"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300069 | Ski A sliding board, such as a ski, with at least one interface element or guide element, connected to the sliding board via fastening elements, for arranging binding elements or the like on the upper side of the sliding board. The sliding board has a single-ply or mult... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6558217 | Mounting and retrieval system for wakeboards and the like A mounting and retrieval system for wakeboards includes a pair of opposed pads for receiving the feet of a wakeboarder thereunder. The pads are mounted on subframes which facilitate the longitudinal and pivotal positioning of the pads. A strap extends ove... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6336418 | Footstrap A footstrap in which a portion bridging the foot of a surfer is pre-shaped such that the footstrap contacts the entire area of the foot with regular distribution of pressure.... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6237520 | Footstrap for board sports A footstrap (26) having a first formed piece (50) and a second formed piece (52) that overlay each other and which are secured together by hook and loop fastener members (86, 78, 79, 74, and 48). A neoprene cover 44 enclosed the two pieces (50, 52). Piece... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5893785 | Pozi flex An adjustable footstrap for sailboards which includes a combination of end pieces made from a mold and constructed of a flexible rubber material. The flexible rubber material gives the footstrap a firm arch curve from end to end. The flexible rubber mater... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5558552 | Fastening for the foot-loop straps of surfboards The fastening for foot-loop straps of surfboards has fastening bars (6) placed on the board upper side in the board body at intervals, location holes (36) at equal intervals with an insertion slot (37), an undercut (38), and an upper side positioning nut ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5451078 | Windskiing apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for resiliently securing a pair of skis together in generally parallel relationship, and for receiving a sail rig as commonly used on a conventional sailboard, to permit conventional snow skis to be used in a manner sim... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5396856 | Sailboard The sailboard (1) adapted to receive on its upper surface a mast (2) adapted to support a sail and fixed by a mast foot (3) on the board (1), and foot supports (4) adapted to retain the feet of a user of the board (1) and located rearwardly of the board (... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5378181 | Release footstrap for windsurfing board A safety release footstrap for windsurfing boards using a differentiating release technology incorporated in a device containing a teardrop-shaped exit ramp, formed by a set of flexible plastic jaws, that retains the footstrap on the windsurfing board. Un... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5362270 | Surfboard leash retainer A surfboard leash retainer for removably securing the free or surfer attachment end of a surfboard leash to the surfboard when the surfboard is being transported, not in use or stored. The retainer takes the form of either a fixed-in-place or removable re... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5291844 | Clew for a sailboard boom A clew constructed from carbon fiber composite is provided for a sailboard boom, the clew having a pair of cylinders having longitudinal axes and connected together by a trapezoidal central flange having substantially equal non-parallel sides connected to... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5167553 | Foot strap for surfboard A foot strap system for surfboards that allows the surfer to lie upon the strap in a prone paddling position without discomfort yet allows the easy insertion of the foot as the surfer stands. The system comprises a collapsible foot strap having an integra... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5125859 | Adjustable release for sailboard footstraps An adjustable release arrangement which can be added to existing footstraps on sailboards and the like. The existing footstrap nylon webbing is threaded through the metal tongue of the mechanism which engages a heavy spring latch in the mechanism box. The... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5045006 | Foot loop for a windsurfing board A foot loop for a windsurfing board comprises a loop strip, which arches between two holders, which are adapted to be secured to the top surface of the board at spaced apart locations. The strip is adjustable to change the length of its arched portion and... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5018468 | Multiple position footstrap track for sailboards A sailboard footstrap track which provides an adjustable position, securely held footstrap in a sailboard. The footstrap in the track is movable only on the application of downward pressure on the slide member of the device. Normally, the slide member is ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4960063 | Safety device for the foot-holder of a sail board or the like A safety device for the foot-holder of a sailboard or the like in which the foot-holder has a strap in the form of a loop fixed at one end on the sailboard. The other end of the strap is secured to a latch which can be engaged in a locking body with a fir... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4846744 | Adjustable footstrap for sailboard An adjustable footstrap for attachment to the surface of a riding device such as a sailboard, or the like. There is an inner strap member comprising a pair of centrally overlapping straps having provision for attaching outer ends thereof to the surface of... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4730568 | Waterborne craft A water borne craft includes a smooth rounded elongate sailboard type hull of little depth. The hull tapers down in width and in depth from its middle towards its ends and has smooth upper and lower surfaces. A cockpit extends downwardly into the hull fro... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4708076 | Water sport equipment A board for carrying the user and a glider held and manipulated by the user. The board includes a rubber band with an inner circumference which is unattached to the top surface of the board and an outer circumference which is attached to the top surface o... | 11/24/1987 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4533159 | Wind propulsion apparatus Wind propulsion apparatus for a skier or skater comprises a sail secured to its upper end to a mast and having a pair of sheets at its lower end trained about guide pulleys secured to the user's boots. The sheets may be adjustably secured to retainers car... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4528924 | Sailboard provided with foot-retaining loops A sailboard is provided with foot-retaining loops, which are made of flexible and/or elastic material and at their ends are secured to the board. In order to ensure a reliable release also in the case of twisting falls, at least one end of the foot-retain... | 07/16/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4434737 | Displacement, planing sailboard A highly efficient sailboard shape has a full displacement form for efficient light and upwind sailing and has an efficient planing form for high wind sailing with the conversion from displacement to planing forms caused by the buoyance reaction to aftwar... | 03/06/1984 |