Torso arch support for body board users

a technology for torso and body boards, applied in swimming aids, protective garments, swimming, etc., can solve the problems of reducing affecting so as to improve the endurance of the sport session, improve the stamina of the session, and save energy

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-06
PERKA DAVID J
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[0013] Still a further object resides in providing an arch support which increases the athlete's average endurance of a sport-session and improves in-session stamina by conservi...

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This causes a strain or fatiguing of the lumbar region due to the arch of the back which must be sustained for a relatively lon...

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[0025] Referring to FIG. 1, the novel torso support is indicated in the general direction of arrow 10 which is worn by a surfer 11 lying prone on a board 12 while engaging in a water sport. The board 12 may be a surfboard which includes a forward portion 13 that is elevated out of the water surface and the user 11 is propelling himself and the board by means of arm paddles or hands and foot kicks. A stabilizing fin 14 downwardly depends from the rear of the board 12 and the user's arms are deployed in a “windmill” manner to propel the board and himself across the surface of water 15. During this paddling procedure, the user's chest and abdomen are raised from the board and the user's torso needs support.

[0026] Referring now in detail to FIG. 2, the torso support of the present invention comprises a garment, broadly indicated by numeral 16 which may or may not include sleeves, but in any event includes a body portion 17 of light-weight flexible material that carries a transverse rei...

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A garment worn by the user encircles his torso and includes a combined abdomen and chest cushion arrangement which supports the torso during a riding or paddling procedure. The pad includes layers of resilient cushion material as part of the garment. The cushion material is arranged in a series of different thickness pads or layers so as to compensate for the wedge-like angle between the surface of the board and the user's chest. In one form, the pads or bladders are arranged in three rows and two columns and are of a different thickness, commencing with the lower part of the user's rib cage and extending to the waist. The length of each of the pads or bladders is of a different dimension so as to accommodate for the decrease in space between the rib cage and the waist with respect to the surface of the board.

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[0001] Priority claimed on Ser. No. 60 / 557,917 filed Apr. 1, 2004 PENDING and Ser. No. 60 / 526,287 filed Dec. 3, 2003 PENDING, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entiretyBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to the field of orthopaedic supports, and more particularly to a novel torso or arch support that improves the endurance and paddling performance of board riders including surfers, paddle boarders, and boogie boarders. [0004] 2. Brief Description of the Prior Art [0005] In the field of ocean sports, many people use a variety of boards on which to ride waves or surf along a beach front. In using such boards, it is the customary practice for the user to lie prone on his stomach along the upper surface of the board. In order to travel through the water, the user employs his arms in a paddling manner which causes his upper torso to rise above the surface of the board so that the torso is solely supported by ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B31/00
CPCA41D13/0525A63B71/12A63B2071/1208A63B2208/0257
Inventor PERKA, DAVID J.
Owner PERKA DAVID J
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