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Sports board with interchangeable edge section and connection means thereforeRelated Patent Categories: Buoys, Rafts, And Aquatic Devices, Water Skimming Or Walking DeviceSports board with interchangeable edge section and connection means therefore description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060189228, Sports board with interchangeable edge section and connection means therefore. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a sports board having an interchangeable edge section. The invention has been devised in particular, though not solely, in respect of a surfboard having an interchangeable tail section. [0002] Throughout this specification (including the claims), the term "sports board" will be understood to refer to any leisure device designed to travel across a surface, including, but not limited to, a surfboard, sailboard, wakeboard, snowboard, kite-surfing board, sky-surfing board and wave ski. In addition throughout this specification (including the claims) and where the context allows the term edge section shall be taken as comprising any portion of a sports board around the board. [0003] Throughout the specification, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprise" or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising", will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated integer or group of integers but not the exclusion of any other integer or group of integers. BACKGROUND [0004] In the case of a surfboard (as a particular example of a sports board), the performance characteristics of the surfboard such as responsiveness, speed, buoyancy and turning circle, may depend on several parameters, including the density of the material from which that board is made, the size of the board, the active surface area, and the shape of the board. In terms of shape, the portions of the board which can generally have a profound influence on the performance characteristics can include the nose, rails and tail. [0005] It is desirable to be able to vary the performance characteristics of a sports board, according to the skill and experience of the user and/or the conditions. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [0006] Accordingly, the invention resides in a sports board comprising a main portion and an edge portion, the edge portion being separable from the main portion, the edge portion being engageable with the main portion, a connection means providing the interengagement between the main portion and the edge portion to prevent relative movement between the edge portion and the main portion when engaged, the connection means being able to withstand the forces anticipated to be exerted between the edge portion and main portion during use of the sports board. [0007] According to a preferred feature of the invention the edge portion is configured to extend along at least a portion of the edge of the main portion. [0008] According to a preferred feature of the invention a plurality of edge portions are provided which are each capable of being separately engaged with the portion of the edge to provide a capacity for a variation in shape for the sports board. [0009] According to a preferred feature of the invention the connection means comprises a first engagement portion provided on the edge portion, and a second engagement portion provided on the main portion, the first and second engagement portions being capable of said interengagement, the connection means further comprising a fastening means adapted to retain the first and second engagement portions in said interengagement. [0010] According to a preferred feature of the invention the engagement portions are formed as an integral part of the respective edge portion and main portion. [0011] According to an alternative preferred feature of the invention the engagement portions are formed as separate elements which are to be incorporated into the respective edge portion and main portion during formation of the main portion and the edge portion. According to a preferred feature of the invention the non-engaging faces of the engaging means are provided with and extension portion which is intended in use to become embodied with adjacent edge at least of the main portion or edge portion [0012] According to a preferred feature of the invention the first and second engagement portions comprise complementary formations at the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged, wherein when the complementary formations are in said interengagement the edge portion and main portion are incapable of relative movement transverse to the plane of the sports board. According to a preferred feature of the invention the complementary formations comprise have a tongue-like configuration on one portion and a complementary groove-like configuration on the other portion. According to a preferred feature of the invention the complementary formations extend for the full extent of the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged. [0013] According to a preferred feature of the invention the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged have an extent which is non-linear. According to a preferred feature of the invention the configuration of the extent of the faces of the edge portion and the main portion which are to be in abutting relationship when interengaged is symmetrical about the central axis between the main portion and the edge portion. According one embodiment the configuration is arcuate. According to a preferred feature the configuration is generally sinusoidal. According another embodiment the configuration is defined by a set of interconnected straight edges. [0014] According to a preferred feature of the invention the fastening means is located in the region of said interengagement. [0015] According to a preferred feature of the invention the interengageable faces of the engagement portions are formed at least in part to provide the fastening means. [0016] According to a preferred feature of the invention the fastening means comprises fixings which are engageable with the engaged engagement portions. [0017] According to a preferred feature of the invention a plurality of fixings can be engaged at spaced locations along the interengaged faces of the engagement portions. [0018] According to a preferred feature of the invention the edge portion comprises a nose section of the sports board. [0019] According to a preferred feature of the invention the edge portion comprises a pair of opposed rail sections of the sports board. [0020] According to a preferred feature of the invention the edge portion comprises a tail section of the sports board. [0021] According to a preferred feature of the invention the sports board comprises a surfboard. Continue reading about Sports board with interchangeable edge section and connection means therefore... Full patent description for Sports board with interchangeable edge section and connection means therefore Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Sports board with interchangeable edge section and connection means therefore patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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