Swim paddles

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A63B 31/12 (2006.01) A63B 31/08 (2006.01) A63B 31/14 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1142194

TITLE SWIM PADDLES ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A pair of swim paddles which facilitate swimming constructed to be worn on the forearms of a swimmer, each swim paddle having a length sub-stantially equal to and a width greater than that of the swimmer's forearm, whereby to increase the effective area thereof and correspondingly increase his speed of movement through the water; each swim paddle made of a flexible material having a bottom portion and a pair of side portions, the bottom portion being formed with a fluted friction-gripping surface which grips the underside of the swimmer's forearm to assist in holding the swim paddle in place during use thereof, each side portion having an upper section which projects above the bottom portion and a lower section which projects below the bottom portion, the two lower side sections forming a water scoop with the bottom portion, a pair of straps for holding each swim paddle in place on the swimmer's forearm, each strap encircling the forearm of the swimmer and extending across the bottom portion beneath the bottom surface thereof and through the wall of the two lower side sections, the water scoop formed by the two lower side sections having a first at rest position during a retract stroke of the swimmer in which the two lower side sections are disposed spaced apart from each other, said water scoop having a second position during a power stroke of the swimmer in which the free ends of the two lower side sections are spread apart from each other further than in said first position.

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