US20160346619A1

US20160346619A1 - Finned Water Shoe Assembly

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Publication number: US20160346619A1
Application number: US14/723,558
Authority: US
Inventors: Oswaldo Salcido
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-05-28
Filing date: 2015-05-28
Publication date: 2016-12-01

Abstract

A finned water shoe assembly aids in movement of a person through water. The assembly includes a shoe having an upper. A fin is provided having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the fin is coupled to the upper. The fin extends outwardly from a lower edge of the upper.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure
The disclosure relates to water shoe devices and more particularly pertains to a new water shoe device for aiding in movement of a person through water.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shoe having an upper. A fin is provided having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the fin is coupled to the upper. The fin extends outwardly from a lower edge of the upper.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top front side perspective view of a finned water shoe assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new water shoe device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the finned water shoe assembly 10 generally comprises a shoe 12 of generally conventional design having an upper 14. The shoe 12 may be a conventional water shoe designed to be worn in water and made of a water-proof or water-repellant material. A lower edge 16 of the upper 14 includes a front end 18, a rear end 20 and a pair of opposed sides 22, 24 coupled to and extending between the front 18 and rear 20 ends. The shoe 14 has a sole 50. An exterior surface 52 of the sole 50 has a plurality of depressions 54 extending therein. The depressions 54 may be curved or generally U-shaped. The sole 50 comprises a heel 48. The depressions 54 are positioned in the heel 48. The exterior surface 52 of the sole 50 has a plurality of parallel elongated indents 60. The indents 60 are spaced along a longitudinal axis of the sole 50.
A fin 26 is provided having a top surface 28, a bottom surface 30, and a concavely arcuate edge 32. Outer edges 36, 38 are coupled to and extend in a curve between a forward end 34 and respective ends 62,64 of the concavely arcuate edge 32. The forward end 34 of the fin 26 may be scalloped. Each of the outer edges 36, 38 may be curved between the forward end 34 and the respective end 62,64. The concavely arcuate edge 32 is coupled to the upper 14 such that the bottom surface 30 of the fin 26 is spaced from the lower edge 16 of the upper 14. The fin 26 extends outwardly from the front end 18 and the opposed sides 22,24 of the upper 14. The sole 50 extends below the bottom surface 30 of the fin 26. The forward end 34 of fin 26 has a length greater than a width of the upper 14 wherein opposite ends 66 of the forward end 34 of the fin 26 flare laterally outward relative to the upper 14.
The top surface 28 of the fin 26 has a plurality of top grooves 42 positioned therein extending from the concavely arcuate edge 32 to the forward end 34 of the fin 26. The top grooves 42 may extend radially between the concavely arcuate edge 32 and the forward end 32. Similarly, the bottom surface 30 of the fin 26 has a plurality of bottom grooves 44 positioned therein extending from the concavely arcuate edge 32 to the forward end 34 of the fin 26. The bottom grooves 44 may be curved in shape.
In use, the shoe 12 is positioned on a foot of a wearer 56 in a conventional manner. The fin 26 is much like a conventional swim fin that aids the wearer's 56 movement while in water 58. However, the assembly 10 of the present invention combines the shoe 12 with the fin 26 offset vertically from the exterior surface 52 of the sole 50 to provide the additional benefit of allowing the wearer 56 to walk more easily while wearing the fin 26.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A finned water shoe assembly comprising:

a shoe having an upper; and

a fin having a top surface and a bottom surface, said fin having a concavely arcuate edge, said concavely arcuate edge being coupled to said uppersuch that said bottom surface of said fin is spaced from a lower edge of said upper.

2. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said top surface having a plurality of top grooves positioned therein, each of said top grooves extending from said concavely arcuate edge to a forward end of said fin.

3. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said bottom surface of said fin having a plurality of bottom grooves positioned therein, each of said bottom grooves extending from said concavely arcuate edge to a forward end of said fin.

4. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said fin having a forward end, said forward end having a length greater than a width of said upper wherein opposite ends of said forward end of said fin flare laterally outward relative to said upper.

5. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said shoe including a sole, said sole extending below said bottom surface of said fin.

6. The assembly of claim 5, further comprising an exterior surface of said sole having a plurality of depressions extending therein.

7. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said sole comprising a heel section, said depressions being positioned in said heel section.

8. The assembly of claim 7, further comprising said exterior surface of said sole having a plurality of parallel elongated indents, said indents being spaced along a longitudinal axis of said sole.

9. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

said upper including a front end, a rear end and a pair of opposed sides coupled to and extending between said front and rear ends; and

said fin extending outwardly from said front end and said opposed sides of said upper.

10. The assembly of claim 9, further comprising said fin extending outwardly from each of said opposed sides of said lower edge.

11. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said fin having a pair of outer edges coupled to and extending between a forward end and outer ends of said concavely arcuate edge, each of said outer edges being curved between said forward end and said outer ends of said concavely arcuate edge.

12. The assembly of claim 2, further comprising said top grooves extending radially between said concavely arcuate edge and said forward end of said fin.

13. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising said bottom grooves being curved.

14. A finned water shoe assembly comprising:

a shoe having an upper, said upper including a front end, a rear end and a pair of opposed sides coupled to and extending between said front and rear ends, said shoe including a sole, an exterior surface of said sole having a plurality of depressions extending therein, said sole comprising a heel section, said depressions being positioned in said heel section, said exterior surface of said sole having a plurality of parallel elongated indents, said indents being spaced along a longitudinal axis of said sole;

a fin having a top surface and a bottom surface, said fin having a concavely arcuate edge, said concavely arcuate edge being coupled to said upper such that said bottom surface of said fin is spaced from a lower edge of said upper, said fin extending outwardly from said front end and said opposed sides of said upper, said sole extending below said bottom surface of said fin, said top surface having a plurality of top grooves positioned therein, each of said top grooves extending from said concavely arcuate edge to a forward end of said fin, said top grooves extending radially between said concavely arcuate edge and said forward end of said fin, said bottom surface of said fin having a plurality of bottom grooves positioned therein, each of said bottom grooves extending from said concavely arcuate edge to said forward end of said fin, said bottom grooves being curved, said forward end having a length greater than a width of said upper wherein opposite ends of said forward end of said fin flare laterally outward relative to said upper, said fin having a pair of outer edges coupled to and extending between a forward end and outer ends of said concavely arcuate edge, each of said outer edges being curved between said forward end and said outer ends of said concavely arcuate edge.