Convertible standup paddle board paddle
OwnerJerry L. Lambertinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a convertible standup paddle board (SUP) paddle. The convertible SUP paddle includes a first paddle end with a first, fixed blade, a second paddle end with a handle for gripping, and a shaft connecting the first paddle end to the second paddle end. Incorporated and housed within the handle end of the paddle shaft is a second, folding blade comprised of a plurality of overlapping/interlocking fan blades. The second folding blade is collapsed for SUP styles paddling and expanded for kayak-style paddling. Means for expanding, collapsing and locking the fan blades in either an expanded or collapsed format are also disclosed.
Claims16
A convertible standup paddle board (SUP) paddle, comprising:
- a fixed blade;
- a handle for gripping;
- a shaft connecting the fixed blade to the handle for gripping;
- a housing incorporating into said shaft proximate to said handle;
- a second, folding blade housed within said housing;
- wherein the housing for the second folding blade comprises two plates disposed parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other with a pre-defined space to receive and store the folding blades along a length of a reference axis defined by the length of the paddle shaft.
A convertible standup paddle board (SUP) paddle, comprising:
- a first paddle end, the first paddle end having a first fixed blade;
- a second paddle end comprising a handle for gripping the SUP paddle;
- a shaft connecting the first paddle end with fixed blade to the second paddle end with handle for gripping;
- a housing incorporating into said shaft proximate to said second paddle end with handle;
- a second, folding blade housed within said housing comprised of a first and second set of interlocking fan blades oriented along a length of a reference axis defined by the length of said paddle shaft said interlocking fan blades configured to move in a direction perpendicular to the reference axis;
- wherein the first set of fan blades moves in a first plane along a −X axis direction that is perpendicular to the reference axis,
- wherein the second set of fan blades moves in the first plane along a +X axis direction that is perpendicular to the reference axis,
- such that said second folding blade can be collapsed and secured within said housing when not needed for paddling, and expanded out from said housing for use in paddling.
A method for converting a standup paddle board (SUP) paddle to a kayak-style paddle, the method comprising:
- disengaging a collapsible paddle blade comprising a first and second set of fan blades housed within the shaft of an SUP paddle proximate to a handle for gripping, said handle for gripping disposed at one end of said shaft and a fixed blade disposed at the opposing end of said shaft;
- expanding said collapsible paddle blade from within said housing along a plane perpendicular to a reference axis defined by the paddle shaft such that the first set of fan blades moves in a first plane along a −X axis direction that is perpendicular to the reference axis, and the second set of fan blades moves in the first plane along a +X axis direction that is perpendicular to the reference axis;
- using said converted paddle with expanded collapsible blade for kayak-style paddling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.