Swim and exercise hand paddles

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1997-06-18

2000-02-01

Avila, Stephen

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Swimming aid to increase stroke efficiency

Hand attached, held, or worn

441 56, A63B 3110

Patent

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060196505

ABSTRACT:
A swimmer's flexible hand paddle is disclosed which includes a raised portion centered under a swimmer's hand extending from near a first finger joint to a palm position of the paddle and a flat portion extending from the raised portion out past an outline of a swimmer's hand having thumb, little finger and finger tip off-set. The raised portion is substantially straight across a finger edge and tapers to a V-shaped palm edge. The raised portions has shoulders that slope dow to the falt portion with the thumb side shoulder forming a thumb rest. A palm piece is also disclosed which is attachable to prior art paddles and provides the raised portion to prior art paddles.

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patent: 950633 (1910-03-01), Eastman
patent: 2313979 (1943-03-01), Tuma
patent: 4932911 (1990-06-01), Albrecht
patent: 5304080 (1994-04-01), Dilger
patent: 5511998 (1996-04-01), Johnson
patent: 5651710 (1997-07-01), Rives et al.

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