Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Water skimming or walking device – With lashing
Patent
1992-01-10
1992-12-01
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Water skimming or walking device
With lashing
280615, A63C 1506
Patent
active
051675536
ABSTRACT:
A foot strap system for surfboards that allows the surfer to lie upon the strap in a prone paddling position without discomfort yet allows the easy insertion of the foot as the surfer stands. The system comprises a collapsible foot strap having an integral, arch shaped, resilient reinforcement and a surrounding pad which creates a recess into which the strap will collapse. The body of the strap is wide relative to its thickness. The flat, curved reinforcement member within the body of the strap imparts to the strap a curved shape. The reinforcement is sufficiently flexible to allow the strap to be substantially flattened, yet resilient enough to return the strap to its naturally curved form. When mounted to the surfboard, one end of the strap is secured with its curved, reinforced portion very near the mounting to create a flexible "hinge" with sufficient rigidity to hold the strap in an upright "open" position. At the other end of the strap, between its curved reinforced portion and mounting, there is a short, pliable section which forms a fold as the strap flattens. The strap is thereby allowed to be repeatedly flattened and returned to its normal arched form.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4285082 (1981-08-01), Cox
patent: 4645466 (1987-02-01), Ellis
patent: 4775345 (1988-10-01), Gifford
Beusse James H.
Sotelo Jesus D.
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