US2006189228A1PendingUtilityA1

Sports board with interchangeable edge section and connection means therefore

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 7, 2003Filed: Jul 2, 2004Published: Aug 24, 2006
Est. expiryJul 7, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Daniel MurphyJames M. Hallam
B63B 32/53
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Claims

Abstract

A sports board comprising a main portion ( 11 ) and an edge portion ( 13 ), the edge portion ( 13 ) being separable from the main portion ( 11 ), the edge portion ( 13 ) being engageable with the main portion ( 11 ), a connection means ( 17 & 19 ) providing the inter engagement between the main portion ( 11 ) and the edge portion ( 13 ) to prevent relative movement between the main ( 11 ) and edge ( 13 ) portions when engaged, the connection means ( 17 & 19 ) being able to withstand the forces anticipated to be exerted between the edge ( 13 ) and main ( 11 ) portions during use of the sports board. The invention also comprises the connection means ( 17 & 19 ).

Claims

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1 . A sports board comprising a main portion and an edge portion, the edge portion being separable from the main portion, the edge portion being engageable with the main portion, the edge portion in use to provide an edge profile, upper surface and lower surface which is an substantially uninterrupted continuation of the edge profile upper surface and lower surface respectively of the main portion, a connection means providing the interengagement between the main portion and the edge portion to prevent relative movement between the edge portion and the main portion when engaged, the connection means being able to withstand the forces anticipated to be exerted between the edge portion and main portion during use of the sports board, the edge of the main portion which in use is to abut the edge portion having a generally convex profile and the edge of the edge portion which in use is to abut the main portion having a complementary generally concave profile.  
   
   
       2 . (canceled)  
   
   
       3 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  wherein, a plurality of edge portions are provided which are each capable of being separately engaged with the portion of the edge to provide a capacity for a variation in shape for the sports board.  
   
   
       4 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  wherein, the connection means comprises a first engagement portion provided on the edge portion, and a second engagement portion provided on the main portion, the first and second engagement portions being capable of said interengagement, the connection means further comprising a fastening means adapted to retain the first and second engagement portions in said interengagement.  
   
   
       5 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 4  wherein, the engagement portions are formed as an integral part of the respective edge portion and main portion.  
   
   
       6 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 4  wherein, the engagement portions are formed as separate elements which are to be incorporated into the respective edge portion and main portion during formation of the main portion and the edge portion.  
   
   
       7 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 4 , wherein, the first and second engagement portions comprise complementary formations at the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged, wherein when the complementary formations are in said interengagement the edge portion and main portion are incapable of relative movement transverse to the plane of the sports board.  
   
   
       8 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 7  wherein, the complementary formations comprise have a tongue-like configuration on one portion and a complementary groove-like configuration on the other portion.  
   
   
       9 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 7  wherein the complementary formations extend for the full extent of the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged.  
   
   
       10 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 7  wherein, the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged have an extent which is non-linear.  
   
   
       11 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 10  wherein the configuration of the extent of the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged is symmetrical about the central axis between the main portion and the edge portion.  
   
   
       12 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 11  wherein the configuration is arcuate.  
   
   
       13 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 12  wherein the configuration is generally sinusoidal.  
   
   
       14 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 11  wherein the configuration is defined by a set of interconnected straight edges.  
   
   
       15 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 4  wherein, the fastening means is located in the region of said interengagement.  
   
   
       16 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 15  wherein the interengageable faces of the engagement portions are formed at least in part to provide the fastening means.  
   
   
       17 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 4  wherein, the fastening means comprise fixings which are engageable with the engaged engagement portions.  
   
   
       18 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 17  wherein, a plurality of fixings can be engaged at spaced locations along the interengaged faces of the engagement portions.  
   
   
       19 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 6  wherein the non-engaging faces of the engaging means are provided with an extension portion which is intended in use to become embodied with adjacent edge at least of the main portion or edge portion  
   
   
       20 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 19  wherein, the edge portion comprises a nose section of the sports board.  
   
   
       21 . (canceled)  
   
   
       22 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 19 , the edge portion comprises a tail section of the sports board.  
   
   
       23 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  wherein the sports board comprises a surfboard.  
   
   
       24 . (canceled)  
   
   
       25 . A connection means adapted to enable the engagement of an edge portion to a main portion of a sports board, the connection means configured to extend along at least a portion of the edge of the main portion and comprising a pair of interengagable portions which are capable of connecting the main portion with the edge portion such that the edge portion is capable of engagement with the main portion, the connection means providing the interengagement between the main portion and the edge portion to prevent relative movement between the edge portion and the main portion when engaged, the connection means being able to withstand the forces anticipated to be exerted between the edge portion and main portion during use of the sports board.  
   
   
       26 . (canceled)  
   
   
       27 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 25  wherein the connection means comprises a first engagement portion adapted to be mounted on the edge portion, and a second engagement portion adapted to be mounted on the main portion, the first and second engagement portions being capable of said interengagement, the connection means further comprising a fastening means adapted to retain the first and second engagement portions in said interengagement.  
   
   
       28 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 27  wherein the engagement portions are adapted to be incorporated into the respective edge portion and main portion during formation of the main portion and the edge portion.  
   
   
       29 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 28  wherein the non-engaging faces of the engaging means are provided with an extension portion which is intended in use to become embodied with the adjacent edge portion of at least of the main portion or edge portion.  
   
   
       30 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 27  wherein, the first and second engagement portions comprise complementary formations at the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged, wherein when the complementary formations are in said interengagement the edge portion and main portion are incapable of relative movement transverse to the plane of the sports board.  
   
   
       31 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 30  wherein, the complementary formations have a tongue-like configuration on one portion and a complementary groove-like configuration on the other portion.  
   
   
       32 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 31  wherein the complementary formations extend for the full extent of the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged.  
   
   
       33 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 32  wherein, the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged have an extent which is non-linear.  
   
   
       34 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 33  wherein the configuration of the extent of the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged is symmetrical about the central axis between the main portion and the edge portion.  
   
   
       35 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 34  wherein the configuration is arcuate.  
   
   
       36 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 34  wherein the configuration is generally sinusoidal.  
   
   
       37 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 34  wherein the configuration is defined by a set of interconnected straight edges.  
   
   
       38 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 27  wherein, the fastening means is located in the region of said interengagement.  
   
   
       39 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 38  wherein the interengageable faces of the engagement portions are formed at least in part to provide the fastening means.  
   
   
       40 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 27  wherein, the fastening means comprises fixings which are engageable with the engagement portions.  
   
   
       41 . A connection means as claimed at  claim 27  wherein a plurality of fixings can be engaged at spaced locations along the interengaged faces of the engagement portions.  
   
   
       42 . (canceled)  
   
   
       43 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  wherein a configuration of the edges of the main portion and the edge portion which in use are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged is symmetrical about the central axis between the main portion and the edge portion.  
   
   
       44 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 43  wherein wherein the configuration is arcuate.  
   
   
       45 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 43  wherein the configuration is generally sinusoidal.  
   
   
       46 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 43  wherein the configuration is defined by a set of interconnected straight edges.  
   
   
       47 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  to  22  wherein the sports board comprises a sailboard.  
   
   
       48 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  to  22  wherein the sports board comprises a wakeboard.  
   
   
       49 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  wherein the sports board comprises a kite-surfing board.  
   
   
       50 . A sports board as claimed at  claim 1  wherein the sports board comprises a wave ski.

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