Body surfing suit
AssigneeWaveWrecker, LLC
InventorNicholas Noel GADLER
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for body surfing which provide the body surfer a means to stabilize his ride and control his direction/position on a wave are described herein. According to one aspect, a body surfing apparatus includes a body suit having a torso, arms, and legs; a plurality of fins located on the torso; a plurality of fins located on the arms; and one or more fins located laterally on the legs. The fins are preferably attached to the body suit via an adhesive or mechanical means and the fins and suit may include a buoyant layer. In one embodiment, the body surfing apparatus includes a body suit with multiple segmentations and/or fins with multiple sliced cuts.
Claims20
A segmented body suit comprising:
- a suit body including a torso region, a first arm region, a second arm region, a first leg region, and a second leg region;
- wherein the torso region includes a chest region, an abdominal region, a pelvic region, and a back region;
- a plurality of segmentations including a first segmentation configured to attach to the suit body and curved to conform to a first underlying anatomical body part and a second segmentation configured to attach to the suit body and curved to conform to a second underlying anatomical body part, wherein the plurality of segmentations including at least one of:
- a chest segmentation made of a buoyant material and including a lower end and an upper end, wherein the upper end is attached to the chest region of the body;
- an abdominal segmentation made of a buoyant material and including a lower end and an upper end, wherein the upper end is attached to the abdominal region of the body;
- a pelvic segmentation made of a buoyant material and including a lower end and an upper end, wherein the upper end is attached to the pelvic region of the body;
- and
- a thigh segmentation made of a buoyant material and including a lower end and an upper end, wherein the upper end is attached to the thigh region of the body.
A segmented body suit, comprising:
- a chest segmentation;
- an abdominal segmentation;
- a pelvic segmentation;
- and
- a thigh segmentation;
- wherein each of the chest, abdominal, pelvic, and thigh segmentation is made as a separate component, and combined to form the segmented body suit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.