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US 2017/0291087 A1Published application
Training strap for swimming
AssigneeTYR Sport, Inc.
InventorsEric Carlin Peloquin, Philip Moses Bayer, Philip Kovanis, Matthew Vito DiLorenzo
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Abstract
A strap for use in swim training to immobilize or restrict the legs to promote proper positioning and to build upper body strength. The training strap is specifically configured and adapted to enable controlled adjustability, quick release functionality, and is formed from an elastomeric material. It is also contemplated that the strap may be combined with other straps of the same kind to create a larger diameter for use in other training exercises.
Claims20
A training strap for use while swimming, the training strap comprising:
- a strap body having a central portion, and a pair of opposed end portions, each end portion including a shoulder formed adjacent the central portion;
- a first connector coupled to the strap body and slidable along the central portion, the shoulders being sized and shaped to prevent sliding of the first connector from the central portion to either one of the pair of end portions;
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- a second connector coupled to the strap body and being selectively and cooperatively engageable with the first connector, the second connector being slidable along the central portion, the shoulders being sized and shaped to prevent sliding of the second connector from the central portion to either one of the pair of end portions;
- the strap body having a plurality of adjustment members sized and shaped to enable selective incremental adjustment of the at least one of the first and second connectors relative to the strap body;
- an operative segment of the strap body being defined as that portion of the strap body extending between the first and second connectors;
- at least one of the first and second connectors being adjustably coupled to the strap body to enable selective length adjustment of the operative segment;
- the strap body, the first connector, and the second connector being sized to collectively define a complete loop capable of extending around a first leg and a second leg of a user when the first connector and the second connector are engaged with each other.
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A system for swim training, the system comprising
- a first strap and a second strap, each of the first strap and the second strap comprising:
- a strap body having a central portion, and a pair of opposed end portions, each end portion including a shoulder formed adjacent the central portion;
- a first connector coupled to the strap body and moveable along the strap between the shoulders;
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- a second connector coupled to the strap body and being selectively and cooperatively engageable with the first connector;
- an operative segment of the strap body being defined as that portion of the strap body extending between the first and second connectors;
- at least one of the first and second connectors being adjustably coupled to the strap body to enable selective length adjustment of the operative segment;
- the first connector and the second connector of the first strap being connectable to each other to define a first loop having a first circumference;
- the first connector and the second connector of the first strap being connectable to corresponding ones of the first connector and the second connector of the second strap to define a second loop having a second circumference larger than the first circumference.
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A method of using a training strap for swimming, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a complete loop around a first leg and a second leg of a user with the training strap comprising:
- a strap body having a central portion, and a pair of opposed end portions, each end portion including a shoulder formed adjacent the central portion;
- a first connector coupled to the strap body and moveable along the strap body between the shoulders;
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- a second connector coupled to the strap body and being selectively and cooperatively engageable with the first connector;
- an operative segment of the strap body being defined as that portion of the strap body extending between the first and second connectors;
- at least one of the first and second connectors being adjustably coupled to the strap body to enable selective length adjustment of the operative segment;
- the strap body, the first connector, and the second connector being sized and shaped to collectively define the complete loop when the first connector and the second connector are engaged with each other;
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- adjusting the training strap on the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.