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Swimming resistance trainer

a resistance trainer and swimming technology, applied in swimming aids, swimming, gymnastic exercise, etc., can solve the problems of strength and flexibility, and achieve the effect of developing strength

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-01-02
HALL SR GARY W
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The present invention is a device that can be used on land to simulate swimming movements. The goal is to help people understand the proper methods for swimming and to improve their strength by mimicking these movements.

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Being able to rotate the body while simultaneously achieving this pulling motion is also not obvious nor intuitive and requires practice, strength and flexibility.

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[0016]The present invention is a device 10 for training swimmers.

[0017]The device 10 comprises a generally rectangular base frame 20. The base frame has two long slide rail sides 22 and two short bench mount sides 24. Perpendicularly attached to each short side 22 are front and rear vertical mounts 26. Attached and extending between the front and rear vertical mounts 26 is a bench rail 30.

[0018]Slidably attached to the bench rail 30 is a padded bench 100 that is mounted to the bench rail 30 in a generally horizontal position. Preferably, the padded bench 100 may include padded sides (not shown) that are adjustable to accommodate variable widths of swimmers. Further the padded bench 100 may include belts (not shown) attached to the padded bench 100 or padded sides, which go over the top of the swimmer's body to secure it to the bench 100.

[0019]The bench 100 is mounted onto a sliding pivot mechanism 120 that has the capability of sliding along the length of the bench rail 30. The slid...

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Abstract

A swimmer's resistance trainer having a base frame comprising two long slide rail sides and two short bench mount sides attached to each other to form a generally rectangular form, a bench rail attached to the two short sides using a vertical mount that extends between an end of the bench rail and each short side; a padded bench mounted onto a pivotal bench mount mounted onto a slide body that slideably attached to the bench rail; a padded head support attached to a headrest body that is slideably attached to the bench rail; at least one slideable padded armrest attached to an arm support post attached to a slideable arm rest body slideably attached to at least one of the long slide rails of the base frame, the at least one padded armrest comprises an arm resistance mechanism.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention is generally in the field of physical training. More specifically, the present invention is an apparatus for providing resistance training to swimmers.BACKGROUND[0002]The act of swimming freestyle requires a combination of skills involving strength, aerobic fitness, flexibility, proprioception and positioning that enable the human body to move efficiently through the water. There are three groups of physical laws that govern all of the techniques used in the act of swimming. They are laws of drag (forces that slow us), motion (propulsion or forces that speed us up) and inertia. Swimming efficiently requires the observance of these laws with respect to minimizing frontal drag, maximizing propulsive forces and maintaining body speed as close to a constant as possible.[0003]With respect to drag forces acting on the swimmer doing freestyle, the sport is somewhat unique in that the very act of the propulsive pulling motion of the arms, as...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B31/00
CPCA63B69/10A63B22/0012A63B2244/20A63B21/154A63B22/203A63B23/03575A63B2208/0257A63B21/00185A63B21/0628A63B21/4043A63B21/4013A63B21/4031A63B21/4033A63B21/0552A63B21/062A63B31/00A63B21/15A63B21/151A63B21/159
Inventor HALL, SR., GARY W.
Owner HALL SR GARY W
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