Patent ID: 6159064
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A swimming fin comprising:a foot pocket having a front end;a blade extending forward from the front end of said foot pocket; andsaid blade including a first blade member and a second blade member shorter than said first blade member and underlying said first blade member,said second blade member including transversely opposite side edge regions which extend from the front end of said foot pocket forward inside transversely opposite side edges of said first blade member and terminate short of a front end of said first blade member, and an intermediate region which extends between said side edge regions and which has a front end substantially curved toward said foot pocket,said first and second blade members having rear portions that are held adjacent to one another and forward portions that are separable from one another, so that the second blade member supports the first blade member during a down-kicking movement and does not restrict the first blade member from curving along a longitudinal length during an up-kicking movement.