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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4758192 | Water ski binding and method of assembly A water ski binding is shown which has a base plate mounted on an upper surface of the water ski. The base plate has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the base plate is provided with a pair of tracks which are arranged in spaced-apart... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4738646 | Water ski binding An adjustable water ski binding (10) is composed of an upper (18) secured substantially vertically between a laterally supportive, generally U-shaped internal frame (34) and a similarly shaped external frame (50) to form a foot-receiving binding cavity (2... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4718873 | Lock for water ski binding A lock for a water ski binding includes upper and lower parts which are mounted on a stud which extends upwardly from the ski through a slot in the heel cup of the binding. The two lock parts have interengaging camming surfaces, and when the top part is r... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4693199 | Release means for sailboard footstraps A release arrangement for a sailboard footstrap (10) which has a female member (22) and a male member (74). The female member (22) is composed of two identical components (38,40) which locate together by means of pins (52,152) locating in apertures (154,5... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4674765 | Ski for use in a monoski The ski comprises an elongated body member having an upwardly turned tip portion on one end of the body member, a tail portion on the other end of the body member, a lower gliding surface extending between the tip portion and the tail portion and an upper... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4673365 | Water ski binder A slidable toe piece has rearward extensions which are cam locked in place in tunnels in the fixed heel piece.... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4648849 | Knee bindings compatible with ordinary water skis A knee binding comprising a flexible and semi-rigid shell which engulfs the sides of a user's knee, lower thigh and upper calf in the kneeling position with the user kneeling upon a rubberized padded area. The device is paired and separate for each leg an... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4642060 | Cam locked slideable foot binder A flexible foot binder is held in a slideable assembly which has upward facing detents along opposite sides. Inward opening slideways have over-the-center eccentric cam locks mounted on transverse pins. The cams engage the detents to press the slide assem... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4624646 | Water gliding shoes A binding for water gliding shoes (canoe skis) is provided with a flexible holding-down element (2) which may be placed across the instep adapting itself to the shape of the foot and stretched with its ends downward so as to press the foot against a suppo... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4604070 | Ski board having angularly adjustable binding A water ski board having two feet engaging assemblies which allow a user of the board to orient his feet so as to extend generally transversely of the board.... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4599072 | Equipment for movement on water surface and towless aquatic ski Equipment for movement on water surface and towless aquatic ski, comprising two hollow shoes for supporting a user under condition of static floatage, which shoes are provided with flexible connections for accomodating the user's feet, and at least one mo... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4592734 | Foot strap and baseplate assembly A foot strap and baseplate assembly for mounting on boards of the type used in surfboarding and windsurfing. Each assembly includes a pair of baseplates formed with cavities which open through the top along a slot and at the rear through a wedge-shaped do... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4568296 | Single and multiple plane contoured water ski corrective wedges secured or formed between water ski bindings and water skis Single and multiple plane contoured water ski corrective wedges secured or formed between the water ski bindings and water skis are provided to position a water skier's feet on water skis in closer to normal positions relative to their legs, knees, and hi... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4537419 | Skiing accessory A device which enables a skier to ski safely on one ski. The device comprises a boot support plate releasably connected to the ski by means of a bracket carried thereon between its boot bindings. The boot support plate has a tongue received in the bracket... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4522603 | Water ski bindings A molded water ski binding having a soft, pliable binding rubber portion and a hard framework portion bonded to the binding rubber portion during the molding process.... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4494939 | Water ski binding The heelpiece (10) of a water ski binding is composed of a heel base (18) formed with a pair of longitudinally spaced-apart slots (72) for receiving posts (22) extending upwardly from water ski (14). A cam latch (20) is rotatably mounted to the upper end ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4466373 | Footloops on surfboards A footloop for a windsurfing board having a deck with a top surface. The footloop is formed of a strap having opposite ends attached at the ends to the top surface of the board, including a device for attaching at least one of the ends to the deck which i... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4389200 | Water ski binding A novel water ski binding clamps tongue, heel, and reinforcing strips to a sole plate with screws normal to the edges of the plate. Thus the strips initially extend substantially vertically from the edges rather than substantially horizontal (parallel to ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4280715 | Toy ski An inexpensive toy ski including an integral, upstanding heel rest and a separate toe clamp longitudinally adjustable to a number of different selected positions with respect to the heel rest such that adjustment may be readily viewed by the child or othe... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4279048 | Heel assembly for water ski binder An adjustable heel assembly for a water ski binder in which the component parts of the heel assembly are united in functional relationship relative to one another without the aid of additional mechanical fasteners. An elastomeric heel member is cooperativ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4255369 | Method of constructing a water ski foot support A method of constructing a water ski foot support results in a foot support with a tough vinyl backing and a soft cushion layer for comfort. First the backing is injection molded. During the injection molding, a raised rim is formed on the inner side of t... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4250585 | Water skis having a reinforced, foamed-in-place, plastic hull bonded to an aluminum deck Water skis (1) are constructed with a reinforced, foamed-in-place, plastic hull (6) bonded to an aluminum deck (5 l ). The foamed plastic hull (6) is reinforced, usually with a plurality of reinforcing elements (13-17). Preferably, the aluminum deck (5) i... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4131963 | Ski binding A binding for a ski has a toe end and a heel end. An instep portion secures the instep of a skier's foot. A heel portion secures the heel of the skier's foot. The instep portion and the heel portion are connected to the ski and a foot opening is provided ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4040137 | Binding for water ski A water ski binding having a heel piece binding with a flexible heel boot held in place with an adjustable heel member. The heel member is U-shaped and has an elongated slot in each leg. The upper part of the slot extends outward to form a shoulder and an... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4037279 | Water ski A water ski comprising a water ski body having a forward end, a rear end, a top side and a bottom side, and a fin extending downwardly from the bottom side, wherein the fin has an elastic portion movable laterally of the water ski body under the action of... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4028760 | Double slalom ski In abstract a preferred embodiment of this invention is a slalom type water ski designed for use by at least two skiers at the same time. A pair of laterally disposed binders are provided next to each other in the central portion of the ski with a lead fo... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3992738 | Water ski binding A water ski binding having a foot piece and a heel piece which is attached to a mounting plate slidable along the water ski, the mounting plate consisting of a support member for the heel piece and separate latch members connected to the support member an... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3978725 | Speedometer particularly for water skis A speed indicating device or gauge is mounted on the forward flat upper surface of the water ski. This indicator is so mounted that the user of the ski during water skiing may view this speed indicating device. The indication is achieved by a pitot tube-l... | 09/07/1976 |
