Surfboard safety and control accessory
OwnerWilliam G. Coxinventor
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Abstract
Strips of material having on their top surfaces a large number of closely spaced flexible loops of resilient material, and a method for bonding such strip on the top riding surface of a surfboard. Strips of flexible material having on their top surface a large number of closely spaced hooking elements of resilient material which cooperate with said flexible loops are bonded to the chest area of a wet suit carried by the surfboard rider. The device prevents the rider from sliding off the board while paddling with face down on the board, against the surf.
Claims9
In combination with a water craft, or the like, designed for supporting a rider, a safety device which comprises:
- a first element of a releasable fastening means permanently installed on the riding surface of the craft;
- a second element of said releasable fastening means permanently installed on the outside surface of a garment worn by said rider;
- and
- said fastening means comprising cooperating strips of woven fabric having interconnecting surfaces, said first element comprising a mesh made of the same material as the top portion of the craft and including means for fastening said mesh to the undersurface of said strip such that said mesh is imbedded in the top surface of said craft.
A method for bonding a strip of Velcro.RTM. material to a surfboard-like object having a resinous fiberglass surface which comprises;
- securing a mesh made of fiberglass filaments to the back of the strip;
- and
- bonding said mesh to said surface with fiberglass resin during the fabrication process of the object by imbedding said mesh in the resinous surface before it hardens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.