Swim paddle

• US 7,147,526 B1
• Filed: 12/28/2005
• Issued: 12/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Herman Chiang
• Original Assignee: Herman Chiang
• Inventors: Chiang, Herman
• Primary Examiner(s): SWINEHART, EDWIN L
• Application Number:
  US11/319,175
• Time in Patent Office: 349 Days
• Field of Search: 441 55- 64, 241/30
• US Class Current: 441/58
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 31/10 held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet

Abstract

A swim paddle has a body portion and at least a strap member mounted on the body portion. The body portion defines a plurality of positioning holes therein. Each positioning hole includes a first passage and a second passage communicating with each other. The first passage has relatively larger width than that of the second passage. A clip neck is formed at a cross of the first passage and the second passage for retaining the strap member. The strap member has a plurality of limbs respectively extending through the positioning holes. Each limb forms tabs thereon which are spaced apart from each other. Each tab has diameter larger than width of second passage. The body portion has a hard center portion and a soft peripheral portion surrounding the hard center portion, thereby protecting the user'"'"'s wrist and neighboring swimmers.

Claims

1. A swim paddle, adapted to be worn on a hand for training hand acts during swimming, comprising:

a body portion defining a plurality of positioning holes therein, each positioning hole including a first passage and a second passage communicating with each other, the first passage having relatively larger width than that of the second passage, a clip neck being formed at a cross of the first passage and the second passage;

at least a strap member mounted on the body portion, the strap member having a plurality of limbs respectively extending through the positioning holes, each limb forming tabs thereon which are spaced apart from each other, each limb having diameter larger than width of second passage, in assembly, the limbs respectively extending from the first passages and through the clip necks, and biasing against the second passages via the tabs, whereby the strap member is positioned and fixed, wherein the body portion includes a hard center portion and a soft peripheral portion surrounding the hard center portion, wherein a plurality of support ribs are respectively disposed on left and right sides of the hard center portion and near a wrist in use, and wherein a pressing plate is suspended discontinuously from the hard center portion and corresponds to a side of a wrist in use, the pressing plate being enveloped by the soft peripheral portion and being movable along vertical direction, thereby abating force exerted on the fingers during swimming, wherein each support rib transversely has cross-like cross section in horizontal and vertical directions.

2. The swim paddle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body portion forms an arcuate center plate thereon for corresponding to center of a palm in use, and wherein the body portion forms disturbing ribs thereon opposite to the center plate for promoting swimming stability.

3. The swim paddle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pressing plate is slightly larger than a middle finger and proximate a middle finger of a user in use, and forms projecting edges at a rim thereof for retaining the soft peripheral portion, and wherein continuous arcs are formed on an outer portion of the pressing plate for facilitating combination with the soft peripheral portion, and transversely have cross-like cross section in horizontal and vertical directions.

4. The swim paddle as claimed in claim 3, wherein an arcuate surface slightly projects on an inner portion of the pressing plate, and forms a plurality of protuberances thereon for reinforcing friction with a middle finger.

5. The swim paddle as claimed in claim 4, wherein first apertures are defined in the arcuate center plate and second apertures are defined in the arcuate surface for facilitating swimming, respectively.

6. A swim paddle, adapted to be worn on a hand for training hand acts during swimming, comprising:

a body portion including a hard center portion and a soft peripheral portion surrounding the center portion, a plurality of support ribs being respectively disposed on left and right sides of the hard center portion and near a wrist in use, a plurality of positioning holes being defined in the body portion; and

at least a strap member having a plurality of limbs respectively extending through the positioning holes, wherein a pressing plate is suspended discontinuously from the hard center portion and corresponds to a side of a wrist in use, the pressing plate being enveloped by the soft peripheral portion and being movable along vertical direction, thereby abating force exerted on the fingers during swimming.

7. The swim paddle as claimed in claim 6, wherein the pressing plate is slightly larger than a middle finger and proximate a middle finger of a user in use, and forms projecting edges at a rim thereof for retaining the soft peripheral portion, and wherein continuous arcs are formed on an outer portion of the pressing plate for facilitating combination with the soft peripheral portion, and transversely have cross-like cross section in horizontal and vertical directions.

8. The swim paddle as claimed in claim 7, wherein an arcuate surface slightly projects on an inner portion of the pressing plate, and forms a plurality of protuberances thereon for reinforcing friction with a middle finger.

9. A swim paddle, adapted to be worn on a hand for training hand acts during swimming, comprising:

a body portion including a hard center portion and a soft peripheral portion surrounding the center portion, a plurality of support ribs being respectively disposed on left and right sides of the hard center portion and near a wrist in use, a plurality of positioning holes being defined in the body portion; and

at least a strap member having a plurality of limbs respectively extending through the positioning holes, wherein each support rib transversely has cross-like cross section in horizontal and vertical directions.