Towable water sports board
OwnerSerigio Villarreal, Marcus J. Bakerinventors
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Abstract
A water sports board is provided to be attached to the chest of a rider and allow the rider to hold onto a tow line of a powered watercraft and be pulled across water thus riding on the board. The water sports board is strapped to the rider utilizing an integrated harness system consisting of shoulder straps that cross the back of the rider (over a flotation device such as a life vest) and attaches to the board near the waist of the rider. The bottom of the water sports board includes a fin, ribs and water directing channels for allowing the rider to maneuver the board, and a water deflector positioned at or near the front of the board for purpose of deflecting water from spraying onto the face of the rider.
Claims21
A water sports board for riding on water by a rider holding onto a tow line of a towing boat wherein the water sports board is tethered to the rider's chest, the water sports board, comprising:
- a hull having a front portion and a rear portion wherein the front portion of the hull when tethered to the chest of an adult rider of average height is even with or proximately below the chin of the rider and the rear portion extends no farther than the abdomen of the rider wherein the hull has a bottom surface away from the rider wherein the bottom surface has a water deflector portion proximate the front portion that extends downward at an acute angle from the bottom surface and creates a separation from the bottom surface wherein the water deflector is adapted to ride above a water surface thereby deflecting water splashed forward from the bottom surface from hitting the face of the rider while planing;
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- a harness at least partially releasably attached to the top surface of the hull having at least one strap for tethering the hull to the rider.
A water sports board comprising:
- a hull having a deck, front, rear, bottom and side portions wherein the hull is sized to be tethered to an adult person's chest and extend from below the person's chin to the person's abdomen;
- a water deflector disposed on the bottom portion wherein the water deflector is proximate the front portion and extends away from the bottom surface for a distance of at least 1.25 cm wherein the water deflector is adapted to ride above a water surface thereby deflecting water from rushing forward from an area of where the hull contacts water while planing;
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- a harness at least partially releasably attached to the deck having at least one strap for tethering the hull to the rider.
A water sports board comprising:
- a hull having a deck, front, rear, bottom and side portions wherein the hull is between 0.5 m and 1.0 m in length;
- a water deflector disposed on the bottom portion wherein the water deflector is proximate the front portion and extends away from the bottom surface for a distance of at least 1.25 cm wherein a surface of the water deflector facing the rear portion is at an acute angle to the bottom surface of between 45 and 120 degrees;
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- a harness at least partially releasably attached to the hull,
- wherein the water deflector is adapted to be above a water surface when the water sports board is in use and the hull is planing on the water surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.