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US 12,246,803 B2Granted
Collapsible surfboard case
OwnerDan Van Zanteninventor
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Abstract
A collapsible protective case for transporting or storing one or more surfboards, the protective case having a rigid, impact-resistant outer surface, a housing and a plurality of adjoining nested sections that are selectively configurable between a collapsed, fully nested position within the housing and an extended position, the protective case including a space configured to accommodate, in the extended position, the surfboard fins.
Claims22
A protective case for a surfboard comprising:
- a rectangular housing defining a rear opening and a front opening;
- a plurality of nested sections slidably arranged within the housing to transition from a collapsed position, wherein the plurality nested sections fully nest within the housing, to an extended configuration, wherein the plurality of nested sections telescopically extend from the front opening and interengage to define an elongated volume sufficient to accommodate a surfboard;
- wherein a case defines a space sufficient to accommodate fins disposed on the surfboard when the plurality of nested sections is in the extended configuration.
A protective case for a surfboard comprising:
- a housing defining a rear opening and a front opening, the housing having a depth of between 12 and 18 inches between the front opening and the rear opening;
- a plurality of nested sections slidably arranged to transition within the housing to transition from a collapsed configuration, wherein the plurality nested sections fully nest within the housing, to an extended configuration, wherein the plurality of nested sections extend telescopically through the front opening and interengage to define a volume sufficient to accommodate a portion of a surfboard;
- wherein the case defines a space to accommodate fins disposed on the surfboard when the plurality of nested sections is in the extended configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.