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US 9,067,653 B2Granted
Paddleboard
AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.
InventorsDanny Green, Edward G. Van Nimwegen, Tim Niemier, Joel H Bennett, John Bennett, Robert Astle, Brent R Steed, Eric M Olsen, Mike Todd
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Abstract
In one example, a board suitable for use in water sports includes a body that includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The board also includes a retractable fin connected to the body and configured to assume extended and retracted positions. In the extended position, a substantial portion of the retractable fin extends below the lower surface of the body, and in the retracted position, a substantial portion of the retractable fin resides within a recess at least partly defined by the body.
Claims24
A watercraft suitable for use in water sports and comprising:
- a buoyant board in the form of a hollow plastic body that has a single piece construction and includes an upper surface and a lower surface, the hollow plastic body defining a recess, a portion of the recess extending from the upper surface through the lower surface;
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- a retractable fin connected directly to the hollow plastic body such that the retractable fin is rotatable between an extended position and a retracted position, and the retractable fin including an engagement portion that is releasably engageable with a first portion of the hollow plastic body and with a second portion of the hollow plastic body, wherein the retractable fin assumes the extended position when the engagement portion is releasably engaged with the first portion of the hollow plastic body, and the retractable fin assumes the retracted position when the engagement portion is releasably engaged with the second portion of the hollow plastic body, and
- wherein in the extended position, the retractable fin is oriented generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the hollow plastic body and a substantial portion of the retractable fin extends below the lower surface of the hollow plastic body, and in the retracted position, the retractable fin is oriented generally parallel to the lower surface of the hollow plastic body and a majority of the retractable fin resides within the recess.
1 more element
A watercraft suitable for use in water sports and comprising:
- a hollow plastic body that includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and the hollow plastic body defining a recess, a portion of the recess extending from the upper surface through the lower surface;
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- a retractable fin connected directly to the hollow plastic body such that the retractable fin is rotatable between an extended position and a retracted position, and the retractable fin including an engagement portion that is releasably engageable with a first portion of the hollow plastic body and with a second portion of the hollow plastic body, wherein the retractable fin assumes the extended position when the engagement portion is releasably engaged with the first portion of the hollow plastic body, and the retractable fin assumes the retracted position when the engagement portion is releasably engaged with the second portion of the hollow plastic body,
- wherein the engagement portion of the retractable fin comprises a pair of pins that cooperate with corresponding structure of the hollow plastic body to:
- releasably retain the retractable fin in the extended position;
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- releasably retain the retractable fin in the retracted position, and
- wherein in the extended position, the retractable fin is oriented generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the hollow plastic body and a substantial portion of the retractable fin extends below the lower surface of the hollow plastic body, and in the retracted position, the retractable fin is oriented generally parallel to the lower surface of the hollow plastic body and a majority of the retractable fin resides within the recess.
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A board suitable for use in water sports and comprising:
- a body in the form of a single piece structure, the body including an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface defining a deck;
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- a retractable fin rotatably connected directly to the body at a fixed location on the body such that the retractable fin is rotatable about the fixed location between an extended position and a retracted position, and the retractable fin including an engagement portion that is engageable with a first portion of the body and with a second portion of the body, wherein the retractable fin assumes the extended position when the engagement portion is releasably retained by the first portion of the body, and the retractable fin assumes the retracted position when the engagement portion is releasably retained by the second portion of the body.
A watercraft suitable for use in water sports and comprising:
- a board in the form of a hollow plastic body that is made of a single piece of material and includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and the body defining a recess, a portion of the recess extending from the upper surface through the lower surface;
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- a retractable fin connected directly to the body with a first pin such that the retractable fin is rotatable about the first pin between an extended position and a retracted position, and the retractable fin including a second pin that is releasably engageable with a first portion of the body and a second portion of the body, wherein the first portion of the body and the second portion of the body are integral elements of the body, wherein the retractable fin assumes an extended position when the second pin is releasably engaged with the first portion of the body and the retractable fin assumes a retracted position when the second pin is releasably engaged with the second portion of the body, wherein in the extended position, a substantial portion of the retractable fin extends below the lower surface of the body, and in the retracted position, a substantial portion of the retractable fin resides within the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.