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US 7,074,098 B1Granted
Aquatic body board
OwnerGustavo Adolfo Acosta, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An aquatic body board with enhanced maneuverability, speed and comfort having a tapered upturned nose for maneuvering over rough seas and avoiding deadheading which does not impede paddling, a concave valley extending along the length of the top surface of the board to comfortably and securingly accommodate the body of the user, at least one concave channel on the bottom surface to reduce friction with the water and at least one fin to aid stability and maneuverability.
Claims22
An aquatic body board with a leading end in the front and a trailing end at the rear comprising:
- a. a central elongated section extending from the leading end to the trailing end with a top surface and a bottom surface,
- i. said central elongated section being generally flat with a uplifted nose segment proximate the leading end, said nose segment having a front end and a back end, said nose segment tapers in width from the back end to the front end,
- (1) the top surface has a valley extending longitudinally from the nose segment to the trailing end,
- (2) the bottom surface has at least one channel extending from the nose segment to the trailing end,
- (3) the trailing end of the central elongated section has a rear edge comprising at least one inward curve;
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- b. two shoulder sections extending laterally from each side of the central elongated section from the nose segment to the trailing end with each of said two shoulder sections forming an extended tail at the trailing end.
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An aquatic body board with a leading end in the front and a trailing end at the rear comprising:
- a. a central elongated section extending from the leading end to the trailing end with a top surface and a bottom surface,
- i. said central elongated section being generally flat with a uplifted nose segment proximate the leading end, said nose segment having a front end corresponding to the leading end and a back end, and each of the top surface and the bottom surface of the nose segment being sloped upwardly from the back end to the front end, said nose segment tapers in width from the back end to the front end,
- (1) the top surface has a symmetrical valley extending longitudinally from the nose segment to the trailing end,
- (2) the bottom surface has a central longitudinal ridge extending from the nose segment to the trailing end, and two symmetrical channels extending from the nose segment to the trailing end, each of said two symmetrical channels being adjacent to the central longitudinal ridge;
- (3) the trailing end of the central elongated section has a rear edge comprising at least one inward curve;
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- b. two shoulder sections extending laterally from each side of the central elongated section from the nose segment to the trailing end with each of said two shoulder sections forming an extended tail at the trailing end.
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An aquatic body board with a leading end in the front and a trailing end at the rear comprising:
- a. a central longitudinal stringer, a first longitudinal stringer, and a second longitudinal stringer, each stringer extending from the leading end to the trailing end;
- b. a central elongated section extending from the leading end to the trailing end with a top surface and a bottom surface,
- i. said central elongated section being generally flat with a uplifted nose segment proximate the leading end, said nose segment having a front end corresponding to the leading end and a back end, and each of the top surface and the bottom surface of the nose segment being sloped upwardly from the back end to the front end, said nose segment tapers in width from the back end to the front end,
- (1) the top surface has a symmetrical valley extending longitudinally from the nose segment to the trailing end,
- (2) the bottom surface has a central longitudinal ridge extending from the nose segment to the trailing end, said ridge is supported by the central longitudinal stringer, and two symmetrical channels extending from the nose segment to the trailing end, each of said two symmetrical channels being adjacent to the central longitudinal ridge;
- (3) the trailing end of the central elongated section has a rear edge comprising at least one inward curve;
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- c. two shoulder sections extending laterally from each side of the central elongated section from the nose segment to the trailing end with each of said two shoulder sections forming an extended tail at the trailing end,
- i. each side of the central elongated section comprises one of the first longitudinal stringer and the second longitudinal stringer,
- ii. the central elongated section comprises a buoyant foam disposed between the central longitudinal stringer and each of the first longitudinal stringer and the second longitudinal stringer,
- iii. one of the two shoulder sections comprises a buoyant foam extending from and attached to one of the first longitudinal stringer and the second longitudinal stringer, and the other of the two shoulder sections comprises a buoyant foam extending from and attached to the other of the first longitudinal stringer and the second longitudinal stringer;
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- d. the aquatic body board is covered with a smooth coating.
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