Sportboard fastener

A generally inverted “T” shaped, integral, self locking, sportboard binding screw anchor adapted to be embedded in the body of a sportboard to mount a binding to said sportboard, said anchor comprising:

• a noncircular base portion having a cross section in projection;
• a ferrule portion extending upwardly from said base portion, said ferrule portion defining internal threads intended to receive a binding screw and said ferrule portion having a cross section less than a cross section of said base portion;
• an annulus portion defined internally at the junction of said ferrule portion and said base portion;
• and,
• a resilient ring disposed within said annulus portion for lockably adapted to retain said binding screw from rotation;
• wherein, said cross section in projection of the base portion is perpendicular to a line passing longitudinally through the center of said base portion, said ferrule portion, said annulus portion, and said resilient ring.

A generally inverted “T” shaped, resiliently self locking, integral sportboard resilient binding anchor, adapted to be received in a milled countersunk bore defined in a sportboard, said anchor comprising:

• a noncircular base portion to be received within a milled countersink defined in a face of a sportboard, said base and said countersink comprising two parallel sides and two opposite concentric arcs forming two opposite ends;
• a generally cylindrical integral ferrule portion extending upwardly from said base to extend through a bore defined in said sportboard, concentric with said countersink, said ferrule portion defining internal threads to receive a binding screw to secure a binding to said sportboard;
• an internal annulus portion defined generally at an internal juncture of said base portion and said ferrule portion;
• and,
• a generally circular resilient insert disposed within said annulus.

A sportboard comprising:

• a body having an upturned front and a relatively flat portion extending rearwardly therefrom, said body comprising a face and a top, said body having a covering of resin or the like;
• a plurality of orifices extending through a center portion of said body;
• a noncircular countersink defined in a face of said sportboard, concentric with each of said orifices;
• and,
• an anchor disposed within each of said orifices and said countersink, each of said anchors comprising:
• a noncircular base portion comprising a bottom, said bottom disposed generally flush with a face of said sportboard;
• a generally cylindrical ferrule portion extending upwardly from said base portion, said ferrule portion defining internal threads intended to receive a binding screw, said ferrule portion having a diameter less than a width of said base portion, a top of said ferrule portion extending through said resin or the like disposed on said top of said body;
• an internal annular recess portion defined internally at the junction of said ferrule portion and said base portion;
• and,
• a resilient ring disposed within said annulus portion for lockably adapted to retain said binding screw from rotation.