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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Garry L. Killgore, McMinnville, OR (US);
Jeffrey A. Thomas, McMinnville, OR (US);
Jonathan Andrews, McMinnville, OR (US);
David L. Burton, McMinnville, OR (US);
Stephen V. Cooper, Amity, OR (US);
John Kent, McMinnville, OR (US);
Garry L. Killgore, McMinnville, OR (US);
Jeffrey A. Thomas, McMinnville, OR (US);
Jonathan Andrews, McMinnville, OR (US);
David L. Burton, McMinnville, OR (US);
Stephen V. Cooper, Amity, OR (US);
John Kent, McMinnville, OR (US);
AQX, Inc., McMinnville, OR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in exercising in water, preferably deep water running, includes a shoe that is configured to be worn by the user. The shoe includes a plurality of drag-generating elements attached to and extending from each side of said shoe for generating drag forces on the shoe during movement in water. The drag-generating elements generate more drag for movement of said shoe in a rearward direction than in a forward direction and are sized and positioned to simulate the forces on the user's foot arising from land-based running.