Patent ID: 7267595
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A swimmer's paddle for attachment to the hand of a swimmer, the hand having a palm and fingers and a thumb extending therefrom, the paddle comprising: a body member having an upper surface and a lower surface, a front edge adjacent the fingertips, a rear edge adjacent the palm, an inner edge adjacent the thumb and an outer edge adjacent the little finger, whereby the fingers when resting on said upper surface are substantially aligned in a first plane, wherein said body member defines an aperture from said upper surface to said lower surface, whereby the thumb can protrude from said upper surface to said lower surface in a second plane below the fingers, and wherein said body member adjacent said aperture is shaped to cup the thumb portion of the palm; and means connected to said body member for holding said body member from movement away from the thumb during a swimmer's stroke.