Manufacturing process for surfboards and bodyboards and articles of manufacture
OwnerCarlos Echecoparinventor
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing bodyboards and surfboards and the article of manufacture resulting therefrom. The method includes cutting a board form a block to a predetermined shape and dimensions. For surfboards, a spine member is longitudinally mounted between the two halves of the board. Reinforcement members are mounted longitudinally and transversally along the board blanks. Then, a sheath member is prepared and the block is received therein when the former is expanded. Subsequently, the sheath is contracted by cooling it down. The trapped air is flushed out and folds eliminated.
Claims17
A process for manufacturing surfboards, comprising the steps of:
- A) cutting a board blank from a polystryene foam block to predetermined dimensions and shape, said board blank having first and second surfaces, first and second ends and a peripheral edge;
- B) cutting said board blank longitudinally and centrally forming two halves;
- C) mounting an elongated reinforcement member longitudinally between said halves;
- D) shaping said first end to form a pointed end and said second end to form a square end;
- E) mounting elongated reinforcement members at predetermined selectable portions of said peripheral edge;
- F) raising the temperature of a heat expandable sheath member including third and fourth ends and an opening at said third end;
- G) inserting said board blank through said opening of said sheath member;
- H) lowering the temperature to cause said sheath member to shrink;
- I) removing trapped air and folds from said sheath member;
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- J) sealing said first opening.
A surfboard, comprising:
- A) a longitudinal board having first and second ends, said first end being pointed, and further including a peripheral edge, said board having two halves including a longitudinally extending spine member sandwiched between said halves, said spine member includes first and second end portions and a central portion, said central portion being wider and more rigid than said first and second end portions;
- B) reinforcement cover means mounted at selected predetermined portions of said peripheral edge;
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- C) a sheath member tightly covering said board.
A process for manufacturing bodyboards, comprising the steps of:
- A) cutting a board blank from a polystyrene foam block to predetermined dimensions and shape, said board blank having first and second surfaces, first and second ends and a peripheral edge;
- B) cutting said board blank longitudinally and centrally forming two halves;
- C) mounting an elongated reinforcement member longitudinally between said halves;
- D) shaping said first end to form a pointed end and said second end to form a square end;
- E) mounting elongated reinforcement members at predetermined selectable portions of said peripheral edge;
- F) raising the temperature of a heat expandable sheath member including third and fourth ends and an opening at said third end;
- G) inserting said board blank through said opening of said sheath member;
- H) lowering the temperature to cause said sheath member to shrink;
- I) removing trapped air and folds from said sheath member;
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- J) sealing said first opening.
A bodyboard, comprising:
- A) a longitudinal board having first and second ends and further including a peripheral edge, said board having two halves including a longitudinally extending spine member sandwiched between said halves, said spine member includes first and second end portions and a central portion, said central portion being wider and more rigid than said first and second end portions;
- B) reinforcement cover means mounted at selected predetermined portions of said peripheral edge;
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- C) a sheath member tightly covering said board.
The bodyboard set forth in claim 15 further including:
- D) a drain through opening to permit the escape of water and air trapped between said sheath member and said board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.