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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6748890 | Device and method for carrying and tethering a power kite A carrying strap for transporting the leading edge inflatable traction kite from a vehicle to the edge of the water as well as to and from the location to which the leading inflatable traction kite will be used is disclosed. A hands-free device and method for tether... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745713 | Control device for kite A control device for a kite comprises an elongate rigid control bar extending either side of a central region to provide separated hand-grippable regions for a kite user and anchor points for first and second control lines of a kite. A third control line for the kit... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6513759 | Sports kites A control device for a surfer's sports kite has a hand-holdable elongate control bar for steering the kite. A central control line is used for changing the effective curvature of the kite and therefore the power generated by the kite. The control device i... | 02/04/2003 |
| 5823129 | Method of uphauling a windsurfer A method and apparatus for uphauling the sail of a windsurfer is provided. The method and apparatus for uphauling a sail uses the sailor's body weight to uphaul the sail. The apparatus connects between the windsurfer rig and a harness worn by the sailor. ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5787837 | Movable hiking bench A device designed to enable a sailor to move easily about a watercraft. The device includes a bench unit that may extend substantially from port to starboard. One or more bench units are movingly coupled to a rail system extending fore and aft on the wate... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5628266 | Windsurfer mast deflector This invention relates to an apparatus for protecting the bow of a sailboard from damage caused by a falling mast and boom assembly, and includes at least one deflecting surface and structure for supporting the deflecting surface forward of the mast and a... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5592892 | Multihull windsurfer A multihull windsurfer providing increased sailing stability, exceptional steerability and providing a moveable mast allowing for an adjustable sail carrying capacity. The preferred embodiment is a catamaran with hulls that are elongated, upwardly curved ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5529523 | Foot brace and leveraged turning apparatus for surfboards A surfboard having a foot brace and leveraged turning apparatus defined by a substantially "V" shaped channel which is positioned longitudinally along the length of the surfboard starting adjacent the aft end of the surfboard and terminating forward of th... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5511503 | Downhauling apparatus and method for using same Apparatus for downhauling a sail movably attached to a mast assembly including a mast base having a gripping assembly are disclosed. The sail is coupled to the gripping assembly by a downhaul line adapted to be held at varying points along its length by t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5492074 | Sailing arrangement A pair of pontoons are connected together in spaced arrangement by a bridge. A hammock, for supporting the user of the sailing arrangement, is disposed between and above the pontoons. A framed sail is attached to the pontoons such that the attitude and di... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5425321 | Sailboard and the like A sailboard for sailing in water includes an elongated hull defining fore and aft and having a top and a bottom, and a panel integrally connected to the bottom of the hull near the aft end and extending beyond the aft end. The panel is relatively rigid at... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5381747 | Mast box for a sailboard A mast box for a sailboard is embedded in the sailboard. The mast box has a T-shaped groove for clamping a mast foot to the sailboard, a pin for holding a leash rope, and a vent for venting pressure from the core of the sailboard. The vent may include a o... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5366182 | Kiteski A wind powered system utilizes a free-flying airfoil tethered to a conveyance device such as a water ski, a skegged hull slab or a wheeled land vehicle which either defines or inherently has tracking means defining a preferred traverse vector across an un... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5224435 | Fin box assemblies for windsurfers A windsurfer board is formed, towards the tail end thereof, with a slot in which a box is fitted. The box provides a mounting for a fin which is movable, while in use, relative to the board in such manner as to permit simultaneous adjustment of the inclin... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5197402 | Sailboard harness securing assembly A sailboard harness boom rope has a length of webbing at each extremity which is secured around the boom by a cinching buckle having arcuate side-members with radius commensurate with the outside radius of the boom and at least three cross-members. One en... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5195443 | Windsurfing spreader An improved windsurfing spreader having at least one pulley mounted thereon to rotatably engage the harness line and mounted in a manner to facilitate disengagement of the harness line from the pulley, when desired, and which is very light in weight and w... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5143008 | Sailboard A windsurfing board or sailboard is shown having a dash for supporting a sailboarder and an improved rudder gear assembly. The dash projects upward from the sailboard and is positioned such that the sailboarder may prop his shins against the dash for supp... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5024177 | Wind sailing surf vessel with dual planar surfaces A stable and versatile wind sailing vessel for sailing over a water surface comprising first and second elongated and buoyant boards, each having a planar undersurface. An arching platform disengagably engages the boards in a spaced, side-by-side relation... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5010932 | Adjustable sailboard boom handle apparatus An adjustable sailboard boom handle apparatus for use with a board sailor having an elongated flat buoyant board with a mast that carries a sail. The mast is movably attached to the board's center portion. A transverse hand held boom attaches to the mast ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4964353 | Windsurfer sail A windsurfer sail where the top section of the mast of the sail is arcuately curved a substantial amount where the longitudinal center axis of the top edge of the mast is parallel to the upper surface of the sailboard. This top section of the mast is also... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4934297 | Sailboard harness spreader bar A spreader bar for use in connection with a harness worn by a sailboarder. The spreader bar is fixedly interconnected with the harness and includes a sheave adapted to engage a line affixed at its ends to one arm of the wishbone boom of a sailboard. The s... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4873934 | Adjustable sheet for a windsurfing harness An adjustable sheet for a windsurfing harness on a boom of an articulated mast of a windsurfing board comprising an elastic element, one end of which is secured to the boom; a sheet which is attached to the other end of the elastic element; a dual-action ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4785755 | Sail board handgrip A handgrip extension to be attached to the boom of a sailboard is disclosed. The extension permits the user to confortably grip the forward end of the boom to minimize injury and discomfort while allowing greater control and speed in sailboarding.... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4741280 | Safety hook for trapeze harnesses, in particular for windsurfers A safety hook for trapeze harnesses, in particular for wind-surfers, comprising a clevis hook attached to a hook plate to receive the trapeze rope, whereby the clevis hook is designed in such a way that it exhibits a wide contact area for the trapeze rope... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4674428 | Varible outhaul wishbone boom for board sailor A resiliently flexible wishbone boom comprised of a pair of boom sections attached to the pivotal mast of a sailboard. A sail located between the boom sections is attached by its leading edge to the mast and at one location along its trailing edge to the ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4645466 | Surfboard user's foot piece and new combinations therewith An improved foot piece for use with a surfboard type water craft that has a flat top surface which is equipped with a loop bearing surface component having a generally planar outwardly and upwardly facing surface portion with a multitude of small, closely... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4630563 | Trapeze belt or harness for windsurfing The invention relates to a trapeze belt or harness (1) for windsurfing or board sailing. A hook (14) is disposed on a carriage member (13) which is laterally displaceable on guide tracks (11, 12) with respect to a holding member constructed as wide spread... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4554881 | Trapeze system A trapeze system is adapted for use on a sailing vessel having a substantially vertical mast. The trapeze system comprises a pair of substantially rigid hanging members connected at their upper extremities to an upper extremity of a mast in such a manner ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4523537 | Twin or forked boom for a sailing surfboard The slack portion or sag of the trapezoidal member fixed by both its ends to at least one of the two twin boom tubes is variable by sleeves engaging the two slack portion end areas, embracing the twin boom tube and which are displaceable in the longitudin... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4516295 | Securement means An apparatus (1) for attaching each end of a rope (12) to the boom of a sail board so that the rope (12) can be used by a rider with a "Hawaiian Harness" the apparatus (1) having in each case a frame (2) with a pliable member (3) held to the frame (2) and... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4480567 | Pivotable rigid line for linking sailor to boom of surfboard sailboat By replacing the line which links the sailor with the boom, when surf sailing subject to wind pressure and using a so-called harness, by a linking device (4) which is self-supporting and secured to boom (1) in such a manner as to be capable of being swung... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4458617 | Board sailing harness A connector device for board sailors is provided and includes a body engaging harness which supports a boom engaging device. The boom engaging device comprises an elongated arm having a rotatable spool member which is positioned on and compressably engage... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4418631 | Apparatus for controlling a wind propelled sailing device A wind propelled sailing device, such as a wind surfer, having a hull and a mast pivotally attached thereto with a substantially lateral boom extending from the mast and a sail for receiving wind is controlled in an improved manner through an apparatus th... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4285082 | Surfboard safety and control accessory Strips of material having on their top surfaces a large number of closely spaced flexible loops of resilient material, and a method for bonding such strip on the top riding surface of a surfboard. Strips of flexible material having on their top surface a ... | 08/25/1981 |
