Patent ID: 8087959
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A detachable swim fin, comprising a foot pocket and a fin blade, the fin blade being movably connected to the foot pocket through a locking buckle mechanism, wherein the fin blade includes a pair of reinforcement ribs extending from two sides thereof, the locking buckle mechanism including a pair of first connecting buckles and a pair of second connecting buckles to engage with the pair of first connecting buckles, the pair of first connecting buckles being fixed to respective rear ends of the pair of reinforcement ribs of the fin blade, the pair of second connecting buckles being mounted on two sides of the foot pocket, the foot pocket has a pair of sides each formed with an engaging aperture, an engaging button, and a stop block, each of the pair of second connecting buckles including an engaging protrusion, an engaging cavity, and a limit slot, the engaging cavity consisting of two openings of different sizes which are interconnected with each other, the engaging button going through one of the two openings and sliding in the other of the two openings when mounting the second connecting buckle, the engaging protrusion engaging with the engaging aperture, and the stop block being confined within the limit slot.