Claims
- 1. In a wakeboard having at least a pair of side fins extending from a bottom surface of the board, the improvement comprising each side fin having a concave surface generally facing a centerline of the board, and a convex outer surface opposite the concave surface, the inner and outer surfaces merging into a leading edge, a trailing edge and a tip, wherein each of the concave and convex surfaces of each side fin extends from an edge of the side fin that meets a bottom surface of the board to the tip, wherein an area of the bottom surface of the wakeboard where the side fins extend from is profiled, the profile further comprising a series of lowering steps extending from a side edge of the wakeboard towards the centerline of the board.
- 2. The wakeboard of claim 1, further comprising a center fin disposed between the pair of side fins.
- 3. The wakeboard of claim 1, further comprising a pair of side fins mounted on each end of the wakeboard.
- 4. The wakeboard of claim 3, further comprising a center fin mounted between each pair of side fins.
- 5. In a kiteboard having at least a pair of side fins extending from a bottom surface of the board, the improvement comprising each side fin having a concave surface generally facing a centerline of the board, and a convex outer surface opposite the concave surface, the inner and outer surfaces merging into a leading edge, a trailing edge and a tip, wherein each of the concave and convex surfaces of each side fin extends from an edge of the side fin that meets a bottom surface of the board to the tip, wherein an area of the bottom surface of the kiteboard where the side fins extend from is profiled, the profile further comprising a series of lowering steps extending from a side edge of the kiteboard towards the centerline of the board.
- 6. The kiteboard of claim 5, further comprising a center fin disposed between the pair of side fins.
- 7. The kiteboard of claim 5, further comprising a pair of side fins mounted on each end of the kiteboard.
- 8. The kiteboard of claim 7, further comprising a center fin mounted between each pair of side fins.
- 9. In a method of pulling a wakeboard through water using a watercraft, the improvement comprising pulling the wakeboard of claim 1 by the watercraft.
- 10. In a method of pulling a kiteboard through water using windpower, the improvement comprising pulling the kiteboard of claim 5 by the windpower.
Parent Case Info
This application claims priority under 35 USC 119(e) based on provisional application No. 60/323,722 filed on Sep. 21, 2001.
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