Foot binding assembly for standup paddleboards
OwnerRyan Alexander Saevitzinventor
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Abstract
A stand-up paddleboard (SUP) may be configured with a non-retentive binding system to secure a user's foot positioning. In one example, the binding system may include pockets formed from panels extending continuously along edges of the paddleboard, and straps to provide tension on the pockets, to reduce a likelihood of undesired sliding of the user's feet. The pockets of the binding system may allow the user to reposition the user's feet to multiple secured footholds within the binding system, thereby allowing the user's stance and balance to be maintained.
Claims20
A binding system for a watercraft, comprising;
- panels extending alongside edges of the watercraft;
- tensioning members interfacing respectively with the panels and adjustably tensioning the panels;
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- pockets respectively formed by the panels, between the panels and a surface of the watercraft, shaped to allow a user's foot to be temporarily wedged therein and further to allow the user's foot to slide along the edges while engaged in the pockets.
A paddleboard comprising;
- a binding system coupled to the paddleboard including;
- panels extending as two flaps alongside edges of the paddleboard and along a portion of a length of the paddleboard;
- straps anchored to a surface of the SUP, interfacing with the panels and adjustably tensioning the panels;
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- pockets formed from the flaps of the panels, shaped to allow a user's feet to be temporarily wedged therein, allowing the user's feet to slide along the side edges of the paddleboard while engaged in the pockets and allowing the user's feet to be easily removed from the pockets.
A kit for a watercraft, comprising;
- panels configured to be securely attached alongside edges of the watercraft;
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- tensioning members for interfacing respectively with the panels and adjustably tensioning the panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.