Surfboard leash
OwnerDerek Vincent Thomsoninventor
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Abstract
A surfboard leash for attaching a surfboard to a surfer, having a tubular outer element made of a resilient material such as rubber, and a partially resilient inner reinforcement element made from a material having a limited stretching ability, such as braided nylon cord. The natural length of the inner reinforcement element is several times the natural length of the outer casing, so that when unextended it lies coiled within it, but the maximum stretched length of the inner reinforcement element is less than the maximum stretched length of the outer tubular casing so that the outer casing is protected from breakage.
Claims11
A leash for attaching a surfboard to a surfer, comprising:
- an outer tubular casing of resilient material,
- at least one separate reinforcement element housed within said outer tubular casing and attached at each end thereto, said reinforcement element itself being resilient, the natural length of said inner reinforcement element being greater than the natural length of said outer tubular casing, and the maximum extended length of said reinforcement element being less than the maximum extended length of said outer tubular casing,
- first attachment means on one end of said reinforcement element for attaching it to a part of the body of a person, and
- second attachment means at the other end of said reinforcement element for attaching it to a surfboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.