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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsushiro Matsuoka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Tabata Co Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
441 64 ; D212 / ;
Abstract
A diving fin includes a heel strap coupled to opposite sides of a foot pocket wherein coupling of at least one end of the strap to at least one of the opposite sides of the foot pocket as well as adjustment of the fastening effect of the strap on the divers heel can be achieved by a buckle. The buckle comprises a first coupling member of sheath-like configuration and a second coupling member having a plug portion adapted to be releasably engaged into the first coupling member and a retaining frame movably supports therearound the strap.