Water sport safety device and method
OwnerJoel R. Larsoninventor
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Abstract
A water sport safety device for use with generally planar water sport devices which float at or beneath the surface of a body of water when floating unattended. The water sport safety device consists of a buoyant marker assembly which is attached to the water sport device so as to extend upward above the surface of the water when the water sport device is floating unattended in the water. The extension of the buoyant marker assembly above the surface of the water provides a highly noticeable and visible mark for water skiers, boaters and other water sportsman to identify the unattended water sport device, increasing the safety accorded the aforementioned individuals and increasing the ability to find and recover unattended floating water sport devices.
Claims11
A water sport safety device comprising:
- marker means for marking the location of a water sport device as said water sport device floats unattended in a body of water, said marker means having a generally cylindrical and elongated shape defining a first end and a second end;
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- attachment means for attaching said marker means to said water sport device,
- wherein said marker means maintains a substantially upright position perpendicular to, and extending substantially above, the surface of said body of water while said water sport device floats unattended in said body of water, and wherein said marker means is towed behind said water sport device generally parallel to the surface of said body of water while said water sport device travels across the surface of said body of water.
A water sport safety device comprising:
- a buoyant marker assembly for marking a generally planar water sport device while said water sport device floats unattended in a body of water, said marker assembly having a first end, a second end, and a weight disposed within said first end;
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- an attachment assembly for attaching said marker assembly to said water sport device, wherein said weight of said first end draws said first end beneath the surface of said body of water when said water sport device floats unattended in said body of water, causing said second end of said safety device to extend vertically upward above the surface of said body of water from said first end.
A method of increasing the visibility of a water sport device for use in a body of water, said method comprising the steps of:
- weighting one end of a cylindrical and elongated buoyant float member;
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- attaching said buoyant float member to said water sport device such that, during water sport device use, said buoyant float member drags behind said water sport device generally parallel to the surface of said body of water, and such that, during water sport device non-use, said buoyant float member floats generally perpendicular to, and extends substantially above, the surface of said body of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.