Flush Surfboard Mounting Apparatus for Camera Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Surfboards lack ideal mounting solutions for cameras and other items, as existing mounts compromise the hydrodynamic shape of the board, and surfers need a hand-free operation of cameras during surf sessions.

Innovation Solution

A mounting apparatus with a base and socket system is introduced, allowing for the installation of camera mounts or other items on surfboards, which can be fabricated or retrofitted using a template and router to create a flush, aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound mounting system.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a camera mount is installed on the surface of the surfboard, then hand-free camera operation is enabled, but the hydrodynamic shape of the board is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehand-free camera operationVSAvoidhydrodynamic shape

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting apparatus is nested within a cavity formed in the surfboard surface. The base sits flush with the outer surface while the mounting structure extends into the cavity, allowing the camera mount to be installed without protruding from the board's exterior, thereby maintaining the hydrodynamic shape while enabling hand-free operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting structure is extracted from the traditional surface-mounted approach and repositioned within an internal cavity. By removing material to create a cavity and installing the mount within it, the solution enables camera mounting while preserving the external hydrodynamic contours of the surfboard.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Ease of operation

If a camera mount is installed on the surface of the surfboard, then hand-free camera operation is enabled, but the mount is not aesthetically pleasing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehand-free camera operationVSAvoidaesthetic appearance

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a traditional mount is used on the surfboard, then camera mounting is possible, but the installation process is complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecamera mounting capabilityVSAvoidinstallation process

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The cavity for the mounting apparatus is pre-formed in the surfboard during the board fabrication process using a template and routing tool. This preliminary action integrates the mounting structure creation into the existing manufacturing workflow, eliminating the need for separate complex installation steps and reducing overall installation time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting apparatus uses a standardized base design with a socket that can accommodate various camera mounts and accessories. This universal interface allows different camera mounting configurations to be installed using the same base structure, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining versatility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11505290B2Mounting apparatus and related methods of fabricating or retrofitting a surfboard with said mounting apparatus

Publication Date: 2022.11.22 ROHRER BYRON

AI summary

Disclosed is a surfboard foothold with at least one digit that is removably provided to a receiver with a digited footprint in a surface of a surfboard.