Hydrofoil and water sport board equipped therewith
OwnerSerge Fraserinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an elongated member for a hydrofoil, to a hydrofoil with such an elongated member and to a board equipped with such a hydrofoil. The elongated member comprises a front end for affixing to a front blade having a front lift ratio and a rear end for affixing to a rear blade having a rear lift ratio in such a manner that the front blade and rear blade face in a same direction, and the rear lift ratio is greater than the front lift ratio. The elongated member further connects with an end of a post in such a manner that the front blade is further from another end of the post for connecting to the board than the rear blade.
Claims15
A hydrofoil comprising:
- a front blade having a front lift ratio;
- a rear blade having a rear lift ratio, the rear lift ratio being greater than the front lift ratio;
- a post having first and second ends, the first end configured for connecting to a lower surface of a watersport board;
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- a substantially inverted L-shaped elongated member comprising a front end affixed to the front blade and a rear end affixed to the rear blade, the front blade and rear blade facing in a same direction, the elongated member further connecting with the second end of the post in such a manner that the front end is lower than the rear end and the front blade is further from the first end of the post for connecting to the board than the rear blade, wherein when the post is attached to the lower surface of the board the front blade is disposed in a plane lower than the rear blade.
A board for watersport, the board comprising:
- a top;
- a bottom;
- a post having first and second ends, the first end connected to the bottom;
- a front blade having a front lift ratio;
- a rear blade having a rear lift ratio, the rear lift ratio being greater than the front lift ratio;
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- a substantially inverted L-shaped elongated member comprising a front end affixed to the front blade and a rear end affixed to the rear blade, the front blade and rear blade facing in a same direction, the elongated member further connecting with the second end of the post in such a manner that the front end is lower than the rear end and the front blade is further from the first end of the post for connecting to the board than the rear blade, wherein the front blade is disposed in a plane lower than the rear blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.