Personal water equipment extending the hand, and devices designed to receive such equipment

• US 7,033,235 B1
• Filed: 02/28/2005
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ali Slimi
• Original Assignee: Ali Slimi
• Inventors: Slimi, Ali
• Primary Examiner(s): Sotelo, Jesus D.
• Application Number:
  US11/066,444
• Time in Patent Office: 421 Days
• Field of Search: 441/55, 441/56, 441/88
• US Class Current: 441/56
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/605 Floating
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 31/10 held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet

Abstract

Personal water equipment (1) designed to extend a user'"'"'s hand (M), comprising an upper surface with a zone for receiving a user'"'"'s fingers, comprising means of holding a user'"'"'s fingers, a zone for receiving said user'"'"'s palm comprising means of holding the user'"'"'s palm, these holding means (4.1, 4.2) extending on either side of the upper surface, approximately above the latter so as to provide a space for inserting the user'"'"'s hand (M).

This personal water equipment (1) is coupled with flotation means (10) to which said personal water equipment is removably fastened by fastening means arranged such that the upper surface of the personal water equipment is in contact with the flotation means.

Use in particular in water activities such as swimming, diving, surfing and in lifesaving.

Claims

1. Personal water equipment (1.1, 1″

, 100.1, 100.2) designed to extend a user'"'"'s hand, comprising an upper surface with a zone (6) for receiving a user'"'"'s fingers and a zone (7) for receiving said user'"'"'s palm, coupled with flotation means (10, 70, 80) to which said personal water equipment is removably fastened by fastening means (12) arranged such that the lower surface of said personal water equipment is in contact with said flotation means, characterized in that the zone (6) for receiving the fingers comprises means of holding said user'"'"'s fingers, and in that the zone (7) for receiving the palm comprises means (4.1, 4.2) of holding said user'"'"'s palm, these palm-holding means extending on either side of said upper surface approximately above said upper surface so as to provide a space for inserting said user'"'"'s hand.

2. Personal water equipment (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the flotation means comprise a floating basic structure (10) comprising, on one of its surface with dimensions appreciably greater than those of said personal water equipment (1), a recess (12) designed to receive the lower surface of said personal water equipment (1) and means (13, 14.1, 14.2) of holding said personal water equipment (1) fastened removably to said floating basic structure (10).

3. Personal water equipment (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the receiving recess (12) comprises, at a first end (12.1) a zone (12.1) designed to receive the front end of said personal water equipment (1), and at a second end (12.2), a locking/unlocking device (13).

4. Personal water equipment (1,1′

) according to claim 3, characterized in that the means for holding comprises a stopping means (14.1, 14.2) for holding the front part of said personal water equipment (1,1′

) firmly against a front part of the receiving recess (12).

5. Personal water equipment (1,1′

) according to claim 2, characterized in that the means for holding comprises a stopping means (14.1, 14.2) for holding the front part of said personal water equipment (1,1′

) firmly against a front part of the receiving recess (12).

6. Personal water equipment (100.1, 100.2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the flotation means are made up of the flotation elements of a life jacket (70).

7. Personal water equipment (101.1, 101.2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the flotation means are made up of the flotation elements of a water sports board (80) such as a surfboard or windsurfing board.

8. Personal water equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises fastening means designed in particular for attaching said accessory to a user'"'"'s belt.