Swim and exercise hand paddles

• US 6,019,650 A
• Filed: 06/18/1997
• Issued: 02/01/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rives R. Kelly, Rondald G. Presswood Jr
• Original Assignee: Rives R. Kelly, Rondald G. Presswood Jr
• Inventors: Rives, R. Kelly, Presswood, Rondald G. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): AVILA, STEPHEN P
• Application Number:
  US08/878,482
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• Field of Search: 441/56, 441/57, 441/58, 441/55
• US Class Current: 441/58
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 31/10 held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet

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.

Claims

1. A swim paddle comprising:

a. a hand side having a raised portion;

b. a water side having a recessed portion;

c. a plurality of perforations to allow water to pass through the paddle; and

d. a substantially flat portion extending out from the raised portion to an edge of the paddle;

wherein the raised portion is adapted to receive substantially the entire palm portion of a swimmer'"'"'s hand.

2. The paddle of claim 1, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

3. The paddle of claim 1, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

4. The paddle of claim 1, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

5. The paddle of claim 1, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

6. The paddle of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of holes therethrough adapted to receive a finger engaging strap.

7. The paddle of claim 1, wherein the raised portion and recessed portion extends from a finger position to a palm position of the paddle.

8. The paddle of claim 1, wherein the raised portion conforms to a swimmer'"'"'s hand and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

9. A swim paddle comprising:

a. a hand side having a raised portion extending from a finger position to a palm position of the paddle;

b. a water side having a recessed portion extending from a finger position to a palm position of the paddle;

c. a substantially flat portion extending out from the raised portion to an edge of the paddle; and

d. a plurality of perforations to allow water to pass through the paddle.

10. The paddle of claim 9, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

11. The paddle of claim 9, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

12. The paddle of claim 9, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

13. The paddle of claim 9, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

14. The paddle of claim 9, further comprising a plurality of holes therethrough adapted to receive a finger engaging strap.

15. A swim paddle comprising:

a. a hand side having a raised portion conforming to an outline of a swimmer'"'"'s hand;

b. a water side having a recessed portion conforming to an outline of a swimmer'"'"'s hand;

c. a substantially flat portion extending out from the raised portion to an edge of the paddle; and

d. a plurality of perforations to allow water to pass through the paddle.

16. The paddle of claim 15, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

17. The paddle of claim 15, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

18. The paddle of claim 15, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

19. The paddle of claim 15, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

20. The paddle of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of holes therethrough adapted to receive a finger engaging strap.

21. A swim paddle comprising:

a. a hand side having a raised portion adapted to receive substantially the entire palm portion of a swimmer'"'"'s hand;

b. a water side having a recessed portion adapted to receive substantially the entire palm portion of a swimmer'"'"'s hand;

c. a substantially flat portion extending out from the raised portion to an edge of the paddle; and

d. a plurality of perforations to allow water to pass through the paddle.

22. The paddle of claim 21, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

23. The paddle of claim 21, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle and recessed portion conforms to the raised portion.

24. The paddle of claim 21, wherein the raised portion is symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

25. The paddle of claim 21, wherein the raised portion is non-symmetric about a center line of the paddle.

26. The paddle of claim 21, further comprising a plurality of holes therethrough adapted to receive a finger engaging strap.