BLAISE MITCHELL LAVORGNA, DC
Chiropractic in Salisbury, MD

5487710, Jan 30, 1996

Mar 30, 1995

8/413266

Blaise Lavorgna - Salisbury MD
Peter R. Sebastian - Salisbury MD

A63B 3100

482 55

A device for training swimmers includes a swimsuit, one or more drag-creating strips, and fastener(s) for detachably fastening the drag-creating strip(s) to the swimsuit. Each drag-creating strip includes non-porous material forming at least one pocket having a closed bottom, closed sides and an open top. During swimming, water entering the pocket will impact against the sides and bottom of the pocket, thereby creating turbulence. Such turbulence produces resistance to the movement of the swimmer through the water. The layout and number of fasteners allows the drag-creating strip(s) to be attached to the swimsuit in any one of various orientations. Thus, the pockets can be oriented at optimal positions relative to the movement of the swimmer through the water. Moreover, the pockets can be oriented in a manner that isolates a particular muscle group for training. The number of drag-creating strips which can be fastened to the swimsuit is also variable where in turn the degree of resistance offered by the training device is variable.

5651550, Jul 29, 1997

Feb 6, 1996

8/596011

Blaise M. LaVorgna - Salisbury MD
Farron Eisemann - Riverton WY

Brainstorm Associates, LLC - Salisbury MD

F41J 916

273363

A biodegradable edible target is provided which is mainly composed of a plant which is an edible ground forage for an animal, or a portion or derivative of the plant.