Patent ID: 8632372
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A swimming device for a swimmer or a diver, comprising: a monofin having a laminar shape on a X-Y level and primarily movable in the +/−Z-direction; a power transfer element for moving the monofin using muscle power in water and comprising a fastening device for fastening the power transfer element to a lower leg of the swimmer, the fastening device being formed as a shin pad, the power transfer element comprising a lower leg section, a foot section, and a fin section; and a hinge arranged between the power transfer element and the monofin, the hinge being movable during an operation of the swimming device, wherein the swimming device is in a cross section at a right-angle to the body axis, in the X-Z level lenticular with a long Z-axis and a short X-axis.