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(12) Patent: | (11) CA 1226177 |
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(21) Application Number: | 1226177 |
(54) English Title: | SWIMMING AID PADDLES |
(54) French Title: | PALES ACCELERATRICES POUR LA NATATION |
Status: | Term Expired - Post Grant |
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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(72) Inventors : |
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(73) Owners : |
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(71) Applicants : |
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(74) Agent: | |
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(45) Issued: | 1987-09-01 |
(22) Filed Date: | 1983-11-16 |
Availability of licence: | N/A |
Dedicated to the Public: | N/A |
(25) Language of filing: | English |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | No |
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(30) Application Priority Data: | None |
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Abstract
A pair of swimming paddles held by the hand to facilitate
and increase propelling power and speed when using defferent
strokes, and create a new push pull style, the fins flips ho-
rizontaly beneath the wrist when arms are thrusted forward, and
revert to a vertical position when arms are retracted, ends of
a looped bowed stout wire to engage into off-set slots on collars
at the upper ends of the fins, which is thumbs adjustable to set
and shift the angle or pitch of the fins, e.g. from horizontal to
vertical and to an horizontal beneath first to horizontal exten-
ding beyond the end of the. hands, fins has curvatures along its
edges for strength, and has a rudder effect, and will also cause
to flip the fins, upward and downward of curvatures will be adap-
table to diferant style of strokes, a cord maybe attached to pad-
dles and adjusted to the users neck, leaving hands free for other
things, e.g. Life-guards saving drowning victims etc.
Specification
This invention relates to a pair of swimming paddles improv-
ing upon previously conceaved devices, the swimming paddles that
if have knowledge of does not adequatly satisfy the various style
of swimming strokes, I make reference to Drummonds U.S. patent
3,407,419 Oct, 29, 1968 C1 9-307 that was cited over three ot-
her U.S. and one British patent.
A bycicle type handle grip to which is tightly inserted a gr-
ooved wood or plastic shaft, extending approx one inch at each end
of the grip, and receiving off-setted slotted collards (collars)
which are in the uppermost part of the fins, said slots embraces
lopped ends of a bowed stout wire, that runs in a groove longitu-
dinily along side of the shaft, the users thumbs push or pull the
looped ends of the wire to the wide or the narrower side or the
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Description | Date |
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Inactive: Expired (old Act Patent) latest possible expiry date | 2004-09-01 |
Grant by Issuance | 1987-09-01 |
There is no abandonment history.
Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.
Current Owners on Record |
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LIONEL CROTEAU |
Past Owners on Record |
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None |