Swimming Propulsion Device
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsChristopher C. Langenfeld, Christopher M. Werner, Ryan K. LaRocque, Thomas S. Schnellinger, Stanley B. Smith, III
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Abstract
A swimming propulsion device. The swimming propulsion device includes a fuselage at least one propulsor pivotally connected to the fuselage, and in some embodiments, at least one stabilizer affixed to the fuselage. The device also includes a swimmer connection mechanism removably attached to the fuselage by a locking mechanism whereby the swimmer connection mechanism connects a swimmer to the device, and a control mechanism installed within the propulsor. A method for efficient swimming is also disclosed.
Claims19
A swimming propulsion device comprising:
- a fuselage;
- at least one propulsor connected to the fuselage;
- at least one stabilizer connected to the fuselage;
- and
- a swimmer connection mechanism removably attached to the fuselage by a locking mechanism whereby the swimmer connection mechanism connects a swimmer to the device,
- wherein the at least one propulsor comprising at least two portions connected one to another at a propulsor connection point adjacent to the fuselage and wherein the two portions of the at least one propulsor fold towards one another about the connection point.
A swimming propulsion device comprising:
- a fuselage;
- at least one propulsor connected to the fuselage;
- and
- a swimmer connection mechanism removably attached to the fuselage by a locking mechanism whereby the swimmer connection mechanism connects a swimmer to the device, the swimmer connection mechanism further comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member;
- and
- a fastening mechanism comprising a buckle and strap,
- wherein the first member and second member are attached to one another by the latching mechanism and wherein the first member and second member are ergonomic to a swimmer's bottom leg, and
- wherein the at least one propulsor comprising at least two portions connected one to another at a connection point adjacent to the fuselage and wherein the two portions of the at least one propulsor fold towards one another about the connection point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.