US Patent Issued to The Coleman on Sept. 9 for "Swim aid with adjustable armbands" (Kansas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,365, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to The Coleman Co. Inc. (Wichita, Kan.).

"Swim aid with adjustable armbands" was invented by Yiyun Culp (Wichita, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swim aid comprising a torso flotation pad, an attachment member, a right armband flotation pad and a left armband flotation pad. The right armband flotation pad is operatively connected to the torso flotation pad and includes an opening for receiving the right arm of a wearer. The left armband flotation pad is also operatively connected to the torso flotation pad and includes an opening for receiving the left arm of a wearer. At least one of the r...