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US 2021/0197028 A1Published application
Swimming Stroke Alignment Tool
AssigneePatricia A. Rohner
InventorPatricia A. Rohner
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Abstract
A training aid to correct arm position during the pulling phase of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, or crawl also referred to as freestyle, when swimming. The disclosed tool provides physical pressure to correct a common swimming error. Said tool prevents medial rotation of the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder rotator cuff during the catch and pull portion of swimming.
Claims13
A swim training apparatus to be worn by a swimmer to maintain correct arm position while swimming comprising:
- an elongated rod, a disk, a hook, and a point;
- wherein the elongated rod has a length defined by its centerline and a vertical plane passing through said centerline;
- wherein said disk is located at the distal end of said rod in a vertical orientation;
- wherein said hook begins at the proximal end of said rod and comprises an initially downward curved extension of said rod, an arc which is formed by the curved extension, and an ending point which lies on the vertical plane of the rod;
- wherein said point is positioned at the end of the hook and has a tip which is oriented away from the rod.
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A computer-readable medium for creating a three-dimensional model of a swim training apparatus comprising:
- a computer readable medium and a data file;
- wherein the data file contains computer readable instructions enabling replication of said swim training apparatus;
- and wherein said swim training apparatus comprises an elongated rod, a disk, a half-elliptical hook, and a point;
- wherein the disk is positioned at the proximal end of the elongated rod and the hook is an extension of the elongated rod and where the curve begins at the distal end of the elongated rod;
- wherein the point is attached at the end of the hook and has a tip.
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The method of swimming comprising:
- attaching a swim training apparatus to an arm;
- wherein the swim training apparatus comprises an elongated rod, a disk, a hook and a point;
- wherein the elongated rod has a length defined by its centerline and a vertical plane passing through said centerline;
- wherein said disk is located at the distal end of said rod in a vertical orientation and secured to the swimmer's palm by means of a strap;
- wherein said hook begins at the proximal end of said rod and comprises an initially downward curved extension of said rod, an arc which is formed by the curved extension, and an ending point which lies on the vertical plane of the rod, and is secured to the swimmer's cubital fossa by means of a strap;
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- wherein said point is positioned at the end of the hook and has a tip which is oriented away from the rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.