Htm Sport S.p.a.

Mario Viale

Giovanni Garofalo

A swimming flipper includes a shoe portion and a blade portion. Two ribbings are provided along the outer lateral edges of the flipper and include substantially V-shaped carvings. The V-shaped carvings are placed at a suitable distance from the front of the blade portion, and are arranged to create two bending lines of the blade portion. Limiting elements are provided on the upper surface of the blade portion which limit the bending movement thereof.

Swimming flipper with controlled-flexibility blade

Swimming flipper consisting of a footwear equipped with a sole, and of a blade placed in front of said sole; in said flipper the sole and the blade are secured one to the other by connecting means allowing said blade to be removed from said sole and to be replaced with a similar blade or with any other type of blade.

Swimming flipper with interchangeable blade

Swimming flipper consisting of a footwear or shoe provided with a sole equipped on its front and sides with at least two protruding elements, and a blade connected to said sole; said flipper further comprising at least an extensible element substantially transversal to the blade, laterally connected to the protruding elements and centrally to the flipper surface in an area between said protruding elements.

Swimming flipper

Swimming flipper consisting of: a shoe made of a relatively soft material and equipped with a sole made of a stiffer material, said shoe being laterally and frontally provided with at least two protruding elements, and a blade whose base is hinged to the sole of the shoe in an area between said protruding elements by means of two extensible elements, said protruding elements being suitable to hit against the upper surface of the blade.

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Chiavari, Italy

Mario Viale