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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Stewart, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
441 75 ; 119795 ;
Abstract
A strap for the leash of an aquatic surfcraft such as a bodyboard or a surfboard. The strap has an inner foam pad sewn to a flexible base member. Also sewn to the base member are a pair of strips that have cooperating hook and loop material, which allow the strap to be folded and fastened to an appendage of the user. The strap is typically coupled to a leash by a swivel joint that is mounted to a joint housing which extends from the base member. The base member has a plurality of apertures configured so that the base member bends and conforms to the appendage of the user.