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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jason J Raasch, Wheeling, IL (US);
Mark Faulconer, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Tim Bowman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dacor Corporation, Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
441 64 ;
Abstract
A multi-part diving fin includes a blade portion having a tip and a shoe end opposite the tip, the shoe end at least partially defining a foot pocket, and a foot plate formed as a separate piece from the blade portion and having a formation for releasably engaging the blade portion, the foot plate configured so that upon engagement with the blade portion, the foot plate provides a bottom of the foot pocket. The present fin also features a vertical adjustment of the height of the foot pocket, as well as stiffness adjustment for the blade portion of the fin.