Patent ID: 7185598

Claim:
A swim training and buoyancy assist device for an anchoring device being mounted at a certain location beside a swimming pool, the swim training and buoyancy assist device comprising a resilient element having a proximal end; and a distal end; a resilient tether connected to the resilient element and having a proximal end; and a distal end; and a resilient element housing having an upper outer casing being hollow and having an upper opening; a lower opening; a flange formed at the upper opening of the upper outer casing; and an outer surface; a lower outer casing being hollow and combining with the upper outer casing and having an upper opening; a lower opening; an inner surface; and a flange formed at the lower opening of the lower outer casing; an upper inner casing located inside the upper outer casing, extending out through the upper opening of the upper outer casing and having a bottom opening; a top; an outer surface; an inner top; a ring mounted on the top of the upper inner casing; and a shoulder formed at the outer surface of the upper inner casing, near the bottom opening of the upper inner casing and engaging the flange of the upper outer casing; and a lower inner casing mounted inside the lower outer casing, extending out through the lower opening of the lower outer casing and having a top opening; a bottom; an outer surface; an inner bottom; a ring mounted on the bottom of the lower inner casing; and a shoulder formed at the outer surface of the lower inner casing, near the top opening of the lower inner casing and engaging the flange of the lower outer casing; wherein the proximal end of the resilient element is attached to the inner top of the upper inner casing; the distal end of the resilient element is attached to the inner bottom of the lower inner casing; and the proximal end of the resilient tether is connected to the ring of the lower inner casing.