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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian J Awbrey, Boston, MA (US);
Kipp K Dye, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
441120 ;
Abstract
A water sport, fitness, exercise, life preserver, and therapy device (8) including a shortpant design with a flotation waist band (1) , and with an adjustable belt (3) to which flotation modules (10) are attached at various positions around the waist. Pockets (6A) for receiving flotation modules are distributed over the surface of the shortpant. Other material, for example, cups each with an adjustable opening, is arranged to provide adjustable resistance to motion through the water, and the belt has means to attach a tether which the user can exercise by moving to extend the tether. The shortpant is secured to the user via the belt (3) or via suspenders.