERABLE TO CLOSE A PASSAGE THROUGH SAID PROPELLING MEMBER AT SUCH TIME AS SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER IS MOVED FROM ITS RETRACTED POSITION TO ITS EXTENDED POSITION AND TO OPEN SAID VALVE MEANS AT SUCH TIME AS SAID SECOND TUBULAR MEMBER IS MOVED FROM ITS EXTENDED POSITION TOWARD ITS RETRACTED POSITION; (F) AND FOOT SUPPORT MEANS CARRIED ON SAID PROPELLING MEMBER AND OPERATIVE TO ENGAGE THE LEGS OF AN OPERATOR SUPPORTED WITH HIS TRUNK ON SAID CENTRAL PORTION OF THE BODY MEMBER AND HIS ARMS ON SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF THE BODY MEMBER.