Patent ID: 6398603
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An aquatic propulsion device comprising:a forearm support to be worn on a forearm of a person; an elongate member having a first end secured to the forearm support; and a paddle secured to a second end of the elongate member, a combination of the elongate member and the paddle having a grip positioned so that a person, when placing the forearm in the forearm support, can reach and hold onto the grip with a hand and move the grip with the hand such that the forearm support, the elongate member and the paddle move in tandem with the hand and the forearm, wherein a combination of the forearm support, the elongate member, the grip, and the paddle is characterized by a center of water displacement extending beyond the hand-away from the forearm, and wherein the paddle is asymmetric with respect to a line extending along the forearm toward the hand that divides the forearm into two generally equal portions.