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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Robert A. Knight, Somerset, CA (US);
Watermark Paddlesports, Inc., Easley, SC (US);
Abstract
An adjustable foot brace and optional shock absorbing system for decked kayaks that employs a heel and arch of the foot contact, and in which the adjustment arms are selectively securely affixed to a base plate located in the center of the kayak from the forward most portion of the seat or central structural support member forward. This base plate is then securely affixed to the forward most portion of the seat of the kayak, or to the forward most portion of a central structural support member in boats utilizing this device. The bulkhead configuration for this foot brace system employs a full or near full foot contact and the adjustment arm is attached directly to a guide located in the forward most portion of the seat or central structural support member for boats using this device. Either of these foot brace systems may also be attached in a “floating” configuration to an optional shock absorbing mechanism. The excess or unused portion of the adjustment arms or arm is guided inside the forward most portion of the seat, or central structural support member.