Binding for a water recreational device and method

• US 7,210,975 B1
• Filed: 12/06/2005
• Issued: 05/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gregory Lubinitsky
• Original Assignee: Gregory Lubinitsky
• Inventors: Lubinitsky, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): Olson; Lars A.
• Application Number:
  US11/295,742
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 441/70, 280/611, 280/617, 702/141, 702/142, 702/182
• US Class Current: 441/70
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 32/35 Bindings
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 32/47 Bindings, e.g. wakeboard bindings

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a binding for a water recreational device and a method for facilitating the entry/exit of a foot for a rider into/from said binding. The binding comprises at least one boot with a flexible interior compartment for placing a rider'"'"'s foot, and said binding equipped with sealed flexible inflatable/deflate able camera having an ability to fill/empty with/from fluid. The interior compartment has an ability to fix a rider'"'"'s foot, when fluid in the camera is under pressure, and to unfix the foot, when the pressure of fluid in camera is released. Also disclosed the system of a safely slide off a rider'"'"'s foot from the binding to avoid an injury.

Claims

1. A binding for a water recreational device, comprising at least one boot for foot of a rider, said boot has a flexible interior compartment for placing a foot, wherein said binding equipped with sealed flexible inflatable/deflatable camera having an ability to fill/empty with/from fluid and said interior compartment having an ability to fix a rider'"'"'s foot, when said fluid in said camera is under pressure, and to unfix a rider'"'"'s foot, when the pressure of said fluid in said camera is released.

2. The binding of claim 1, wherein said camera is placed inside of said boot, covers at least a part of said compartment and has at least one input for filling said camera with said fluid and at least one output for emptying it from said fluid, and wherein said input and output are equipped with plugs.

3. The binding of claim 2, wherein said input'"'"'s plug is shaped as a back valve for protection of backflow of said fluid.

4. The binding of claim 2, wherein said input and said output are realized as a unit and have one conjoint plug.

5. The binding of claim 2, wherein said camera shaped as a separate device having an ability to be placed inside and to be taken out of said boot.

6. The binding of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of said compartment is made with a double wall and wherein at least portion of walls of said compartment'"'"'s double wall is made from a flexible material, and wherein said camera is placed inside of said double wall.

7. The binding of claim 6, wherein the walls of said camera are formed by the walls of said double wall.

8. The binding of claim 6, wherein exterior wall of said double wall of said interior compartment'"'"'s body shaped as a portion of said boot'"'"'s body.

9. The binding of claim 1, wherein said interior compartment body is made to be able to take out of and insert into said boot.

10. The binding of claim 1, wherein at least part of inside surface of said interior compartment is made with bulges or has an insert, shaped as a sock, made from elastic material, selected from the group consisting of materials with porous structures and/or bubbly structures, and herewith said insert has an ability to be placed on a rider'"'"'s foot.

11. The binding of claim 1, wherein said binding is additionally equipped with means for pressurization said fluid into said camera and wherein upon actuating said means for pressurization said fluid, said fluid is transferred into said camera.

12. The binding of claim 1 comprising a pair of said boot with said camera wherein said cameras of both boots fluidly communicate with each other by means of at least one connector pipe.

13. The binding of claim 12, wherein said connector pipe has at least one connector pipe'"'"'s input for filling said cameras with said fluid and at least one plug or/and at least one back valve for said connector pipe'"'"'s input and fluidly communicated with inputs of both said cameras.

14. The binding of claim 12, wherein said connector pipe is fluidly communicated by one of its end with output of one of said cameras and by another of its end with input of another of said cameras.

15. The binding of claim 12, wherein each of said cameras has conjoint input and output are realized as a unit, said connector pipe has an input and an output both equipped by a plugs, herewith said connector pipe'"'"'s input and output can be joint up and realized as a connector pipe'"'"'s input-output unit, having one conjoint plug, and said connector pipe fluidly communicated with said both camera'"'"'s input-output units, providing the delivery and removal said fluid.

16. The binding of claim 12, wherein said cameras additionally equipped with one conjoint means for pressurization said fluid into both said cameras fluidly communicated with said connector pipe or directly with one of said cameras.

17. A method for facilitating the entry/exit of a foot for a rider into/from the binding of a water recreational device, having at least one boot for foot of a rider, said boot having an interior compartment for placing a foot, comprising:

a) providing onto said binding its equipping by sealed flexible inflatable/deflatable camera having an ability to fill/empty with/from fluid and providing said binding by interior compartment having an ability to fix a rider'"'"'s foot, when said fluid in said camera is under pressure, and to unfix a rider'"'"'s foot, when the pressure of said fluid in said camera is released;

b) providing an outflow said fluid from said camera through its output for providing an entering rider'"'"'s foot into said compartment;

c) providing a closing of said camera'"'"'s output;

d) providing pressurization said fluid into said camera through its input as far as of fixation the rider'"'"'s feet into said compartments;

e) providing maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said camera;

h) providing an opening said output for providing an outflow said fluid from said camera through said output for providing an exiting rider'"'"'s foot from said compartment.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said camera having an output'"'"'s and input'"'"'s plugs and an input'"'"'s plug shaped as a back valve comprising:

providing pressurization said fluid into said cameras through said back valve in phase of fixation rider'"'"'s foot in said compartment and providing maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said camera.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein in said binding said input and said output are realized as a unit and have one conjoint plug comprising:

a) providing an opening said conjoint plug for emptying said fluid from said camera in phase of exiting/entering rider'"'"'s foot from/into said compartment;

b) providing pressurization said fluid into said cameras through open said conjoint plug in phase of fixation rider'"'"'s foot in said compartment;

c) providing a closing said conjoint plug for providing maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said camera.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein said interior compartment body is made to be able to get out from and insert into said boot comprising:

a) providing a getting out said compartments from said boots;

b) providing an entering rider'"'"'s foot into said compartment;

c) providing an entering said compartment with rider'"'"'s foot into said boot.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein said interior compartment having an insert, shaped as a sock, made from elastic material, selected from the group consisting of materials with porous structure and/or bubbly structure, and herewith said insert has an ability to be placed on a rider'"'"'s foot, comprising:

a) providing a getting out said insert from said compartment;

b) providing an entering rider'"'"'s foot into said insert;

c) providing an entering rider'"'"'s foot vested in said insert into said compartment;

d) providing pressurization said fluid into said camera of said binding as far as of fixation the rider'"'"'s foot vested in said insert into said compartment and maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said camera, and

e) providing an outflow said fluid from said camera for providing an exiting rider'"'"'s foot vested in said insert from said compartment.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein said binding is additionally equipped with means for pressurization said fluid into said camera comprising:

a) providing actuating means for pressurization said fluid;

b) providing pressurization said fluid into said camera by means for pressurization said fluid through camera'"'"'s input and maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said camera as far as of fixation the rider'"'"'s feet into compartment.

23. The method of claim 17 wherein said binding including a pair of said boot with said camera and wherein said cameras of both boots fluidly communicated with each other by means of at least one connector pipe, comprising providing consummation the same pressure in both said cameras of said boots in case of pressurized, maintenance or faults the pressure in said cameras comprising:

a) providing an outflow said fluid from said cameras through their outputs and said outputs'"'"' plugs or by means of disconnection connector pipe from said cameras;

b) providing an entering rider'"'"'s feet into compartments;

c) providing closing outputs;

d) providing pressurization said fluid into said cameras'"'"' inputs and maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into cameras as far as of fixation the rider'"'"'s feet into said compartments;

e) providing an opening at least one of plugs of said outputs or a disconnection connector pipe from said cameras for providing an outflow said fluid from said cameras for providing a release rider'"'"'s feet from the binding and exiting rider'"'"'s feet from said compartments.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein said connector pipe has at least one connector pipe'"'"'s input for filling said cameras with said fluid and at least one plug or/and at least one back valve for said connector pipe'"'"'s input, and fluidly communicated with inputs of both said cameras comprising:

a) providing an outflow said fluid from said cameras through their outputs and said outputs'"'"' plugs or by means of disconnection connector pipe from said cameras;

b) providing an entering rider'"'"'s feet into compartments;

c) providing closing outputs;

d) providing pressurization said fluid into said cameras through connector pipe and cameras'"'"' inputs and maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into cameras as far as of fixation the rider'"'"'s feet into said compartments;

e) providing opening plugs of said outputs or a disconnection connector pipe from said cameras for providing an outflow said fluid from said cameras for providing an exiting rider'"'"'s foot from said compartments.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein said connector pipe is fluidly communicated by one of its end with output of one of said cameras and by another of its end with input of another of said cameras comprising:

a) providing an emptying both of said cameras and

b) providing a pressurization both said cameras through one of inputs of said cameras and said connector pipe.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein each of said cameras has conjoint input and output are realized as a unit, said connector pipe has an input and an output both equipped by a plugs, herewith said connector pipe'"'"'s input and output can be jointed up and realized as a connector pipe'"'"'s input-output unit, having one conjoint plug, and said connector pipe fluidly communicated with said both camera'"'"'s input-output units, providing the delivery and removal said fluid comprising:

a) providing an emptying said fluid from said cameras, predominantly, throughout said connector pipe and said conjoint plug in phase of exiting/entering rider'"'"'s foot/feet from/into said compartment/compartments;

b) providing pressurization said fluid into said cameras throughout said connector pipe through open said conjoint plug in phase of fixation rider'"'"'s foot/feet in said compartment/compartments;

c) providing a closing said conjoint plug for providing maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said cameras.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein said cameras additionally equipped with one conjoint means for pressurization said fluid into both said cameras, fluidly communicated with said connector pipe and through it with said inputs of said cameras, comprising:

a) providing an emptying said fluid from said cameras in mode of exiting/entering rider'"'"'s foot/feet from/into said compartment/compartments;

b) providing a closing said cameras output'"'"'s plugs;

c) providing pressurization said fluid into said cameras through said means for pressurization said fluid throughout said connector pipe through open said conjoint plug in phase of fixation rider'"'"'s foot/feet in said compartment/compartments;

d) providing a closing an input in said connector pipe for providing maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said cameras.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein said cameras additionally equipped with one conjoint means for pressurization said fluid into both said cameras, fluidly communicated directly with an input of one of said cameras, and wherein said connector pipe is fluidly communicated by one of its end with output of said one camera and by another of its end with input of said another of said cameras, herewith a free output of said another camera is equipped by a plug comprising:

a) providing an emptying said fluid from said cameras in mode of exiting/entering rider'"'"'s foot/feet from/into said compartment/compartments;

b) providing a closing said free output'"'"'s plug from said another camera;

c) providing pressurization said fluid into said cameras through said means for pressurization said fluid throughout said connector pipe, throughout open plug of said input of said one of said cameras in phase of fixation rider'"'"'s foot/feet in said compartment/compartments;

d) providing a closing an input of said one camera for providing maintenance of a necessary pressure of said fluid into said cameras.