Water ski wedge
OwnerRandy E. Berglundinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a wedge device designed to be mounted on a water ski in a position where the wedge will underlie the rear foot of the skier. The wedge only supports the rear portion of the foot and allows the ball of the foot to directly contact the ski and thereby helps achieve proper slalom skiing body position with improved balance, stability, ski control, consistency and performance.
Claims12
In a water ski having a top surface and at least one binding adapted to retain a foot of a water skier therein, the improvement comprising a wedge on said water ski including a heel portion adapted to support a heel of said foot and a forward portion forward of said heel portion adapted to support portions of said foot forward of said heel of said foot, said forward portion terminating at a forward termination rearward of a ball of said foot whereby said ball may directly engage said top surface of said water ski when said heel of said foot is on said heel portion, said forward portion of said wedge being tapered from a thickest region adjacent said heel portion to a thinnest region at said forward termination.
In a water ski having a top surface and at least one binding adapted to retain a foot of a water skier therein, the improvement comprising a wedge on said water ski including a heel portion adapted to support a heel of said foot and a forward portion forward of said heel portion adapted to support portions of said foot forward of said heel of said foot, said forward portion terminating at a forward termination rearward of a ball of said foot whereby said ball may directly engage said top surface of said water ski when said heel of said foot is on said heel portion, said forward portion of said wedge being tapered from a thickest region adjacent said heel portion to a thinnest region at said forward termination and being further tapered from a further thickest region corresponding to the lateral side of said foot to a further thinnest region corresponding to the medial side of said foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.