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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087959 | Detachable swim fin A detachable swim fin includes a foot pocket and a fin blade. The fin blade is movably connected to the foot pocket through a locking buckle mechanism. With the detachable design of the fin blade and the foot pocket, the present invention provides an amphibious func... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7140937 | Swim fin with detachable blade A swim fin comprising a foot engaging portion and a blade portion. The blade portion includes one or more first latching members and the foot engaging portion includes one or more second latching members. The first and said second latching members together form one ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7048601 | Swimming flipper with blade and footwear structure A swimming flipper comprising a blade and a footwear structure disengagingly coupled with the blade, the footwear structure including a sole and a pair of flaps attached to the sole. The flaps are attachable to and detachable from each other and are comprised of a c... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6227923 | Foot propulsion device for float tube users A fin assembly for attachment to the foot covering of a float tube user is disclosed, the foot covering having a sole, a toe portion and a heel portion. The assembly includes a base member having a front portion, a rear portion, an upper surface and a low... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6193636 | Swimming auxiliary device A swimming auxiliary device includes an attaching member an attaching member mounted to the swimmer's calf or forearm, and a connecting device connected to the attaching member so as to pivotally connect a web member to the attaching member. A pulling dev... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6126502 | Diving fin Disclosed is a diving fin, securable about a swimmer's ankle, having a blade oriented at a propulsive angle independent of how the swimmer's toes are positioned. The blade can be positioned not to interfere with walking and wading. The blade and boot are ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5766050 | Flipper and combination of a boot, shoe, footwear, or similar and a flipper Fin according to the invention, with a seat (4, 22, 43) into which the foot may be introduced and wherein the walls (5, 8, 25, 41) of the seat grasp the foot at least partially, leaving out at least one area of the heel and of the ankle. The action of tak... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5645460 | Retractable fin assembly A retractable fin assembly is disclosed for attachment to the boot of a float tube user. The assembly includes a fin member movable between a fast position projecting below the boot adapted for propelling the float tube user forwardly in the water and a s... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5632662 | Centrally articulated swin fin A swim fin is disclosed that comprises a boot portion to receive the foot of a swimmer, a web portion, and a pair of side members. Each of the side members have an upper and lower arm and an upper and lower end. The lower ends of the side members are atta... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5593333 | Fin assembly for float tube users A fin assembly is disclosed for attachment to a boot of a float tube user, the boot having a sole, a toe and a heel. The assembly includes a base member having a mechanism for attachment to a boot. The base member has a front portion for attachment proxim... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5108327 | Retractable swim fin Improved swimming efficiency and safety in a water environment is achieved with the use of retractable swim fins having a web-like member rotatably interconnected to a shoe-like member. A latch includes a latch element which secures the web-like member to... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4981454 | Retractable swim fin Improved swimming efficiency and safety in a water environment is achieved with the use of retractable swim fins having a web-like member rotatably interconnected to a shoe-like member. Latching means secure the web-like member to the shoe-like member in ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4940437 | Swim fin with harness A swim fin includes harness for attachment to a wearer's foot, the harness including an adjustable strap secured to the fin on opposite sides of a forward portion of the wearer's foot, the adjustable strap forming an X configuration passing over the weare... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4889510 | Harness for swim fins Harness for securing a swim fin beneath a wearer's foot is disclosed including two strap portions having respective front and rear anchor points on opposite sides of the fin relative to the wearer's foot, the strap portions forming an X configuration and ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4599071 | Adjustable beach-shoes The improvement provided by this invention is directed at the conventional beach-shoe and diving flipper, and according to this invention, a novel beach-shoe capable of acting as a diving flipper is provided. The web portion is extensible relative to a sh... | 07/08/1986 |
