Paddleboard kit
OwnerMarjaneh Marjan, Manouchehr Marjaninventors
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Abstract
The invention involves a paddleboard kit for converting any water sports board such as a surfboard into a paddleboard. An oar support assembly, typically secures oars with pivotal paddles to the board; facilitating rowing exercises that may be practiced while kneeling or standing. During use, the pivotable paddles pivot in such a way that the blade portion holds a steady position in relation to a shaft portion on the power stroke, while being free to fold in the opposite sense on the idle stroke when each stroke is executed as a substantially axial thrust of the shaft. The oar support assembly secures the pair of oars and is itself secured to the board by way of board couplers adjustably coupled to a portion of a strap that tightens to snuggly wrap around the board.
Claims19
A paddleboard kit, comprising:
- a pair of oars with pivotable paddles;
- and
- an oar support assembly including a pair of board couplers coupled to a strap for securing the oar support assembly and the pair of oars with pivotable paddles to a water sports board, each of the pair of board couplers comprising:
- a board support member configured to register with a top surface and an edge of the water sports board;
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- an oar receiving member including a base coupled to the board support member and an oar retaining arm configured to receive an oar of the pair of oars with pivotable paddles and move the oar longitudinally and laterally with respect to a length of the water sports board, the oar receiving member further including a spherical housing that encloses a spherical component rotatably coupled to the oar retaining arm.
A paddleboard kit, comprising:
- a pair of oars with pivotable paddles;
- and
- an oar support assembly including a pair of board couplers coupled to a strap for securing the oar support assembly and the pair of oars to a water sports board, each of the pair of board couplers comprising:
- a board support member, including an L-shaped bracket configured to register with a top surface and an edge of the water sports board;
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- an oar receiving member, including:
- a spherical housing coupled to an oar retaining arm comprising an aperture for receiving a portion of an oar, wherein:
- the spherical housing is defined by a first semispherical component and a second spherical component housing a ball within a spherical cavity defined by an interior of each of the first and second semispherical components;
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- the ball is sized slightly smaller than the cavity such that ball is free to rotate within the spherical cavity.
A paddleboard kit, comprising:
- a pair of oars with pivotable paddles;
- and
- an oar support assembly including a pair of board couplers adjustably coupled to a portion of a strap for securing the oar support assembly and the pair of oars to a water sports board, each of the pair of board couplers comprising:
- a board support member configured to register with a top surface and an edge of the water sports board;
- and
- an oar receiving member coupled to the board support member, wherein:
- the oar receiving member includes a spherical housing coupled to a retaining arm having a tubular body;
- and
- the spherical housing encloses a ball exposed partially via an aperture configured to receive the oar retaining arm such that the ball rotates the retaining arm to move longitudinally and laterally with respect to a length of the water sports board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.