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US 5,094,344 AGranted
Surfboard carry case
OwnerJames A. Savageinventor
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Abstract
A carry case, including a flexible, soft portion and a rigid, hard portion for transporting a surfboard therein so as to prevent damage to the surfboard's fins. The carry case is structured such that at least one surfboard can be carried therein, with a tail portion of the surfboard, including the fins, protectively encapsulated within the hard case portion, thereby preventing damage thereto due to impact and mishandling of the case during transport.
Claims8
A carry case for carrying a surfboard of the type having at least one fin extending from a tail portion thereof, said case comprising:
- a flexible portion including an upper panel and a lower panel structured and disposed to receive a forward portion of a said surfboard therebetween in enclosing, substantially surrounding relation thereto,
- a rigid portion interconnected to and extending from a proximal end of said flexible portion and including a top shell and a bottom shell structured and disposed to receive the tail portion and at least one fin of a said surfboard therebetween in enclosing, encapsulating, protecting relation thereto,
- an interior compartment defined between said upper panel and said lower panel of said flexible portion and said top shell and said bottom shell of said rigid portion, said interior compartment being structured and configured for protective storage of a said surfboard therein,
- access means structured and disposed to facilitate placement and removal of a said surfboard into and out of said interior compartment, said access means being movable between an open position and a closed position relative to said interior compartment, and
- closure means for securing said access means in said closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.