Patent ID: 6071161
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A63B,B63C

Abstract:
A flotation device comprising:buoyant elements to be worn around the mid-section of a human;a band for surrounding the mid-section of the human;means for securing the buoyant elements to the band in selectively different positions whereby the buoyancy effect on the human is variable according to the position of the elements on the band;the buoyant elements including apertures, and the band being threaded through the apertures to affix the buoyant elements with the band; andwherein there are at least four buoyant elements on the belt, at least two elements being substantially elongated and two elements being substantially equal, the elongated elements being relatively larger than the substantially equal elements, and wherein in a first position, elongated elements are placed in adjacency and the equal elements are placed outside of the elongated elements such that a substantial cross-shaped configuration is formed, and wherein in a different configuration the equal elements are placed in adjacency and the elongated elements are placed outside the adjacent equal elements such that a substantially H-shaped configuration is formed.