Surfboard Fins and Related Components
OwnerMichiaki Ishidainventor
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Abstract
An elastic member is provided for enhancing retention of a surfboard fin that has been removably inserted in a surfboard. The surfboard fin has one or more receptacles. The elastic member has a capsule that is adapted to fit in one of the receptacles and has an opening, and which. The elastic member includes an elastic biasing member in the housing, and a protruding member that is biased by the elastic biasing member into a position where the protruding member protrudes through the opening.
Claims20
An elastic member for enhancing retention of a surfboard fin that has been removably inserted in a surfboard, the surfboard fin having one or more receptacles, the elastic member comprising:
- a capsule adapted to fit in one of the receptacles, the capsule having an opening;
- an elastic biasing member in the housing;
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- a protruding member that is biased by the elastic biasing member into a position where the protruding member protrudes through the opening.
An elastic member for enhancing retention of a surfboard fin that has been removably inserted in a surfboard, the surfboard fin having one or more receptacles, the elastic member comprising:
- a capsule comprising an outer surface that is shaped substantially as a conical frustum to hold the elastic member within one of the receptacles by mechanical resistance, the capsule having an opening;
- an elastic biasing member in the housing;
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- a protruding member that is biased by the elastic biasing member into a position where the protruding member protrudes through the opening.
An elastic member for enhancing retention of a surfboard fin that has been removably inserted in a surfboard, by being inserted in a receptacle of the surfboard fin, the elastic member comprising a layer of elastomeric material rolled in a substantially cylindrical shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.