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US 4,302,194 AGranted
Combined aquatic support and propulsion device
OwnerGavino R. Peralesinventor
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Abstract
A combined propulsion and support device for use by a swimmer when the device is in a first operating position, but with the device being quickly and easily transformed to a second position in which it is more compact and occupies a minimum of space when in storage or being transported. The device has a further operational advantage that the resilient pair of fins that form a part thereof are fully protected from damage when the device is in the second position.
Claims6
A swimmer's combined propulsion and support device which may be disposed to occupy a minimum of space when not in use and that includes:
- a. a buoyant body;
- b. a pair of rigid axially aligned tubes that extend outwardly from said body;
- c. a pair of resilient triangular shaped fins that include apex portions, with one of said apex portions at all times slidably mounted in one of said tubes, and each of said tubes of sufficient length as to have said fin associated therewith slid into the interior thereof to a first position when said device is to be stored, and each of said fins capable of being manually moved outwardly in said tube with which it is associated to a second position to have the major portion of said fin project therefrom;
- d. first means for preventing said pair of fins rotating relative to said pair of tubes when said pair of fins are in said second positions;
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- e. second means for preventing said pair of fins inadvertently separating from said pair of tubes, and said device occupying a minimum of storage space when said pair of fins are in said first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.