Means for raising one or both of the heels of a surfer

Details Means for raising one or both of the heels of a surfer Means for raising one or both of the heels of a surfer

1997-06-23

1999-06-08

Sotelo, Jesus D.

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Water skimming or walking device

Surfboard

114 392, B63B 3579

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059100354

ABSTRACT:
The means for raising one heel or both heels of the surfer so that the resting position of the ankle is more extended than on a flat deck. Examples of these means are a foot pad (22) thicker on one side, an asymmetrical height given to the deck of the board (24) itself, or a wedge (14) inserted between the board (10) and the pad (12).

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Surfer, Oct. 1997, Photographs in plates 1-3.
Water Ski, Sep.-Oct. 1997, Photographs in plates 4-5.

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