Patent ID: 7798876
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A kickboard comprising: a) a flattened flotation body that is wedge-shaped and has a top surface and a bottom surface with contour channels, wherein the top surface includes a depression for resting a portion of a swimmer's head with the swimmer's arms stretched forward and over the top surface, the flattened flotation body has a plurality of holes that pass through the flattened flotation body, such the kickboard is submersible while swimming with the kickboard; and b) means for securing portions of the swimmer's hands or arms to the kickboard while swimming with the portion of swimmer's head resting in the depression and swimmer's arms stretched forward and over the top surface, wherein the means for securing is coupled to the top surface of the flattened flotation body, wherein the means for securing includes a strap feature with a plurality of traverse slots and a pair of loops, one on each end of the strap, with each loop extending below the flattened flotation body and being used to pull the strap feature and engage the selected ones of the plurality of traverse slots and thereby adjust a length of the strap feature above top surface of the flattened flotation body.