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US 12,649,547 B2Granted
Multi-segment recreational boards
AssigneeDock Master, LLC
InventorCraig Cole Louden
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Abstract
Recreational board such as paddleboards and surfboards, and methods of assembling and disassembling the recreational boards, the boards including a front portion, a back portion, and a plurality of elongated supports extending between the front portion and the back portion and located within, and removable from, recesses in the front portion and/or the back portion. The recreational board may further include a releasable fastening element securing connecting the front portion to the back portion.
Claims17
A recreational board comprising:
- a front portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, and an inner side, the inner side comprising a plurality of recesses;
- a central portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, a first inner side, the first inner side comprising a plurality of recesses, wherein the first inner side of the front portion abuts the inner side of the back portion, and a second inner side, the second inner side comprising a plurality of recesses;
- a back portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, and an inner side, the inner side comprising a plurality of recesses, wherein the second inner side of the central portion abuts the inner side of the back portion;
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- a first plurality of elongated supports extending between the recesses of the front portion and the recesses of the first inner side;
- a second plurality of elongated supports extending between the recesses of the second inner side and the recesses of the back portion;
- a first releasable securing element holding the front portion and the first inner side of the central portion together, wherein the first releasable securing element comprises a fastener having an inner cavity, wherein the fastener is insertable and removable through an aperture in the top surface of the front portion or the top surface of the central portion and secures one of the plurality of supports in place when the board is in an assembled configuration;
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- a second releasable securing element holding the second inner side of the central portion and the back portion together.
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A recreational board comprising:
- a front portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, and an inner side, the inner side comprising a plurality of recesses;
- a central portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, a first inner side, and a second inner side, each of the first and second inner sides having a plurality of recesses, and wherein the inner side of the front portion abuts the first inner side of the central portion;
- a back portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, and an inner side, the inner side comprising a plurality of recesses, wherein the second inner side of the central portion abuts the inner side of the back portion;
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- a first plurality of elongated supports extending between the recesses of the front portion and the recesses of the inner side of the central portion, wherein the first plurality of elongated supports are removable from the recesses when the front portion and the central portions are separated;
- a second plurality of elongated supports extending between the recesses of the second inner side of the central portion and the recesses in the back portion, wherein the second plurality of elongated supports are removable from the recesses when the central portion and back portions are separated;
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- a first recessed cavity within the outer edge of the front and central portions, spanning a location of abutment between the front portion and the central portion;
- a first releasable locking connector within the first cavity, the releasable locking connector comprising a front component attached to the front portion and a back component attached to the central portion, wherein the first releasable locking connector automatically locks when the front component slides into the back component or when the back component slides into the front component.
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A method of assembling a multipiece recreational board, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) positioning a front portion of the board on a surface, the front portion comprising:
- a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, and an inner side, the inner side comprising a plurality of recesses;
- b) positioning a central portion of the board on the surface, the central portion comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, a first inner side comprising a plurality of recesses, and a second inner side comprising a plurality of recesses;
- c) positioning back portion of the board on the surface, the back portion comprising:
- a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer edge, and an inner side, the inner side comprising a plurality of recesses;
- d) inserting a plurality of elongated supports into the plurality of recesses of the front portion and/or of the central portion;
- and then
- e) sliding the front portion and the central portion together, with the inner side of the front portion abutting the first inner side of the central portion and with the elongated supports extending from the front portion to the central portion within the recesses of the front portion and the central portion;
- a. during or after step e), engaging a fastening element to releasably secure the front portion to the central portion, wherein engaging a connector comprises automatically engaging a connector while sliding the front portion and the central portion together in step e);
- f) inserting a plurality of elongated supports into the plurality of recesses of the central portion and/or of the back portion;
- and then
- g) sliding the central portion and the back portion together, with the inner side of the back portion abutting the second inner side of the central portion and with the elongated supports extending from the central portion to the back portion within the recesses of the central portion and the back portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.