Patent ID: 9427626
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A swimming device which can be adjusted for swimming or for walking; said swimming device comprising: a left fin, a right fin, a left shoe and a right shoe; wherein said left shoe comprising a left sole and a left heel; wherein said left heel is rigidly attached to said left sole; wherein said left shoe has a left shaft which is attached to said left heel and extends backwards from said left heel; wherein said left shaft is cylindrical and centered along a left axis; wherein said left shoe is worn by a left foot of a user; wherein a left axis vector is defined as a vector which coincides with said left axis and is pointing backwards; wherein said right shoe comprising a right sole and a right heel; wherein said right heel is rigidly attached to said right sole; wherein said right shoe has a right shaft which is attached to said right heel and extends backwards from said right heel; wherein said right shaft is cylindrical and centered along a right axis; wherein said right shoe is worn by a right foot of said user; wherein a right axis vector is defined as a vector which coincides with said right axis and is pointing backwards; wherein said left fin has a left bearing which is rotatably mounted on said left shaft; wherein said right fin has a right bearing which is rotatably mounted on said right shaft; wherein said left fin can be rotated around said left axis and said right fin can be rotated around said right axis; wherein said left fin can be rotated around said left axis into a left swimming position; wherein said right fin can be rotated around said right axis into a right swimming position; whereby, when said left fin is in said left swimming position and said right fin is in said right swimming position, said swimming device can be used for swimming; in addition, said left fin can be retracted from said swimming position into a left walking position by rotating said left fin around said left axis; said right fin can be retracted from said swimming position into a right walking position by rotating said right fin around said right axis; whereby, when said left fin is in said left walking position and said right fin is in said right walking position said swimming device enables said user to walk naturally.