Water sport device and associated safety anchoring system
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1. A water sport device employed by a user for riding on the surface of flowing water, comprising:
- (a) a water skimming device;
(b) a flexible safety rod having first and second ends, wherein said first flexible safety rod end is connected to said water skimming device;
(c) flotation means associated with said water skimming device and said flexible safety rod;
(d) a tether having first and second ends, wherein said first tether end is continuous with said second flexible safety rod end whereby said safety rod keeps said tether at a distance from said user to aid in preventing said user'"'"'s entanglement in said tether; and
(e) an elongated resilient member having first and second ends, wherein said first resilient member end is connected to said second tether end and said second resilient member end is adapted for fastening to an object that serves as an anchor.
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Abstract
A water sport device for use on flowing water is disclosed comprising a water skimming device attached to one end of a flexible safety rod that is adapted for buoyancy. Connected to the opposite end of the flexible safety rod is one end of a tether having a compacting means to help prevent a rider of the device from becoming entangled in a tether that is not drawn taut. A resilient member adapted for propelling the water skimming device and rider against the flowing water is secured between the other end of the tether and an object serving as an anchor.
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1. A water sport device employed by a user for riding on the surface of flowing water, comprising:
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(a) a water skimming device; (b) a flexible safety rod having first and second ends, wherein said first flexible safety rod end is connected to said water skimming device; (c) flotation means associated with said water skimming device and said flexible safety rod; (d) a tether having first and second ends, wherein said first tether end is continuous with said second flexible safety rod end whereby said safety rod keeps said tether at a distance from said user to aid in preventing said user'"'"'s entanglement in said tether; and (e) an elongated resilient member having first and second ends, wherein said first resilient member end is connected to said second tether end and said second resilient member end is adapted for fastening to an object that serves as an anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A water sport device employed by a user for riding through a current on the surface of flowing water, comprising:
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(a) a riverboard; (b) a flexible safety rod having first and second ends, wherein said first flexible safety rod end is connected to said riverboard by a board binding system; (c) flotation means associated with said riverboard and said flexible safety rod; (d) a tether having first and second ends, wherein said first tether end is continuous with said second flexible safety rod end whereby said safety rod keeps said tether at a distance from said user to aid in preventing said user'"'"'s entanglement in said tether; and (e) an elongated resilient member comprised of at least one elastomeric polymer element and having first and second ends, wherein said first resilient member end is connected to said second tether end and said second resilient member end is adapted for fastening to an object that serves as an anchor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A safety anchoring system for securing to an anchor a water skimming device employed by a user for riding on the surface of flowing water, comprising:
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(a) a flexible safety rod having first and second ends, wherein said first end is adapted for connecting to said water skimming device by a water skimming device binding system; (b) flotation means associated with said flexible safety rod; (c) a tether having first and second ends, wherein said first tether end is continuous with said second flexible safety rod end whereby said safety rod keeps said tether at a distance from said user to aid in preventing said user'"'"'s entanglement in said tether, and (d) an elongated resilient member having first and second ends, wherein said first resilient member end is connected to said second tether end and said second resilient member end is adapted for fastening to an object that serves as an anchor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. For use with a water skimming device employed by a user for riding on the surface of moving water, a flexible safety rod having first and second ends, wherein said first end is adapted for connecting to said water skimming device and said second end is adapted to be continuous from a securing tether whereby said safety rod keeps said tether at a distance from said user to aid in preventing said user'"'"'s entanglement in said tether, wherein said rod comprises a central high tensile strength rope surrounded by a flexible buoyant coating.
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