Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices inventions 02/07

20070037459 - High deflection hydrofoils and swim fins: Designs and methods are disclosed for permitting permit scooped shaped swim fin blades (184) to flex around a transverse axis to a significantly reduced angle of attack while reducing or preventing the scooped blade portion (254) from collapsing or buckling under the longitudinal compression forces (222) exerted on the scooped... Agent: Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP

20070037460 - Handle for a water sports tow rope: In a water sports tow rope handle, an improved grip portion which is curved such that it contours with a user's body when passed from hand to hand behind a user's back while performing rotational turns. The grip portion is generally C-shaped with the arms of the “C” extending outwardly... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070032148 - Dual adjustable strap designs for swim fins: An improved adjustable heel strap having an adjustable instep strap connected to the heel strap adjacent the heel portion of a swimmer' foot. Methods are provided for providing a highly adjustable strap system for preventing loss of swim fins in rough water conditions such as large surf and large open... Agent: Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP

20070032147 - Methods for creating large scale focused blade deflections: Methods are disclosed to design resilient hydrofoils (164) which are capable of having substantially similar large scale blade deflections under significantly varying loads. The methods permit the hydrofoil (164) to experience significantly large-scale deflections to a significantly reduced angle of attack under a relatively light load while avoiding excessive degrees... Agent: Paul T. Mccarthy

20070032149 - Assembly for holding a foot on a sports item: The invention relates to a hinged, adjustable assembly for holding a foot (33) on a sports item (40). The inventive assembly is characterised by a shell (5) which pivots around a shaft (6) which is fitted into a plate (4). According to the invention, two torsion springs (7), which are... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070026749 - Multi-layered sports board: Sports board (15) comprising an elongated expanded closed-cell polyolefin foam layer (16) having a foam thickness and opposed surfaces (18, 19), a first polyolefin sheet layer (23) having a thickness less than the foam thickness and having an inner surface (25) and an outer surface (24), an intermediate metallocene-based polyolefin... Agent: Phillips Lytle LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070026750 - Water rescue device: A water rescue device for use in man overboard situations, comprising a foldable frame structure formed from a plurality of individual segments. The device is restrained in a compact storage configuration until needed. When deployed, resilient band or elastic cord material causes the foldable frame structure to assume an unfolded... Agent: Michael L. Serpa