GB2448718A - Tether for sports board - Google Patents

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GB2448718A
GB2448718A GB0707955A GB0707955A GB2448718A GB 2448718 A GB2448718 A GB 2448718A GB 0707955 A GB0707955 A GB 0707955A GB 0707955 A GB0707955 A GB 0707955A GB 2448718 A GB2448718 A GB 2448718A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C9/00—Ski bindings
    • A63C9/002—Strap closures or latches; Leashes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C17/00—Roller skates; Skate-boards
    • A63C17/01—Skateboards
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C5/00—Skis or snowboards
    • A63C5/03—Mono skis; Snowboards
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B32/00—Water sports boards; Accessories therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B32/00—Water sports boards; Accessories therefor
    • B63B32/70—Accessories not specially adapted for a particular type of board, e.g. paddings or buoyancy elements
    • B63B35/79—
    • B63B35/7993—
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H8/00—Sail or rigging arrangements specially adapted for water sports boards, e.g. for windsurfing or kitesurfing
    • B63H8/50—Accessories, e.g. repair kits or kite launching aids
    • B63H8/54—Arrangements for connecting the user or the harness to the wishbone, e.g. trapeze lines or handgrips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B32/00—Water sports boards; Accessories therefor
    • B63B32/70—Accessories not specially adapted for a particular type of board, e.g. paddings or buoyancy elements
    • B63B32/73—Accessories not specially adapted for a particular type of board, e.g. paddings or buoyancy elements for tethering users or objects to the board, e.g. leashes

Abstract

A tether for use with a sports board such as a skate board, mountain board, snow board or surf board, comprises a housing <B>102</B> adapted to form part of the sports board, an elasticated cord <B>103</B> attached to an inner surface of the housing at one end thereof and passing around a shaft <B>104</B> situated at the opposite end of the housing <B>102</B> before exiting from the housing <B>102</B> to the surface <B>106</B> of the sports board upon which a user stands, the free end of the elasticated cord <B>103</B> being provided with a handle <B>107</B> in the form of a laminar tag. The housing may <B>102</B> be formed within a member <B>101</B> adapted to be attached to the sports board.

Description

TETHER FOR SPORTS BOARDS
The present invention relates to sports boards. For the purposes of the present application, sports boards are elongated platforms upon which individuals stand and perform various activities of a sporting or gymnastic nature and include the devices known as skate boards, mountain boards, freebords, snow boards and surf boards.
In order that airborne evolutions can be performed with sports boards, it is known to provide means for tethering a person to the sports board he is using. One form of known tether is a cord with a handle at its free end and which is wound on a spring-loaded spool contained in a housing, which is attached to the surface of the sports board concerned. Such tethers, while effective, have a number of disadvantages; the main one being that the housing for the spool upon which the tether is wound is relatively large and interferes with the movement of the feet of the user of the sports board if it is mounted upon the upper surface of the sports board and is subject to damage if it is mounted below the sports board. Also, the cord retraction mechanism within the housing is subject to failure, particularly if the tether is used with a snow or surf board where the operating environment is harsh. Additionally, such a tether can only be positioned on the upper surface of a snow or surf board as these require a smooth under surface. A further disadvantage of such tethers is that the handle of the tether protrudes from the upper surface of the sports board when the tether is retracted into the spool housing, again interfering with the movement of the feet of the user of the sports board.
A second type of tether is toe straps into which the toes of a user of sports board are placed. Although this arrangement does have the' advantage that the hands of the user of the sports board are free, so facilitating their use to maintain the balance of the user of the sports board, there is the risk of injury to the ankles of the person concerned should he, or she, fall and fail to disengage his, or her, toes from the toe straps. Again, the toe straps are protuberant and interfere with freedom of movement of the feet of the user of the sports board upon its upper surface.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved tether for use with sports boards.
According to the present invention there is provided a tether for use with a sports board as hereinbefore defined, comprising an elongated housing adapted to form part of the sports board, an elasticated cord one end of which is attached to an inner surface of the housing at one end thereof and which passes around a shaft situated at the opposite end of the housing before exiting from the housing to the surface of the sports board upon which a user of the sports board will stand, the free end of the elasicated cord being provided with a handle in the form of a laminar tag.
In order to reduce friction and prolong the life of the elasticated cord the shaft may be provided with a rotatable sleeve or a pulley wheel, The housing may be a separate entity adapted to be attached to the under side of the sports board, or it may be incorporated into the structure of the sports board.
The invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawing, which is cross-section of an embodiment of the invention.
Referring to the drawing, a tether for a sports board consists of an elongated block of material 101 within which there is an elongated recess forming a housing 102. Within the housing 102 and attached to it at one end is a length of elasticated cord 103. The elasicated cord 103 passes along the housing 102, around a pin 104 and out through a hole 105 in a sports board 106, in this case a skate board, to the underside of which the block of material 101 is attached. Attached to the free end of the elasticated cord 103 is a tag 107 of laminar flexible material, such as leather or plastics webbing. The tag 107 forms a handle for a user of the tether, but which when not in use, does not significantly interfere with the feet of the person standing on the sports board 106. In order to facilitate the passage of the elasticated cord 103 through the hole 105 in the sports board 106, the edges of the hole 105 are radiused. Also, to reduce friction and prolong the lifetime of the elasticated cord 103, the pin 104 may be provided with a loose-fitting sleeve or pulley wheel and the hole 105 may be formed in an insert made of a low co-efficient of friction material such as polytetrafluoroethylene.
The block of material 101 may serve as a mounting for the wheel assemblies of the skate board 106 or those of a freebord, if that is the sports board with which the tether is being used. If the tether is being used with a surf board or a snow board, both of which require a smooth undersurface, the housing 101 can be formed within the body of the surf or snow board. -The present invention enables a relatively unskilled user of a sports board to perform aerial manouvres and facilitates the learning of new or advanced aerial manouvres by a person who is already skilled in the use of sports boards.

Claims (6)

1. A tether for use with a sports board as hereinbefore detined, comprising an elongated housing adapted to form part of the sports board, an elasticated cord attached to an inner surface of the housing at one end thereof and which passes around a shaft situated at the opposite end of the housing before exiting from the housing to the surface of the sports board upon which a user of the sports board will stand, the free end of the elasticated cord being provided with a handle in the form of a laminar tag.
2. A tether according to claim 1 wherein the shaft is provided with means for reducing friction forces between the elasticated cord and the shaft.
3. A tether according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the housing is formed within a member adapted to be attached to the sports board with which the tether is to be used.
4. A tether according to claim I or claim 2 wherein the housing is formed within the sports board with which the tether is to be used.
5. A sports board as hereinbefore defmed including a tether according to any preceding claim.
6. A tether for use with a sports board as hereinbefore defined substantially as hereinbefore described and with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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GB2465224A (en) * 2008-11-14 2010-05-19 Scott Nicholas Taylor A retractable elasticated handle for a sports board
AU2014240731B2 (en) * 2013-03-24 2018-02-08 C Flawless Aquatic Solution Ltd. Unitary security accessory for a surfboard

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US4887825A (en) * 1986-05-01 1989-12-19 Allen D Mason Skateboard
US5221111A (en) * 1991-03-06 1993-06-22 Younger Roger L Skateboard accessory to assist in airborne maneuvers
US5857682A (en) * 1997-04-09 1999-01-12 Hyman; Jeffrey N. Snowboard storage compartment
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GB2465224A (en) * 2008-11-14 2010-05-19 Scott Nicholas Taylor A retractable elasticated handle for a sports board
AU2014240731B2 (en) * 2013-03-24 2018-02-08 C Flawless Aquatic Solution Ltd. Unitary security accessory for a surfboard

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