Athletic pacing goggles
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1. Athletic pacing goggles for use by an athlete comprising:
- goggles having a pair of eye shields each having a peripheral portion;
a pacing device which is attached to the peripheral portion of one of said eye shields and includes a means positioned on the side wall of said one eye shield for displaying a periodic signal wherein said signal is visible to said athlete in the peripheral portion of said athlete'"'"'s vision in said one eye shield and is not a signal on which the eve can focus and wherein said pacing device includes adjustment means enabling the athlete to adjust the frequency of said periodic signal.
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Abstract
Pacing goggles are provided which include a pacing device that conveys a rhythmic or periodic visual signal to the swimmer. The intermittent signal provides a metronome-like reference for use in pacing the swimmer'"'"'s strokes. The frequency of the intermittent signal can be adjusted to correspond with the swimmer'"'"'s preferred pace. In a preferred embodiment, the pacing device is contained in a waterproof hydrodynamic housing that is mounted to the corner contour of the eye shield of swim goggles.
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1. Athletic pacing goggles for use by an athlete comprising:
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goggles having a pair of eye shields each having a peripheral portion; a pacing device which is attached to the peripheral portion of one of said eye shields and includes a means positioned on the side wall of said one eye shield for displaying a periodic signal wherein said signal is visible to said athlete in the peripheral portion of said athlete'"'"'s vision in said one eye shield and is not a signal on which the eve can focus and wherein said pacing device includes adjustment means enabling the athlete to adjust the frequency of said periodic signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Pacing swimming goggles comprising:
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swimming goggles having two eye shields; a pacing device including a housing attached to a peripheral portion of one of said eye shields, said pacing device further including optical signaling means for emitting an optical signal, said optical signaling means being positioned at the side wall of said one eye shield, said pacing device further including a timer means for emitting a periodic signal to said optical signaling means, said optical signaling means being responsive to said periodic signal to display a periodic optical signal on which the eye cannot focus, whereby said pacing device provides a visual metronome within the peripheral vision of one wearing said goggles, and adjustment means enabling the swimmer to vary the frequency of said periodic optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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