Kickboard training device
AssigneeSports Engineering Group, LLC
InventorsMarc P. Evans, Jane M. Cappaert
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Abstract
A kickboard training device is provided. The kickboard may include an upper surface, a lower surface, and front, rear, left, and right edges bounding the upper and lower surfaces. The kickboard may include opposing wing portions positioned across a longitudinal centerline extending between the front and rear edges. The kickboard may include one or more surface elements associated with at least one of the upper and lower surfaces. The one or more surface elements may be arranged to define a flotation characteristic of the kickboard. The one or more surface elements may include at least one of a channel defined in at least the upper surface, a plurality of grooves defined in at least the lower surface, and one or more ailerons coupled to the kickboard.
Claims16
A kickboard comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface;
- front, rear, left, and right edges bounding the upper and lower surfaces;
- and
- a channel defined within the upper surface at least partially between the front and rear edges;
- wherein the left and right edges undulate between the front and rear edges to define first and second wing portions nearer the front edge than the rear edge;
- wherein a trailing edge portion of the first and second wing portions taper toward each other to adjacent the rear edge;
- and
- wherein a distance between the trailing edge portions of the first and second wing portions increases to the rear edge.
A kickboard comprising:
- opposing front and rear edges;
- a longitudinal centerline extending between the front and rear edges;
- and
- first and second wing portions positioned opposite each other across the longitudinal centerline and positioned nearer the front edge than the rear edge, each of the first and second wing portions defining a convex leading edge portion and a concave trailing edge portion;
- wherein the trailing edge portions of the first and second wing portions taper toward each other to adjacent the rear edge;
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- wherein the distance between the trailing edge portions of the first and second wing portions increases to the rear edge.
A kickboard configured to traverse under the surface of water, the kickboard comprising:
- opposing upper and lower surfaces and opposing front and rear edges;
- a plurality of wings each including a hydrofoil design to provide a degree of hydrodynamic lift to the kickboard while traversing through water, the plurality of wings positioned nearer the front edge than the rear edge;
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- one or more surface elements associated with at least one of the upper and lower surfaces, the one or more surface elements arranged to define a flotation characteristic of the kickboard;
- wherein the one or more surface elements comprises at least one of a channel defined in the upper surface, a plurality of grooves defined laterally in the lower surface, and one or more ailerons coupled to the kickboard;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of grooves provides an aileron effect on the kickboard to trim the kickboard during swim training.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.