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US 5,174,220 AGranted
Surfboard protective tip
AssigneeSurfco
InventorsDavid Skedeleski, Eric Arakawa
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AssigneeSurfco
InventorsDavid Skedeleski, Eric Arakawa
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A protective tip cover for the sharply angled nose portion of a surfboard for reducing or preventing injury to the user upon impact with the nose portion of the board. Tip covers may be used for any type of surfboard, including those used for wind surfing. The cover comprises a relatively soft, resilient (e.g., silicone), generally V-shaped member provided with a gently rounded apex portion and a pair of rearwardly extending wing portions which merge into side surfaces of the board. Where used with a wind surfing surf board, the tip cover has a substantially flat bottom and gradually curved top. Upper and lower surfaces of the board may be provided with slots extending from the juncture of the wing portions toward the apex. An after market kit is also provided for enhancing the safety of existing boards. The kit includes a surfboard tip cover, suitable primer and adhesive, applicators and installation instructions.
In combination with a surfboard of the type having a sharply angled forward tip portion, means for affording protection to the user of the surfboard from injury upon contact with said tip portion while not adversely altering the performance characteristics of the surfboard, said means comprising a relatively soft, resilient, silicone tip cover of generally V-shaped configuration, having a rounded exterior nose portion and rearwardly extending, substantially trough-shaped wing portions, said tip cover being fixedly secured to said tip portion of said surfboard.
A protective tip cover for the forward tip of a surfboard for wind surfing, comprising a soft, resilient generally V-shaped cushioning member for affording protection to the user of the surfboard during surfing without adversely affecting the performance characteristics of the board, having a rounded exterior nose portion and a pair of rearwardly extending wing portions, said tip cover having a first, substantially flat bottom terminating in a peripheral edge, and a second, top, curving gradually downwardly to the peripheral edge.
A kit for improving the safety of surfboards used for wind surfing and having sharply pointed forward tip portions comprising:
A protective tip cover for the forward tip of a surfboard for wind surfing, comprising a soft, resilient generally V-shaped cushioning member for affording protection to the user of the surfboard during surfing without adversely affecting the performance characteristics of the board, having a rounded exterior nose portion and a pair of rearwardly extending wing portions, said tip cover having a substantially flat bottom, and a gradually curved top;
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