JPS6327741Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a protective float used when teaching swimming to young children in a pool, and is intended to prevent accidents such as children falling from the pool floor. This is the purpose.

When teaching young children how to swim, pool floors are placed on top of the existing pool floor to raise the level of the pool.Generally, pool floors are installed at predetermined intervals, and young children are asked to place pool floors on top of the existing pool floor. If you tried to stand outside of the pool, you would not be able to stand upright, and if you stepped on the edge of the pool floor, you might slip, which was dangerous. However, until now, no effective device has been known to prevent such dangers, and the system has relied solely on the instructor's attentiveness.

However, this idea connects a fall prevention plate of a predetermined size to the bottom of the float, and attaches a fixture to the bottom of the fall prevention plate to fix it to the pool floor. If installed in the pool, young children will be able to know the location of the pool floor by touching the float, and the fall prevention plate will eliminate the risk of slipping off the pool floor, preventing accidents such as falling from the pool floor. This has been successfully prevented.

This invention will be explained below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

The length is approximately the same as the width of the pool course (e.g.
A cylindrical float (for example, 20 cm in diameter) 1 (180 cm) has a protruding piece 2 connected to the lower side thereof over its entire length, and the protruding piece 2
A fall prevention plate 4 is removably connected via a plurality of rings 3 attached at predetermined intervals. The fall prevention plate 4 is constructed by stretching a net 6 over a rectangular frame 5 (for example, 50 cm long and 180 cm wide) whose lower end reaches the pool floor. It is desirable that the net 6 has a fine mesh so that fingers will not get caught. A plurality of through holes 7 are provided at equal intervals on the lower edge of the frame 5.
One end of the flat rubber 8 is fixed to the flat rubber 8.
A hook 9 is attached to the other end to constitute a fixture 10. In the figure, 11 is a string attached to both ends of the float, and 12 and 13 are through holes for attaching rings.

Next, a method of using the pool protection float shown in the above embodiment will be explained.

The strings 11, 11 of the float 1 are tied respectively to the course ropes 17, 17 above the terminal end side of the pool floor 16 placed on the pool bottom 14 along the course 15 of the pool, and the float 1 is attached to the terminal end side of the pool floor 16. The protective float for the pool is set by fixing it parallel to the edge 16a of the pool floor 16 and hooking the hook 9 of the fixture 10 to the side plate 18 of the pool floor 16. Therefore, depending on the position on the course ropes 17, 17 to which the float 1 is tied, it is possible to appropriately set the distance to the end of each course.

Here, when the swimmer moves along a course divided by course ropes 17, 17 and float 1 and whose distance to the end is preset, as shown by arrow 19 (Figure 3), his hand touches float 1. pool floor 1
It can be confirmed that the user has reached the pool floor 16, and the user can safely and reliably stand on the pool floor 16. At this time, even if you stand near the edge 16a of the pool floor 16, the pool floor 1
There is no risk of slipping off from 6.

Further, according to the above embodiment, since the fall prevention plate 4 is made detachable, the float 1 can be used alone. For example, if the float 1 is fixed between the course ropes 17 and 17 at the front and center of the pool floor 16, it can be used for diving (passing under the float 1 and coming out on the other side). . Note that it is not an essential requirement that the fall prevention plate 4 be detachable.

According to the embodiment described above, since the fall prevention plate 4 is constructed using a net, there is no risk that water resistance against the swimmer will increase due to the fall prevention plate, but the same is true if the net is used in other grid shapes.

Furthermore, the float 1 does not necessarily have to be a single cylindrical float, and may of course be constructed by connecting a plurality of spherical floats, for example.

In other words, according to this invention, a fall prevention plate of a predetermined size is connected to the bottom of the float, so young children who cannot stand up in the pool can safely and reliably stand on the pool floor, thereby preventing accidents such as falls. can be prevented. Furthermore, since swimmers can stand on the pool floor of their own accord without the instructor's attention, it also has the effect of reducing the instructor's labor. Furthermore, since the length of the float is approximately equal to the width of the pool course, there is an effect that the distance to the end of each course can be set freely to a certain extent. Therefore, it is possible to set courses with different course lengths, allowing swimmers to select the course length as appropriate according to their own ability, and also having the effect that the instructor's monitoring effort can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the same state of use, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the same state of use. 1... Float, 4... Fall prevention plate, 10... Fixture, 11... String, 16... Pool floor, 17...
…Course rope.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A float having fixed strips at both ends and having a length approximately equal to the width of the pool course, below the float, having a width approximately equal to the length of the float, and between the float and the pool floor. A protective float for a pool comprising flat plate-shaped fall prevention plates with a length that closes the gaps between the two, and a fixture for fixing the fall prevention plates to the pool floor is attached to the underside of the fall prevention plates. 2. The protective float for a swimming pool as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, in which the fall prevention plate is a rectangular net. 3. The protective float for a pool according to claim 1, wherein the fall prevention plate is detachably connected to the float. 4. The protective float for a swimming pool according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device is constructed by fixing one end of an elastic strip to a fall prevention plate and attaching a hook to the other end of the elastic strip.