Non-slip pad

A surfboard having a deck pad attached thereto for use in combination with a garment having an outer surface which is engageable with a hook and loop fastener, said pad having a lower surface adhesively attached to said surfboard, said pad further having an upper surface with one or more zones of a hook and loop fastener and one or more zones of a non-slip material, such that in use a person wearing the garment can control the extent of engagement between the garment and the pad by placing the garment on the upper surface of the pad at selected locations.

A deck pad assembly for use in combination with a garment worn by a person, said pad assembly having a lower surface attachable to the deck of a watercraft or skateboard and an upper surface, said upper surface of said pad assembly having a plurality of grip enhancing zones having differing grip properties, at least one of said zones comprising a hook and loop fastener and wherein said garment has one or more zones of a complementary hoop and loop fastener, such that in use, by varying the position of placement of said garment on said pad assembly and thus varying the contact between said zones of said garment and said pad assembly, said person wearing the garment can selectively control the extent of engagement and thus grip between said garment and said pad assembly and wherein said pad assembly includes an upper layer and lower layer, said upper layer having openings therein and wherein said hook and loop fastener of said pad assembly is sandwiched between said layers and protrudes through said openings.

A deck pad assembly in combination with a surfboard for use in combination with a garment worn by a person, said pad assembly having a lower surface attached to a rear portion of said surfboard and an upper surface, said upper surface of said pad assembly having a plurality of grip enhancing zones having differing grip properties, at least one of said zones comprising a hook and loop fastener and another of said zones comprising a raised rib or ridge molded integrally with said pad assembly, said rib or ridge being aligned with the longitudinal axis of said surfboard, and wherein said garment has one or more zones of a complementary hoop and loop fastener, such that in use, by varying the contact between said zones of said garment on said pad assembly and thus varying the contact between said zones of said garment and said pad assembly, said person wearing the garment can selectively control the extent of engagement and thus grip between said garment and said pad assembly.

A surfboard in combination with a deck pad assembly, said pad assembly having a lower surface attached to the deck of said surfboard and an upper surface including a zone or zones of a hook and loop fastener and a zone or zones comprising a non-slip surface.

A surfboard deck pad assembly in combination with an article of footwear, said pad assembly having a lower surface adapted to be attached to the deck of a surfboard and an upper surface including a zone or zones of a hoop and loop fastener and a zone or zones comprising a non-slip surface, and wherein said article of footwear has a hook and loop fastener thereon complementary to said hook and loop fastener on said pad assembly.