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US 9,457,215 B2Granted
Diving board for use on a boat
OwnerCorey L Schaubinventor
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Abstract
A boat including a frame and a diving board mounted to the frame. The diving board includes a base and a board coupled to the base at a pivot location. The board extends from the pivot location to a distal end. An axial spring is interconnected between the base and the board for cancelling out forces which are imparted by a user jumping on the board at the distal end.
Claims15
A boat, comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a diving board mounted to said frame, said diving board including:
- a base;
- a board having a proximal end and a distal end, said board coupled to said base at a pivot location;
- and
- an axial spring interconnected between said base and said board for cancelling out forces which are imparted by a user jumping on said board at said distal end, wherein said axial spring has an upper end that is pivotally coupled to said board at a location ranging from said proximal end to said pivot location, said boat having a railing and said pivot location being positioned above said railing, said diving board being foldable at said pivot location to a stowed position alongside said railing.
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A diving board, comprising:
- a base;
- a board having a proximal end and a distal end, said board coupled to said base at a pivot location;
- and
- a gas spring interconnected between said base and said board for cancelling out forces which are imparted by a user jumping on said board at said distal end, wherein said gas spring has an upper end that is pivotally coupled to said board at a location ranging from said proximal end to said pivot location, said gas spring including:
- a cylinder;
- a plurality of urethane disks stacked together within said cylinder, each said disk including a central opening with the openings of each disk aligned relative to each other;
- and
- a rod passing through said aligned openings, said rod having a lower end positioned below and engaging a bottom one of the urethane disks and an upper end extending through the cylinder and attached to said diving board.
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A diving board, comprising:
- a base;
- a board having a proximal end and a distal end, said board coupled to said base at a pivot location;
- and
- an axial spring interconnected between said base and said board for cancelling out forces which are imparted by a user jumping on said board at said distal end, wherein said axial spring has an upper end that is pivotally coupled to said board at a location ranging from said proximal end to said pivot location, wherein said axial spring is pivotably connected to said base at a lower end thereof defining a lower axis and is pivotably connected to said board at said upper end thereof, and wherein said pivot location, said upper end of said axial spring, and said lower axis define a V-configuration, such that a top left point of the V-configuration is visualized by said pivot location, a top right point of the V-configuration is visualized by said upper end of said axial spring, and a bottom point of the V-configuration is visualized by said lower axis, which said V-configuration substantially cancels out forces acting on the diving board as a user jumps on the distal end of the board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.