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US 2007/0167094 A1Published application
Swim fin with adjustable web
OwnerRonen Moyalinventor
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Abstract
A swim fin having a web portion pivotably attached to a shoe portion that Is rotatable to a first position substantially perpendicular to the shoe portion for walking and a second position in a plane with the shoe portion for propulsion in water.
Claims23
A swim fin comprising
- a foot portion,
- a web portion, pivotably attached to the foot portion,
- means for pivoting the web portion into a first position and a second position attached to the foot portion wherein the means for pivoting the web portion have an upper resilient member associated with and placed in a channel in the web portion and a lower resilient member associated with and placed in a channel in the foot portion the upper and lower resilient members are one element and means for engaging the web portion in the second position
(canceled)
5-11. (canceled)
The swim fin of claim 8, where a portion of the lower resilient member is exposed in a channel in a toe of the foot portion.
A swim fin comprising:
- a foot portion for holding the foot of the user with a toe extending forwardly on the foot portion, the foot portion having first and second sides, with a channel running therethrough for holding a lower resilient member,
- an aperture at the toe of the foot portion allowing the lower resilient member to be exposed in said aperture;
- a web portion connected to the foot portion by pivoting means and having channels for holding an upper resilient member and a locking mechanism for engaging the lower resilient member in the aperture on the toe of the foot portion.
A swim fin comprising:
- a foot portion,
- a web portion, pivotably attached to the foot portion, means for pivoting the web portion into a first position and a second position, wherein the means for pivoting the web portion have an upper resilient member associated with and placed in a channel in the web portion and a lower resilient member associated with and placed in a channel in the foot portion the upper and lower resilient members are one element and
- a lip attached to the foot portion for engaging the web portion in the second position
26-27. (canceled)
30-33. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.