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US 4,701,142 AGranted
Paddle handle accessory
OwnerWilliam Merrittinventor
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Abstract
A handle for attachment to the shaft of a paddle to improve the efficiency and comfort of paddling. The handle having a grip portion and spaced outwardly extending arms on the grip portion. The arms are coupled to the paddle shaft so that the handle is swingable about the paddle shaft and positioned at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.
Claims8
A paddle comprising:
- a blade;
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis;
- said shaft being affixed at a first end thereof to an upper end of said blade;
- a palm grip at a second end of said shaft;
- said blade and palm grip having said longitudinal axis passing therethrough;
- a handle disposed intermediate said first and second ends;
- said handle including a grip inclined for general alignment with a hand of a user when paddling with said paddle, whereby paddling can be performed with a substantially straight wrist;
- first means for connecting an upper end of said handle to said shaft intermediate said first and second ends;
- second means for connecting a lower end of said handle to said shaft intermediate said first and second ends and closer to said first end than said first means for connecting;
- and
- said first and second means including means for permitting said shaft to twist a substantial angular amount about said axis during said padding without said handle being rotated in the hand of the user, whereby substantially more comfortable paddling is enabled.
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