Training device having immediate training effect in water for swimmers

Abstract

The purpose of the invention was to develop a training device that allows acquiring sense of water immediately after workouts with it.The possible embodiment comprise an elastic or stretching material with gaseous medium between water and sportsman's palm and (or) forearm, and at least one valve. The embodiment allows to create the artificial gaseous medium at the inner side of human hand and / or forearm in water and to change its pressure and volume. The gaseous medium pressure and volume are set for a sportsman to change his psychosomatic sensations and lead to changes in mechanics and dynamics of the sportsman strokes in water.The invention with gaseous medium assists swimmer to improve his ability to sense water. If pressure of gaseous medium is properly selected there is an effect of vanishing support during execution of strokes. The effect occurs due to properties of fluent gaseous medium in elastic / stretchy material. Shape of the gaseous medium is very responsive to propulsive forces during underwater part of a stroke. The gaseous medium deformations by water streams / flows cause feedback to swimmer hand, arm, and brain about applied forces. Interactive perception of water through the vanishing gas support assists swimmer to find right mechanics and dynamics of strokes that correspond with the current factors influencing swimming. In other words the device assists in development of human physical qualities required for increase in efficiency of applying hand's (or arm's) force during underwater part of strokes. A sportsman recalls the developed mechanics and dynamics right after workout with the device and its doffing.

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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes different devices and methods for improving a swimmer's ability to propel themselves through water. The devices range from rigid materials to inflatable devices and even a swim fin made of fabric. The goal is to increase the swimmer's ability to feel support and create a more natural position for their hands and arms during swimming strokes. The disadvantageous features of these devices include fixed dimensions, delayed training effect, complex usability, and unnatural position of hands or arms during swimming strokes. The patent proposes a new device that overcomes these disadvantages and provides a more effective and natural training method for swimmers.

Problems solved by technology

A fixed dimension is one of disadvantages of most paddles that does not allow sportsman to adjust propulsion of hand in water for sportsman's objectives during training process.

The other major disadvantage of these devices is rigidity of construction required to create resistance during stroke.

In this case palm and hand lost natural / free flexibility in contact with water.

After swimming with the paddles, after their removal, the absence of the sense of water does not allow swimmers to transfer trained power to swimming speed.

For keeping maximum of sensitivity and mobility or motility of a hand during operation surgeon uses thin surgical gloves because any dense, non-elastic materials, reduce sensitivity and mobility or motility of his hand.

Back to the swimming paddles reviewed above they enable to change very few parameters of position of a hand and a forearm in water (for example, angle between fingers and palm, position of fingers and so on) but they don't allow swimmer to keep sensitivity and mobility or motility of a bared hand, forearm, or arm during stroke.

The other disadvantage is fixed dimensions that don't allow swimmer to set (or fix) required parameters of propulsion of hand in water for sportsman's objectives during training process.

Other disadvantage of such devices is the delayed training effect.

However, a swimmer can't get sense of water of his / her bare hand propulsion during stroke.

The disadvantage is fixed dimensions that don't allow sportsman to set / fix required parameters of propulsion of hand in water for sportsman's objectives during training process.

Other disadvantage of such devices is that training effect after training comes only in a few days or more.

However, their disadvantages are off-key / forced position of fingers during strokes in swimming, as well as impossibility of exact settings of parameters of gloves corresponding to propulsion of hand in water that is required for sportsman.

The other disadvantage of such devices is that training effect after training comes only in a few days or more.

To their disadvantage is an off-key / forced position of fingers during strokes in swimming.

The second disadvantage is rigidity of construction required to create resistance during stroke.

Rigidity of material is required to fix hydrodynamic properties of dumbbells, but simultaneously sportsman loses his hand's natural sensations during strokes.

The other disadvantage of such devices is that training effect after training comes only in a few days or more.

Their disadvantage is an off-key or forced position of fingers during stroke in swimming and as a result loss of feel and sensation of water stream by palm or hand.7) Devices attached to the side surface of hand or (and) arm (for example, SU 1443907, U.S. Pat. No. 6,743,023 B2, GB2423259 (A), U.S. Pat. No. 3,827,095, US 20090318041).

However, these devices are used to improve swimming techniques and not for immediate detection of sense of water.

Disadvantage of such devices is that training effect after training comes only in a few days or more.

Effects of these devices are not related to improve propulsion of hands in water during stroke.

More over if these devices are used to improve the hand propulsion there are same disadvantages as described in the previous training means above.9) Non-inflatable devices having glove or mitten form.

Such devices are used for easy, comfortable and fast swimming (for example, SU952280, U.S. Pat. No. 3,874,014), but not assist in improving propulsion technique of swimming.

More over if someone uses these devices to improve hand propulsion there are same disadvantages as described in the previous training means above.10) Inflatable devices having glove or mitten form.

Such devices are used to retain hands afloat, or for easy and comfortable swimming (for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,760, U.S. Pat. No. 4,690,651 A, CH 184900 (A), US D299262), or for comfortable working under water (for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,025,502 A), or as water-rescue equipment (for example, SU450740, U.S. Pat. No. 4,547,919 A, US D299262) but all of them don't assist in improving propulsion technique of swimming.

More over if someone uses these devices to improve hand propulsion there are same disadvantages as described in the previous training means above.

Other disadvantage is fixed dimensions that don't allow adjusting and setting required propulsion of hand in water for sportsman's needs during training process.12) Special device called PT Paddles or Palm Paddles or Egg Trainer (official website link is http: / / www.swimsmooth.com / ptpaddles.html).

Other disadvantage is fixed dimensions that don't allow adjusting and setting propulsion of hand in water for sportsman's needs during training process.

Disadvantage is in delayed training effect.

The other possible disadvantage is complicated usability.14) Device U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,493 is a swim fin of fabric type material.

Impossibility of improving of propulsion technique of hands is to their disadvantage.

Other disadvantage is fixed dimensions that don't allow adjusting and setting propulsion of hand in water for sportsman's needs during training process.15) Device described in the patent U.S. Pat. No. 7,582,045.

Its disadvantage is an unnatural position of hands during strokes.

Other disadvantage is that the device assists in strengthening of swimmer's hands but not in improving propulsion techniques.16) Device described in the patent U.S. Pat. No. 5,820,526 A. It is a weighted aquatic exercise glove with variable resistance.

Unnatural / forced position of fingers during the stroke and the delayed training effect are to their disadvantage.

Other disadvantage is that the device assists in strengthening of swimmer's hands and arms but not in improving propulsion techniques.17) Device described in the patent U.S. Pat. No. 4,832,643.

One disadvantage is the delayed training effect.

The other disadvantage is fixed dimensions that don't allow adjusting propulsion of hand in water for sportsman's needs during training process.18) Device described in the patent U.S. Pat. No. 3,827,095.

One disadvantage is that the device is used for easy and comfortable swimming and underwater works, but it doesn't assist in improving propulsion techniques.19) Device described in the patent US D299262 for the ornamental design for an inflatable swimming glove.

Disadvantages are the delayed training effect and forced position of hands during stroke.

Other disadvantage is that the device doesn't assist in improving sense of water or feel of support in water; the device is used for improving a speed factor of stroke (a stroke frequency factor).

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