Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Water skimming or walking device – Surfboard
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Avila, Stephen (Department: 3617)
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Water skimming or walking device
Surfboard
C440S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07993178
ABSTRACT:
An improvement to a conventional surfboard includes an impeller and an electric motor contained primarily within the body of the surfboard, whereby performance of the surfboard is substantially unaffected by the presence of the impeller and the electric motor. The electric motor is operatively connected to the impeller for providing a forward thrust of the surfboard. The improvement to the conventional surfboard also includes a throttle for selective control of the electric motor for operating the impeller to provide a forward thrust of the surfboard, the throttle being configured for use by a surfer lying in a prone position on the smooth top surface of the body of the surfboard. An extent of the surfer's energy that otherwise would be expended during paddling can be preserved for riding waves by using the impeller to provide the forward thrust during paddling.
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Avila Stephen
Boomerboard, LLC
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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