Leash to surf mat connector
OwnerRobert B. Nealyinventor
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Abstract
A connector for attaching a leash to a surf mat comprising a shank member, a head coupled to one end of the shank member, and a coupling member attachable to the other end of the shank member. The shank member is adapted to project through a resilient surf mat with the head and the coupling member lying on the opposite faces of the surf mat. The outer surfaces of the head and coupling member are smooth and neither the head nor the coupling member project substantially, if at all, from the associated face of the surf mat. The resilience of the surf mat can be used to enhance the attachment between the coupling member and the shank member. The leash is attached at one end to the connector and at the other end to the surfer.
Claims9
A surfing device comprising:
- a panel which is sufficiently buoyant to float in water, said panel having first and second faces;
- a connector including a shank member and a head member coupled to one end of the shank member;
- said head member having an inner surface which confronts said first face of said panel and an exposed smooth outer surface, said shank member projecting into said panel and extending toward said second face of said panel;
- said connector including a coupling member having a passage therein which receives the other end of the shank member and means for attaching the coupling member to the shank member adjacent said other end thereof with said other end of said shank member being received by said passage;
- said coupling member having an inner surface which confronts the second face of the panel whereby the head member and the coupling member are separated by said panel and the connector is attached to said panel, said coupling member having an exposed smooth outer surface;
- a leash;
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- means for attaching the leash to at least one of said members whereby the connector attaches the leash to the panel.
An apparatus connectible to a surfing device, said apparatus comprising:
- a shank member having first and second ends;
- a head having a smooth outer surface;
- means for attaching the head to the first end of the shank member with the smooth surface facing outwardly;
- a coupling member having a passage therein sized to receive the second end of the shank member whereby the second end of the shank member can be advanced into the passage;
- interlocking means for attaching the coupling member to said shank member with the second end of said shank member received in said passage;
- said interlocking means including a radial projection on one of said members and a cooperating groove and a cooperating recess on the other of said members, said groove being sized to receive the projection as the second end of the shank member is advanced into the passage, said groove opening into said passage and leading to said recess, said coupling member and said shank being relatively rotatable to circumferentially advance the projection into the recess whereby with said projection in said recess, any force tending to move the head away from the coupling member seats the projection more tightly in the recess to more securely attach the coupling member to the shank member;
- a leash;
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- a passage in one of said head and said coupling member through which at least a portion of the leash can pass and means including said portion of said leash for attaching said leash to at least one of said coupling member, said head, and said shank member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.