WO1989008479A1 - Item for fitting to the hand of a swimmer - Google Patents

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WO1989008479A1
WO1989008479A1 PCT/FR1989/000098 FR8900098W WO8908479A1 WO 1989008479 A1 WO1989008479 A1 WO 1989008479A1 FR 8900098 W FR8900098 W FR 8900098W WO 8908479 A1 WO8908479 A1 WO 8908479A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B31/04—Swimming gloves with arrangements for enlarging the propulsive surface

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  • the invention relates to swimming and more particularly to the means worn by the swimmer to facilitate and improve their advance
  • Fins are a kind of rubber fin, mostly used by swimmers in scuba diving. They give good results, attached to the feet, but it is not the same for the fins which were designed to be attached to the hands.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy this drawback and the subject is articles which adapt to the hands of swimmers, consisting of a semi-rigid rubber sheet and means of fixing this sheet by hand, characterized in that the sheet has a smooth face applied to the underside of the hand and an outer surface provided with a multitude of flexible ribs inclined from the tips of the fingers towards the wrist.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view from above of the article
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the profile of the article
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the bottom of the article
  • Fig. 4 is a side view of the left hand provided with the article
  • Fig. 5 is a top view of the hand provided with the article
  • Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the hand provided with the article.
  • the sheet 1 is made of a material which can be only rubber, or plastic, or be complex, the main thing being its relative flexibility and excellent chemical resistance to seawater.
  • the sheet is cut along the outline of the hand placed flat on it, the fingers slightly apart.
  • the face of the sheet in contact with the skin has a smooth surface while the opposite surface is provided with numerous fine ribs 3, the thickness of which decreases.
  • Each rib 3 has the general shape of a triangle, more and more flexible going from the sheet 1 to the tip 3 '. In the figures we also see three much larger ribs 4, 5, 6, called blades to distinguish them from small ribs 3.
  • the ribs and blades are located roughly transversely by hand, and they are inclined so as to facilitate the advancement of the hand in the water. This inclination is between 30o and 60 ° and is preferably around 45 °.
  • the blade 4 is implanted at the periphery of the sheet 1 so as to connect the end of all the fingers including the thumb. This blade 4 is extended upwards by at least the thickness of the fingers, according to a preferred embodiment. This inclined blade 4 greatly exceeds the thickness of the fingers upwards, and tapers towards this upper end.
  • the blade 5 is implanted at the base of the little finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger, and substantially in the middle of the thumb.
  • the blade 6 is implanted in the middle of the shoulder and at the base of the thumb.
  • the fixing means 2 can be varied. They can have the shape of arches as in the schematic views there 2. Preferably the arches 7 to 16 are provided at the blades 4 and 5. A larger arch 17 serves as a brevelet to grip the wrist. The end hoops can be replaced by gussets 7 to 11 in which the swimmer pushes the end of his fingers. These fixing means 2 can constitute bands which reinforce the holding of the sheet 1.
  • the article according to the invention is not more bulky than a glove. It can also be in the form of a glove. However, the fixing device which is described is preferable to avoid overheating.
  • each swimming style generates different effects, for example depending on whether the hands come out or not water.
  • the first blade 4 protrudes widely from the back of the hand, and that this protruding part is inclined symmetrically (and not in extension) from the lower part which is under the hand.
  • the camber of this blade evoking a circumflex accent changes during swimming, a bit like a half-open umbrella, which tends to close during the advance of the hand, and which tends to open during hand removal.
  • the blades and ribs inside the hand also change shape during the movement, they are applied against the sheet during the advance and deviates during the withdrawal. To prevent the blades from turning over and especially those at the ends, it is planned to reinforce their free periphery with a bead.
  • the different elements of the article can be manufactured separately and then assembled by any known means.
  • the sheet provided with its ribs is preferably obtained by molding.

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Item for fitting to the hand of a swimmer, consisting of a sheet (1) made of flexible or semirigid material having a good resistance to water and of means for fixing (2) to the hand. The sheet (1) is cut out in accordance with the external shape of the hand and is applied to the skin of the hand by a smooth surface, whereas the external surface is provided with a plurality of small flexible ribs (3) and three transverse strips inclined from the end of said hand towards the wrist. Application: for facilitating swimming.

Description

Article s'adaptant à la main d'un nageur. Article adapting to the hand of a swimmer.

L'invention concerne la natation et plus particulièrement les moyens portés par le mnageur pour faciliter et améliorer son avanceThe invention relates to swimming and more particularly to the means worn by the swimmer to facilitate and improve their advance

Parmi ces moyens, on connaît les palmes que les nageurs attachent à leurs pieds. Les palmes sont des sortes de nageoires en caoutchouc, surtout utilisées par les nageurs de plongées sous-marines. Elles donnent de bons résultats, attachées aux pieds, mais il n'en est pas de même pour les palmes qui ont été conçues pour être attachées aux mains.Among these means, we know the fins that swimmers attach to their feet. Fins are a kind of rubber fin, mostly used by swimmers in scuba diving. They give good results, attached to the feet, but it is not the same for the fins which were designed to be attached to the hands.

L'invention a pour but de remédier à cet inconvénient et pour objet des articles s'adaptant aux mains des nageurs, constitués par une feuille semi-rigide en caoutchouc et des moyens de fixation de cette feuille à la main, caractérisé en ce que la feuille comporte une face lisse appliquée sur le dessous de la main et une surface extérieure munie d'une multitude de nervures souples inclinées de l'extrémité des doigts vers le poignet. Pour mieux faire comprendre l'invention, il est donné ci-après un exemple de réalisation en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :The object of the invention is to remedy this drawback and the subject is articles which adapt to the hands of swimmers, consisting of a semi-rigid rubber sheet and means of fixing this sheet by hand, characterized in that the sheet has a smooth face applied to the underside of the hand and an outer surface provided with a multitude of flexible ribs inclined from the tips of the fingers towards the wrist. To better understand the invention, an exemplary embodiment is given below with reference to the appended drawings in which:

Fig. 1 est une vue schématique du dessus de l'article, Fig. 2 esqt une vue schématique du profil de l'article,Fig. 1 is a schematic view from above of the article, FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the profile of the article,

Fig. 3 est une vue schématique du dessous de l'article,Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the bottom of the article,

Fig. 4 est une vue de profil de la main gauche munie de l'article,Fig. 4 is a side view of the left hand provided with the article,

Fig. 5 est une vue de dessus de la main munie de l'article,Fig. 5 is a top view of the hand provided with the article,

Fig. 6 est une vue de dessous de la main munie de l'article. La feuille 1 est réalisée en une matière qui peut être uniquement du caoutchouc, ou du plastique, ou être complexe, l'essentiel étant sa relative souplesse et une excellente résistance chimique à l'eau de mer. La feuille est découpée suivant le contour de la main posée à plat sur elle, les doigts légèrement écartés. La face de la feuille au contact avec la peau présente une surface lisse tandis que la surface opposée est munie de nombreuses nervures 3 fines, dont l'épaisseur va en décroissant. Chaque nervure 3 a la forme générale d'un triangle, de plus en plus souple en allant de la feuille 1 à la pointe 3'. Sur les figures on voit aussi trois nervures 4, 5, 6 beaucoup plus importantes, appelées lames pour les distinguer des petites nervures 3. Les nervures et les lames sont implantées à peu près transversalement à la main, et elles sont inclinées de façon à faciliter l'avancement de la main dans l'eau. Cette inclinaison est comprise entre 30º et 60° et est de préférence d'environ 45°. La lame 4 est implantée à la périphérie de la feuille 1 de façon à relier l'extrémité de tous les doigts y compris le pouce. Cette lame 4 est prolongée vers le haut d'au moins l'épaisseur des doigts, suivant une forme préférée de réalisation. Cette lame inclinée 4 dépassa largement vers le haut l'épaisseur des doigts, et va en s' amincissant vers cette extrémité supérieure. La lame 5 est implantée à la base de l'auriculaire, l'annulaire, le majeur, l'index, et sensiblement au milieu du pouce. La lame 6 est implanté au milieu de la paule et à la base du pouce.Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the hand provided with the article. The sheet 1 is made of a material which can be only rubber, or plastic, or be complex, the main thing being its relative flexibility and excellent chemical resistance to seawater. The sheet is cut along the outline of the hand placed flat on it, the fingers slightly apart. The face of the sheet in contact with the skin has a smooth surface while the opposite surface is provided with numerous fine ribs 3, the thickness of which decreases. Each rib 3 has the general shape of a triangle, more and more flexible going from the sheet 1 to the tip 3 '. In the figures we also see three much larger ribs 4, 5, 6, called blades to distinguish them from small ribs 3. The ribs and blades are located roughly transversely by hand, and they are inclined so as to facilitate the advancement of the hand in the water. This inclination is between 30º and 60 ° and is preferably around 45 °. The blade 4 is implanted at the periphery of the sheet 1 so as to connect the end of all the fingers including the thumb. This blade 4 is extended upwards by at least the thickness of the fingers, according to a preferred embodiment. This inclined blade 4 greatly exceeds the thickness of the fingers upwards, and tapers towards this upper end. The blade 5 is implanted at the base of the little finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger, and substantially in the middle of the thumb. The blade 6 is implanted in the middle of the shoulder and at the base of the thumb.

Les moyens de fixation 2 peuvent être variés. Ils peuvent présenter la forme d'arceaux comme sur les vues schématiques là 2. De préférence les arceaux 7 à 16 sont prévus au niveau des lames 4 et 5. Un arceau plus grand 17 sert de brevelet pour enserrer le poignet. Les arceaux d'extrémités peuvent être remplacés par des goussets 7 à 11 dans lesquels le nageur enfonce l'extrémité de ses doigts. Ces moyens de fixation 2 peuvent constituer des bandes qui renforcent la tenue de la feuille 1. L'article selon l'invention n'est pas plus encombrante qu'un gant. Il peut d'ailleurs se présenter sous la forme d'un gant. Néanmoins le dispositif de fixation qui est décrit est préférable pour éviter des échauffements.The fixing means 2 can be varied. They can have the shape of arches as in the schematic views there 2. Preferably the arches 7 to 16 are provided at the blades 4 and 5. A larger arch 17 serves as a brevelet to grip the wrist. The end hoops can be replaced by gussets 7 to 11 in which the swimmer pushes the end of his fingers. These fixing means 2 can constitute bands which reinforce the holding of the sheet 1. The article according to the invention is not more bulky than a glove. It can also be in the form of a glove. However, the fixing device which is described is preferable to avoid overheating.

Il est possible de modifier certains détails de réalisation. En effet, chaque style de nage engendre des effets différents, par exemple selon que les mains sortent ou non de l'eau. Pour une discipline comme la plongée sousmarine, il est nécessaire que la première lame 4 dépasse largement du dos de la main, et que cette partie dépassante soit inclinée symétriquement (et non en prolongement) de la partie inférieure se trouvant sous la main. On comprend que la cambrure de cette lame évoquant un accent circonflexe se modifie au cours de la nage, un peu à la manière d'un parapluie entr'ouvert, qui tend à se fermer pendant l'avance de la main, et qui tend à s'ouvrir pendant le retrait de la main.It is possible to modify certain construction details. Indeed, each swimming style generates different effects, for example depending on whether the hands come out or not water. For a discipline like scuba diving, it is necessary that the first blade 4 protrudes widely from the back of the hand, and that this protruding part is inclined symmetrically (and not in extension) from the lower part which is under the hand. We understand that the camber of this blade evoking a circumflex accent changes during swimming, a bit like a half-open umbrella, which tends to close during the advance of the hand, and which tends to open during hand removal.

Les lames et nervures se trouvant à l'intérieur de la main changent également de forme au cours du mouvement, elles se trouvent appliquées contre la feuille lors de l'avance et s'en écarte au cours du retrait. Pour empêcher le retournement des lames et surtout celles d'extrémités, il est prévu de renforcer leur pourtour libre par un bourrelet.The blades and ribs inside the hand also change shape during the movement, they are applied against the sheet during the advance and deviates during the withdrawal. To prevent the blades from turning over and especially those at the ends, it is planned to reinforce their free periphery with a bead.

Les différents éléments de l'article peuvent être fabriqués séparément puis assemblés par tout moyen connu. La feuille munie de ses nervures est de préférence obtenue par moulage. The different elements of the article can be manufactured separately and then assembled by any known means. The sheet provided with its ribs is preferably obtained by molding.

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R E V E N D I C A T I O N S 1. Article s'adaptant à la main d'un nageur, constitué d'une part, par une feuille (1) en matière souple ou semi-rigide résistant bien à l'eau et d'autre part, des moyens de fixation (2) à la main, article caractérisé par le fait que la feuille (1) est découpée selon la forme extérieure de la main, qu'elle est appliquée sur la peau de la main par une surface lisse, tandis que la surface extérieure est munie d'une multitude de petites nervures souples (3) transversales et inclinées de l'extrémité de la dite main vers le poignet.1. Article adapting to the hand of a swimmer, consisting on the one hand, by a sheet (1) of flexible or semi-rigid material resistant to water well and on the other hand, fixing means ( 2) by hand, article characterized in that the sheet (1) is cut according to the external shape of the hand, that it is applied to the skin of the hand by a smooth surface, while the external surface is provided a multitude of small flexible ribs (3) transverse and inclined from the end of said hand to the wrist. 2. Article selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte trois lames (4, 5, 6) de grandeur nettement supérieures aux nervures (3), mais de même sens, une lame (4) se trouvant au bout des cinq doigts, une lame (5) à la base des doigts, et une lame (6) au centre de la paume de la main.2. Article according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises three blades (4, 5, 6) of size clearly greater than the ribs (3), but in the same direction, a blade (4) being at the end of the five fingers, a blade (5) at the base of the fingers, and a blade (6) in the center of the palm of the hand. 3. Article selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que la lame d'extrémité (4) est combinée avec les moyens de fixation (7 à 11) prévus au bout des doigts, embouts ou arceaux.3. Article according to claim 2, characterized in that the end blade (4) is combined with the fixing means (7 to 11) provided at the fingertips, tips or arches. 4. Article selon l'ensemble des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de fixation sont constitués par des arceaux (de dimensions appropriées) solidaires de la face lisse de la feuille (1) et disposés pour permettre l'emprisonnement des doigts au moins à leur extrémité (7 à 11) et à leur base (12 à 16) et aussi d'emprisonner le poignet (17).4. Article according to all of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing means are constituted by arches (of appropriate dimensions) integral with the smooth face of the sheet (1) and arranged to allow the imprisonment of the fingers at least at their end (7 to 11) and at their base (12 to 16) and also to imprison the wrist (17). 5. Article selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que la lame (4) d'extrémité dépasse le dos de la main.5. Article according to claim 2, characterized in that the blade (4) end exceeds the back of the hand. 6. Article selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que la lame d'extrémité (4) comporte une partie dépassant le dos de la main inclinée symétriquement à la partie se trouvant sous la main. 6. Article according to claim 5, characterized in that the end blade (4) has a part extending beyond the back of the hand inclined symmetrically to the part lying under the hand. 7. Article selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins la lame d'extrémité (4) est pourvue d'un bourrelet le long de son pourtour libre. 7. Article according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the end blade (4) is provided with a bead along its free periphery. 8. Article selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les nervures et les lames disposées sous la main, sont toutes inclinées selon le même angle, compris entre 30 et 60º, et de préférence 45º. 8. Article according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ribs and the blades arranged under the hand, are all inclined at the same angle, between 30 and 60º, and preferably 45º.
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