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US 12,344,356 B1Granted
Handboard for bodysurfing
OwnerSteven B. Souderinventor
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Abstract
A handboard (1) that provides an improved configuration of hand holds and forearm holds to provide users with easier hold and control of the handboard while bodysurfing.
Claims13
A handboard for use while bodysurfing, said handboard comprising:
- a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a right side edge, a left side edge, a rear edge, a center axis, and an apex;
- wherein said right side edge and said left side edge each curve outward from the apex and the center axis to form a nose section and a center section before said right side edge and said left side edge each curve back inward toward the center axis to form a tail section;
- said top surface of the body having a convex surface;
- said bottom surface of the body having a concave surface;
- a handhold cutout located between the nose section and the center section of the body to provide a handgrip for a user;
- and
- said body having grooved holds located on said top surface of the body and each being adjacent to the right side edge and the left side edge, respectively.
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A handboard for use while bodysurfing, said handboard comprising:
- a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a right side edge, a left side edge, a rear edge, a center axis, and an apex;
- wherein said right side edge and said left side edge each curve outward from the apex and the center axis to form a nose section and a center section before said right side edge and said left side edge each curve back inward toward the center axis to form a tail section;
- said top surface of the body having a convex surface;
- said bottom surface of the body having a concave surface;
- a handhold cutout located between the nose section and the center section of the body to provide a handgrip for a user;
- said body having grooved holds located on said top surface of the body and each being adjacent to the right side edge and the left side edge, respectively;
- and
- said handhold cutout having a back edge that is curved toward said tail section of the body.
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A handboard for use while bodysurfing, said handboard comprising:
- a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a right side edge, a left side edge, a rear edge, a center axis, and an apex;
- wherein said right side edge and said left side edge each curve outward from the apex and the center axis to form a nose section and a center section before said right side edge and said left side edge each curve back inward toward the center axis to form a tail section;
- said top surface of the body having a convex surface;
- said bottom surface of the body having a concave surface;
- a handhold cutout located between the nose section and the center section of the body to provide a handgrip for a user;
- said body having grooved holds located on said top surface of the body and each being adjacent to the right side edge and the left side edge, respectively;
- and
- non-slip surfaces located within the grooved holds.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.