Hydrofoil attachment system for boardsport equipment and related systems and methods
AssigneeLiquid Force
InventorsPatrick Bryan Dawley, Walid Motawi, Peter Mehrof
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Abstract
The present technology is generally directed to an attachment system for boardsport equipment, a boardsport system including thereof, and a method of using thereof. In various embodiments, the attachment system includes a plurality of attachment rails fixedly attached to an external surface of a watersport board such that the attachment rails project outwardly away from the external surface, an attachment assembly configured to releasably couple to the plurality of attachment rails, and a plurality of locking components each of which is on the attachment plate and configured to slidably couple the attachment plate to one of the plurality of the attachment rails.
Claims20
A hydrofoil attachment system, comprising:
- a plurality of attachment rails configured to be fixedly attached to an external surface of a watersport board such that the attachment rails project outwardly away from the external surface,
- an attachment assembly configured to releasably couple to the plurality of attachment rails, the attachment assembly comprising—
- an attachment plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the attachment plate is configured to couple to a mast of a hydrofoil;
- and
- a plurality of locking components on the attachment plate and configured to slidably couple the attachment plate to the attachment rails, wherein the locking components are configured to be manually manipulated to move between a locked configuration and a released configuration, and wherein—
- when the locking components are in a released state, the attachment plate is allowed to slide along the attachment rails, and
- when at least one of the locking components is in the locked state, the attachment plate is fixedly secured to the attachment rails.
A watersport system, comprising a watersport board, a hydrofoil, and an attachment system, wherein the attachment system comprises:
- a plurality of attachment rails configured to be fixedly attached to an external surface of the watersport board such that the attachment rails project outwardly away from the external surface,
- an attachment assembly configured to releasably couple to the plurality of attachment rails, the attachment assembly comprising—
- an attachment plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the attachment plate is configured to couple to a mast of the hydrofoil;
- and
- a plurality of locking components on the attachment plate and configured to slidably couple the attachment plate to the attachment rails, wherein the locking components are configured to be manually manipulated to move between a locked configuration and a released configuration, and wherein—
- when the locking components are in a released state, the attachment plate is allowed to slide along the attachment rails, and
- when at least one of the locking components is in the locked state, the attachment plate is fixedly secured to the attachment rails.
A method of attaching a hydrofoil to a watersport board, the method comprising:
- positioning a pair of locking components to a released state, wherein the locking components are coupled to an attachment plate having a mast of the hydrofoil extending therefrom;
- sliding the pair of locking components onto a corresponding pair of attachment rails fixedly mounted to an external surface of the watersport board;
- moving the attachment plate to a desired position along a length of the pair of attachment rails;
- and
- positioning, via a manual, toolless motion, the pair of locking components in a locked state to secure the attachment plate to the watersport board at the desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.