An Improved Appliance for Bathers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890-
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for Bathers.
GUY DOUGLAS ARTHUR FLEETWOOD-WILSON, 24 Gerald Road Eaton Square &
War Office, London Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
:-
The said invention relates to the construction of a machine, hereafter called the
"Swimorest," for the use of bathers on sea, rivers, lakes or other waters.
The invention consists of a pair of canoe shaped airtight floats, braced together by
bracketed battens at the two ends screwed to sides & top. A seat which may be
loose or fixed is fitted on top of the floats about the centre for the use of the bather,
a stretcher or footrest which may be fixed or loose is fitted towards each end of the
floats for the use of the bather. A paddle similar to those used on ordinary canoes
is used to propell the above mentioned "Swimorest."
The stretcher or footrest before mentioned may be fixed or left out as desirod.
Dated this 25th day of October 1889.
GUY D. A. FLEETWOOD-WILSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for Bathers.
GUY DOUGLAS ARTHUR FLEETWOOD-WILSON Private Secretary to Secretary of
State for War War Office London S.W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
An improved appliance for bathers called the "Swimorest" affording rest to
swimmers, safety to bathers and a rapid easy and efficient means of locomotion in
the water besides constituting a valuable life saving appliance in seas rivers or inland
waters whatsoever.
It consists of two floats manufactured of wood, or metal combined with wood, or
wood combined with metal or canvas joined together by brackets or stretchers and
furnished with a moveable seat resting on blocks or in sockets foot rests being fitted
at pleasure the whole being propelled by means of a paddle manipulated by a person
sitting or standing.
In describing the drawing attached hereunto Figure 1 shews the machine side view.
Letters A A the floats B B the stretcher rails C the seat D the blocks for seat
EE the discharge hole and plug and H H paddles for propelling the machine.
F and G are enlarged sections shewing the floats & blocks for seat.
The manner in which this improved appliance for bathers is to be used is as
follows:-
If used sitting, the user will sit on the seat, resting his feet one on each float and
he will propel the machine backwards or forwards at will, by means of the paddle
which he will use in the same manner in which a paddle is used to propel a canoe.
If used standing, the user will place a foot on each float discarding the seat which
may be allowed to float in the water or be placed either before or behind the user,
who will propel the appliance backwards or forwards at will using, the paddle in a
similar manner to which it is used to propel a canoe.
The appliance can also be propelled by a swimmer pushing it before him whilst
swimming.
It is also meant to enable a swimmer to rest, by holding on to any part of the
appliance whilst in the water. In like manner it may be used to save life; a person
Price S21

page_text: or persons in the water holding on to any part of the machine which may be propelled
by means of a paddle by another person sitting or standing on the appliance.
Moreover the appliance may be used as a means of transport on the water similarly
to a boat, float or raft.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is ;
1. That this appliance affords an excellent means of teaching persons to swim.
2. That it assures absolute safety to bathers and swimmers.
3. That it can be made of various sizes and weights to suit children as well
as adults.
4. That it admits of easy transport and instantaneous launching and is therefore
an invaluable appliance for saving life.
5. That it is absolutely reliable being unsinkable.
Dated this Fourth day of July Eighteen hundred and ninety.
GUY DOUGLAS ARTHUR FLEETWOOD-WILSON.