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US 6,484,320 B1Granted
Wading device
OwnerMichael John Gradyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for lessening the force exerted by the current as water flows past the legs of a user who is standing perpendicular with respect to the current. A V-shaped portion is disposed upstream and, preferably, a second V-shaped portion is disposed downstream over the lower portion of each of the legs. A detachable rigid strap-on version is described along with a flexible permanently attached version that is attached to each leg of a pair of waders.
Claims8
A wading device, comprising:
- (a) displacing means;
- and
- (b) means adapted for attaching said displacing means to a side of a lower portion of the leg wherein said displacing means includes a V-shaped member that includes an edge that extends for a predetermined longitudinal length and wherein said edge is in substantially parallel longitudinal alignment with respect to the leg, and a pair of sides that extend from said edge at a predetermined angle with respect to each other, and wherein said edge is distally disposed with respect to the leg and wherein said V-shaped member is not adapted to face in either a forward or a rearward direction with respect to a front of the leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.