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US 2006/0189230 A1Published application
Detachable surfboard fin system
OwnerDavid Sams, Brandon Wilkie +1inventors
InventorsDavid Sams, Brandon Wilkie, Dennis Murphy
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Abstract
A system for attaching fins to surfboards that utilizes fixing elements embedded in the body of the board, the elements having slots that receive footings extending from the end of the fin. The footings are removably secured by a passive wedge clip fixing system, enabling fins to be removed for transport or upon damage by hand or simple tool. Screws can also be used for attachment.
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A surfboard fin insert, comprising:
- a single unitary insert body defining first and second footing receptacles, the footing receptacles being longitudinally spaced from each other when the insert body is engaged with the surfboard, wherein each footing receptacle is generally wedge-shaped.
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A surfboard fin, comprising:
- at least first and second longitudinally-spaced footings extending down from a fin member of the fin, each footing being configured for engaging a complementarily-shaped receptacle in a surfboard insert to hold the fin into the insert, wherein each footing is integrally formed with a clip movable in a lateral dimension relative to the fin member, the clip being biased to an outward configuration and movable to an inward configuration to facilitate snapping engagement of the clip with a notch in a respective receptacle of the insert.
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A surfboard system, comprising:
- a board member on which a surfer can stand;
- at least one unitary insert body disposed on the board member and defining first and second footing receptacles, the footing receptacles being longitudinally spaced from each other relative to the board member;
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- a surfboard fin having a fin member and first and second longitudinally-spaced footings extending down from the fin member, each footing engaging a respective footing receptacle in the insert body to hold the fin into the insert thus to engage the fin with the board member, wherein each footing receptacle is generally wedge-shaped and each footing is complementarily-shaped to a respective footing receptacle.
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A surfboard system, comprising:
- a board member on which a surfer can stand;
- at least one unitary insert body disposed on the board member and defining first and second footing receptacles, the footing receptacles being longitudinally spaced from each other relative to the board member;
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- a surfboard fin having a fin member and first and second longitudinally-spaced footings extending down from the fin member, each footing engaging a respective footing receptacle in the insert body to hold the fin into the insert thus to engage the fin with the board member, wherein each footing receptacle is formed with a notch in a wall of the footing receptacle, the wall extending from front to rear relative to the dimension defined by the footing receptacle, each footing of the fin being integrally formed with a clip movable in a lateral dimension relative to the fin member, the clip being biased to an outward configuration and movable to an inward configuration to facilitate snapping engagement of the clip with a respective notch in the insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.