Resistance kickboard
OwnerDavid J. Mravcainventor
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Abstract
A resistance kickboard. The resistance kickboard includes plural resistance indicia that provide varying levels of resistance when the resistance kickboard is moved through water. The varying levels resistance allow swimmers, exercisers and rehabilitation patients to spend less time in a pool while obtaining additional training, exercising or rehabilitation effects. The resistance kickboard may also include a reservoir to hold a liquid. The liquid allows a user to stay hydrated while using the resistance kickboard for longer periods without stopping the activity.
Claims16
A resistance kickboard, comprising:
- a one piece rigid buoyant body;
- a top smooth side on the rigid buoyant body;
- a bottom side on the one piece rigid buoyant body with a plurality of resistance components formed at a pre-determined angle and existing as a portion of the bottom side that provide resistance when the one piece rigid buoyant body is moved through water,
- wherein the plurality of resistance components include a plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components formed on the bottom side of the one piece rigid buoyant body,
- wherein selected ones of the plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components extend completely across the bottom side from one side to another side and are parallel to each other,
- wherein the pre-determined angle includes a pre-determined angle between forty-five degrees and one-hundred thirty-five degrees,
- wherein each angular component in the plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components includes a plurality of individual resistance elements to individually provide resistance in the water,
- wherein the plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components collectively provide resistance in the water;
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- wherein varying the pre-determined angle of the plurality of resistance components formed and existing as a portion of the bottom side provides varying levels of resistance in the water;
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- a plurality of grasping locations on the one piece rigid buoyant body.
A resistance kickboard, comprising:
- a rigid buoyant body with a plurality of removable resistance components;
- a top smooth side on the rigid buoyant body;
- a bottom side on the rigid buoyant body for attaching the plurality of removable resistance components,
- wherein attaching the plurality of resistance components forms a pre-determined angle with the bottom side that provides resistance when the rigid buoyant body is moved through water,
- wherein the plurality of removable resistance components are attached in a plurality of equally spaced parallel rows,
- wherein selected ones of the plurality of removable resistance components extend completely across the bottom side from one side to another side and are parallel to each other,
- wherein the pre-determined angle includes a pre-determined angle between forty-five degrees and one-hundred thirty-five degrees,
- wherein each of the plurality of removable resistance components includes a plurality of individual resistance elements to individually provide resistance in the water,
- wherein the plurality of removable resistance components attached in the plurality of equally spaced rows collectively provide resistance in the water, and
- wherein varying the pre-determined angle of the plurality of removable resistance components provides varying levels of resistance in the water;
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- a plurality of grasping locations on the rigid buoyant body.
A resistance kickboard, comprising:
- a one piece rigid buoyant body;
- a top smooth side on the one piece rigid buoyant body;
- a bottom side on the one piece rigid buoyant body with a plurality of resistance components formed at a pre-determined angle and existing as a portion of the bottom side that provide resistance when the rigid buoyant body is moved through water, wherein the plurality of resistance components include a plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components formed on the bottom side of the one piece rigid buoyant body, wherein selected ones of the plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components extend completely across the bottom side from one side to another side and are parallel to each other, wherein the pre-determined angle includes a pre-determined angle between forty-five degrees and one-hundred thirty-five degrees, wherein each angular component in the plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components includes a plurality of individual resistance elements to individually provide resistance in the water,
- wherein the plurality of equally spaced parallel rows of angular components collectively provide resistance in the water and wherein varying the pre-determined angle of the plurality of resistance components formed and existing as a portion of the bottom side provides varying levels of resistance in the water;
- a reservoir attached to the top smooth side on the one piece rigid buoyant body or included in a hollow portion of the one piece rigid buoyant body for holding a liquid;
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- a flexible tube connected at one end to the reservoir and including a compressible mouthpiece attached at another end of the flexible tube for releasing a liquid from the reservoir through the flexible tube when pressure is applied to the compressible mouthpiece.
A resistance kickboard, comprising:
- a buoyancy means for providing buoyancy support for an aquatic activity;
- a plurality of detachable resistance means selectively attachable to and selectively removable from a bottom surface of the buoyancy means each with a plurality of angular resistance components for providing resistance when the buoyant means is moved through water, wherein the plurality of angular resistance components include a plurality of parallel rows of equally spaced angular resistance components selectively attachable to and selectively removable from the bottom surface of the buoyancy means at a pre-determined angle, wherein selected ones of the plurality of rows of equally spaced angular resistance components extend completely across the bottom surface from one side to another side and are parallel to each other, wherein each angular resistance component the plurality of rows of equally spaced angular resistance components includes a plurality of individual resistance elements to individually provide resistance in the water, wherein the plurality of rows of equally spaced angular resistance components collectively provide resistance in the water, wherein the pre-determined angle includes a pre-determined angle between forty-five degrees and one-hundred thirty-five degrees and wherein varying the angle of the plurality of rows of equally spaced angular resistance components provides varying levels of resistance in the water and wherein different individual angular resistance components with different pre-determined angles can be selectively attached at the same time in varying orders to the bottom surface to provide varying levels of resistance;
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- a plurality of grasping means for grasping the buoyancy means.
A resistance kickboard, comprising:
- a one piece buoyancy means for providing buoyancy support for an aquatic activity with a resistance means formed on and existing as a portion of a bottom surface of the buoyancy means;
- the resistance means on the bottom surface of the buoyancy means with a plurality of angular resistance components formed at a pre-determined angle and existing as a portion of the bottom surface of the resistance means for providing resistance when the one piece buoyancy means is moved through water, wherein the plurality of angular resistance components include a plurality of parallel rows of equal spaced angular resistance components formed into the bottom surface of the one piece buoyancy means, wherein selected ones of the plurality of parallel rows of equally spaced angular resistance components extend completely across the bottom surface from one side to another side and are parallel to each other, wherein each angular resistance component the plurality of parallel rows of equally spaced angular resistance components includes a plurality of individual resistance elements to individually provide resistance in the water, wherein the plurality of parallel rows of equally spaced angular resistance components collectively provide resistance in the water, wherein the pre-determined angle includes a pre-determined angle between forty-five degrees and one-hundred thirty-five degrees and wherein varying the pre-determined angle of the plurality of angular resistance components formed and existing as a portion of the bottom surface provides varying levels of resistance in the water;
- a plurality of grasping means for grasping the one piece buoyancy means;
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- a reservoir means attached to, or included as a hollow portion of the one piece buoyancy means for holding a liquid, wherein the reservoir means includes a liquid transfer means connected at one end to the reservoir means and including a pressure activated releasing means attached to another end of the liquid transfer means for releasing a liquid from the reservoir means through the liquid transfer means when pressure is applied to the pressure activated releasing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.