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US 9,549,576 B2Granted
Watersport hiking support system
AssigneeZhik Pty Ltd
InventorsBrian John Conolly, Thomas Kenneth Hussey, Bartosz Milczarczyk, Andrue Kerr
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Abstract
A device that provides support for sailors while hiking from a sailing vessel is disclosed. The device includes a garment that is shaped and/or configured to resist the backwards leaning moment of a sailor whilst hiking thereby reducing muscular strain and effort.
Claims24
A support device that provides support to a sailor when hiking from the gunnels of a sailing vessel, comprising:
- a lumbar support structure configured to be located in a lumbar region of the sailor;
- a leg support structure configured to be located in a leg region of the sailor, the leg support structure being configured to wrap around a leg of the sailor in a transverse plane of the leg;
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- a support material that connects said lumbar support structure to said leg support structure;
- wherein said support material is configured to spread a transferred load of the support material across the lumbar support structure.
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A support device that provides support to a sailor when hiking from the gunnels of a sailing vessel comprising:
- a lumbar support structure configured to be located in a lumbar region;
- a leg support structure configured to be located in a leg region of the sailor the leg support structure configured to wrap around a leg of the sailor in a transverse plane of the leg;
- a support material that connects said lumbar support structure to said leg support structure;
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- a form fitting garment;
- wherein the form fitting garment is made from a material selected from a group consisting of:
- knitted textile, woven textile, non-woven textile, closed cell foam, open cell foam, waterproof breathable textile composite, or a composite thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.