WO2006058849A1 - Swimming flipper - Google Patents
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- WO2006058849A1 WO2006058849A1 PCT/EP2005/056081 EP2005056081W WO2006058849A1 WO 2006058849 A1 WO2006058849 A1 WO 2006058849A1 EP 2005056081 W EP2005056081 W EP 2005056081W WO 2006058849 A1 WO2006058849 A1 WO 2006058849A1
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- blade
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- flipper
- boot
- foot pocket
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B31/00—Swimming aids
- A63B31/08—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs
- A63B31/10—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet
- A63B31/11—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet attachable only to the feet
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B31/00—Swimming aids
- A63B31/08—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs
- A63B31/10—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet
- A63B31/11—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet attachable only to the feet
- A63B2031/112—Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs held by, or attachable to, the hands or feet attachable only to the feet with means facilitating walking, e.g. rectractable, detachable or pivotable blades
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- swimming flippers generally comprise a foot pocket part, open or closed at the back, from whose front there extends, substantially in the same plane as the sole of the foot pocket part, a blade part.
- Conventional flippers like this with the blade lying substantially in the same plane as the sole of the foot pocket have various disadvantages.
- the flipper may be negatively affected by the turbulence created by the diver's leg, since it is substantially in line with said leg.
- the blade of the flipper is a significant hindrance.
- the aim of the present invention is therefore to overcome the disadvantages of known swimming flippers, with a swimming flipper which allows the diver to walk with less difficulty than with conventional flippers and which makes it possible to prevent or at least reduce the negative effect of the turbulence from the diver's legs, thereby increasing the efficiency of the flipper.
- This aim is achieved by the present invention with a swimming flipper comprising a blade and a boot or foot pocket, characterized in that this blade and this boot or foot pocket are connected via uprights which can raise this blade with respect to this boot or foot pocket.
- These uprights are, on the one hand, fastened to or made as a single piece with this boot or foot pocket and, on the other hand, made as a single piece with or fastened to this blade using appropriate coupling means.
- Figure 1 shows a perspective view from above of a swimming flipper with a raised blade, according to the present invention, connected via two uprights to a boot or foot pocket;
- Figure 2 shows a schematic view from above of the swimming flipper of Figure 1 ;
- Figure 3 shows a schematic view in side elevation of the swimming flipper of Figures 1 and 2;
- Figure 4 shows a view in side elevation and in section of a hinge for connecting each of said uprights to said blade
- Figure 5 shows a view in side elevation and in section of a flexible joint for connecting each of said uprights to said blade, according to a variant of the present invention.
- the reference 1 designates a boot or foot pocket comprising an upper part 101 into which the diver inserts his foot, and a lower sole 201.
- the reference 2 designates a blade provided laterally with two reinforcing ribs 102 which also serve as fins, and centrally with two stabilizing fins 202. In Figure 1 , only the fin on the upper surface of the blade 2 is visible.
- Said blade 2 is connected via two uprights 3 to the lower sole 201 of the foot pocket 1.
- Each of said uprights 3 comprises a shaft 103 by means of which the blade 2 can be raised from the plane in which the foot pocket 1 lies, and a pincer part 203 which grips the rear end 302 of said blade 2 and lies in the same plane as the latter.
- each shaft 103 of each upright 3 comprises a core 303 made of rigid or semirigid plastic (see Figure 4), covered with a sheath 403 made of flexible plastic, which extends to form the pincer part 203 which grips the rear end 302 of the blade 2.
- the core 303 of rigid or semi-rigid material of each upright 3 is connected via a hinge 5 to said rear end 302 of said blade 2.
- Said hinge 5 is embedded in the flexible plastic and shifted slightly upwards, thus being positioned asymmetrically inside said sheath 403 so as to have a greater thickness of flexible plastic below said hinge 5 than the thickness of flexible plastic which is above said hinge 5.
- the thickness of the pincer part 203 of each upright 3 decreases towards the blade 2.
- the blade 2 and each upright 3 may also be coupled together by means of a flexible joint 6 with variable flexibility, in this case made as a single piece with the blade 2 and the core 303 of each upright 3.
- Said flexible joint 6 comprises a central part 106 made of semi-rigid plastic lying in the plane of the blade 2 and a number of inserts 206 made of semi-rigid plastic located only above said central part 106 and substantially perpendicular to it. Underneath said central part 106, therefore, there will only be the flexible plastic of the sheath 403 of the upright 3.
- each leg of the diver performs an alternating forward-and-downward movement, in which the upper part of the flipper is loaded, and a backward-and-upward movement, in which the lower part of the flipper is loaded.
- This positioning of the blade is particularly effective and advantageous for surface swimming since the blade, staying further under water, exerts a greater propulsive force.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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ITGE20040107 ITGE20040107A1 (en) | 2004-12-03 | 2004-12-03 | FIN FOR SWIMMING |
ITGE2004A000107 | 2004-12-03 |
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WO2006058849A1 true WO2006058849A1 (en) | 2006-06-08 |
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PCT/EP2005/056081 WO2006058849A1 (en) | 2004-12-03 | 2005-11-18 | Swimming flipper |
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EP2100644A1 (en) * | 2008-03-11 | 2009-09-16 | Decathlon | Swimming flipper adjustable according to the foot's size |
US8641464B2 (en) | 2010-04-08 | 2014-02-04 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Flippers, boots, systems including same, and methods of using same |
US8678870B2 (en) | 2009-11-04 | 2014-03-25 | Mark R. Johnson | Retractable swim fins |
US9440114B2 (en) | 2012-10-12 | 2016-09-13 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Boot sole system and fin for same |
FR3085858A1 (en) * | 2018-09-17 | 2020-03-20 | Decathlon | FOOTWEAR FOR AQUATIC ACTIVITY |
US10675508B2 (en) | 2010-04-08 | 2020-06-09 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Coupleable fin apparatuses and boot toe bodies |
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US2950487A (en) * | 1954-08-09 | 1960-08-30 | Edward F Connors Jr | Swimming fin device |
FR1373065A (en) * | 1963-07-22 | 1964-09-25 | Swimming thruster | |
US3480978A (en) * | 1968-07-25 | 1969-12-02 | Oliver F Farmer | Propelling means attachment for the foot of a swimmer |
FR2493157A1 (en) * | 1980-10-31 | 1982-05-07 | Godeau Jean Jacques | Swim fin with fin held above user's foot - has ribs attached to either side of shoe extending from flexible fin |
US5417599A (en) * | 1994-02-25 | 1995-05-23 | Evans; Robert B. | Swim fin having multiple interchangeable components |
US5542865A (en) * | 1993-05-25 | 1996-08-06 | Alba Conseil | Triple-material fin with composite blade |
WO2004002582A1 (en) * | 2002-06-28 | 2004-01-08 | Johnson Outdoors Inc. | Swim fin with energy storage and release system for improved angle of attack and water flow characteristics |
US20040110436A1 (en) * | 2002-12-06 | 2004-06-10 | Smith R. Evan | Propulsion device for use with swimmers |
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- 2005-11-18 WO PCT/EP2005/056081 patent/WO2006058849A1/en active Application Filing
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US2950487A (en) * | 1954-08-09 | 1960-08-30 | Edward F Connors Jr | Swimming fin device |
FR1373065A (en) * | 1963-07-22 | 1964-09-25 | Swimming thruster | |
US3480978A (en) * | 1968-07-25 | 1969-12-02 | Oliver F Farmer | Propelling means attachment for the foot of a swimmer |
FR2493157A1 (en) * | 1980-10-31 | 1982-05-07 | Godeau Jean Jacques | Swim fin with fin held above user's foot - has ribs attached to either side of shoe extending from flexible fin |
US5542865A (en) * | 1993-05-25 | 1996-08-06 | Alba Conseil | Triple-material fin with composite blade |
US5417599A (en) * | 1994-02-25 | 1995-05-23 | Evans; Robert B. | Swim fin having multiple interchangeable components |
WO2004002582A1 (en) * | 2002-06-28 | 2004-01-08 | Johnson Outdoors Inc. | Swim fin with energy storage and release system for improved angle of attack and water flow characteristics |
US20040110436A1 (en) * | 2002-12-06 | 2004-06-10 | Smith R. Evan | Propulsion device for use with swimmers |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2100644A1 (en) * | 2008-03-11 | 2009-09-16 | Decathlon | Swimming flipper adjustable according to the foot's size |
FR2928554A1 (en) * | 2008-03-11 | 2009-09-18 | Decathlon Sa | PALM OF SWIMMING ADJUSTABLE ACCORDING TO THE SIZE |
US8678870B2 (en) | 2009-11-04 | 2014-03-25 | Mark R. Johnson | Retractable swim fins |
US8641464B2 (en) | 2010-04-08 | 2014-02-04 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Flippers, boots, systems including same, and methods of using same |
US9737762B2 (en) | 2010-04-08 | 2017-08-22 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Flippers, boots, systems including same, and methods of using same |
US10112079B2 (en) | 2010-04-08 | 2018-10-30 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Flippers, boots, systems including same, and methods of using same |
US10675508B2 (en) | 2010-04-08 | 2020-06-09 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Coupleable fin apparatuses and boot toe bodies |
US9440114B2 (en) | 2012-10-12 | 2016-09-13 | Cetatek Holdings Inc. | Boot sole system and fin for same |
FR3085858A1 (en) * | 2018-09-17 | 2020-03-20 | Decathlon | FOOTWEAR FOR AQUATIC ACTIVITY |
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