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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:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2003
Applicant:
Donald A. Bistline, Vista, CA (US);
Inventor:
Donald A. Bistline, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 73/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/79 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preventing a sports board fin from being removed from the sports board. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a fin enclosure for covering the fin, thereby preventing access to it. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a housing which covers a fin locking fastener which is secured to a channel in the board. In either embodiment, the apparatus may be used in conjunction with a sports board theft-prevention apparatus, which is secured to a vehicle.