Freestyle removable diving board
OwnerKathryn E Mish, William Cory Mishinventors
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Abstract
A portable diving board is attachable to a receiver, such as boats, docks and other aquatic structures, through removable clamps. The board portion is attached to a platform box and given resiliency through a spring. Each clamp has a bi-through threaded nut attached to its lower portion, such that vertical and horizontal pressure rods can be rotated by knob to tight and release the clamps from the receiver. Pressure distribution pads at the end of each pressure rod allow for even distribution of pressure, thereby protecting the receiver from damage.
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A portable diving board device, comprising a diving board portion, a platform box portion, and a connection portion,
- wherein the diving board portion comprises a diving board and a hinge,
- wherein the platform box portion comprises a platform box and a spring, wherein the spring additionally comprises two cotter pin assemblies, with a top cotter pin assembly at a top spring end, wherein the top cotter pin assembly removably connects the top spring end to an underside of the diving board, with a bottom cotter pin assembly connected to a bottom spring end, wherein the bottom cotter pin assembly connects the bottom spring end to a platform box bottom, wherein the hinge rotably attaches the diving board to the platform box, wherein the spring provides a resiliency to the diving board allowing a user to spring off the diving board into a body of surrounding water, wherein the platform box additionally comprises two clamp receiver slots,
- wherein the connection portion attaches the platform box to a receiver, optionally the edge of a dock, wherein the connection portion comprises two C-clamps, wherein each C-clamp has an adjustable C-clamp extension, wherein the adjustable C-clamp extension fits into one of the clamp receiver slots in the platform box, wherein the adjustable C-clamp extension can be secured in a variety of lengths of extension through securing pins, wherein the connection portion removably secures the platform box to the receiver in both a vertical aspect through two vertical pressure rods, which are rotatable through two vertical knobs, wherein at a vertical end of each of the vertical pressure rods is a pressure distribution pad, and a horizontal aspect through two horizontal pressure rods, which are rotatable through two horizontal knobs, wherein at a horizontal end of each of the horizontal pressure rods is a pressure distribution pad,
- wherein both the vertical pressure rods and the horizontal pressure rods are threaded through bi-through threaded nuts, wherein each bi-through threaded nut is attached to a lower portion of each of the two C-clamps, such that a user can rotate the vertical knob to secure the platform box to the receiver in a vertical attachment, and can rotate the horizontal knob to secure the platform box to the receiver in a horizontal attachment.
A portable diving board device, comprising a diving board portion, a platform box portion, and a connection portion,
- wherein the diving board portion comprises a diving board and a hinge,
- wherein the platform box portion comprises a platform box and a spring, wherein the hinge rotably attaches the diving board to the platform box, wherein the spring connects the platform box bottom to the diving board, wherein the spring provides a resiliency to the diving board allowing a user to spring off the diving board into a body of surrounding water, wherein the platform box additionally comprises two clamp receiver slots,
- wherein the connection portion attaches the platform box to a receiver, optionally the edge of a dock wherein the connection portion comprises two C-clamps, wherein each C-clamp has an adjustable C-clamp extension, wherein the adjustable C-clamp extension fits into one of the clamp receiver slots in the platform box, wherein the adjustable C-clamp extension can be secured in a variety of lengths of extension through securing pins, wherein the connection portion removably secures the platform box to the receiver in both a vertical aspect through two vertical pressure rods, which are rotatable through two vertical knobs, wherein at a vertical end of each of the vertical pressure rods is a pressure distribution pad, and a horizontal aspect through two horizontal pressure rods, which are rotatable through two horizontal knobs, wherein at a horizontal end of each of the horizontal pressure rods is a pressure distribution pad.
A method of removably attaching a portable diving board device to a receiver, comprising the steps of first, obtaining a portable diving board device, wherein the portable diving board device comprises a diving board portion, a platform box portion, and a connection portion, wherein the connection portion removable attaches the portable diving board device to the receiver, second, using the connection portion to removably connect the portable diving board device to the receiver, wherein the diving board portion comprises a diving board and a hinge, wherein the platform box portion comprises a platform box and a spring, wherein the hinge rotatably attaches the diving board to the platform box, wherein the spring connects the platform box bottom to the diving board, wherein the spring provides a resiliency to the diving board allowing a user to spring off the diving board into a body of surrounding water, wherein the platform box additionally comprises two clamp receiver slots, wherein the connection portion attaches the platform box to a receiver, optionally the edge of a dock, wherein the connection portion comprises two C-clamps, wherein each C-clamp has an adjustable C-clamp extension, wherein the adjustable C-clamp extension fits into one of the clamp receiver slots in the platform box, wherein the adjustable C-clamp extension can be secured in a variety of lengths of extension through securing pins, wherein the connection portion removably secures the platform box to the receiver in both a vertical aspect through two vertical pressure rods, which are rotatable through two vertical knobs, wherein at a vertical end of each of the vertical pressure rods is a pressure distribution pad, and a horizontal aspect through two horizontal pressure rods, which are rotatable through two horizontal knobs, wherein at a horizontal end of each of the horizontal pressure rods is a pressure distribution pad.
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