US2006105649A1PendingUtilityA1

Injection molded paddle blade

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Assignee: CONFLUENCE WATERSPORTS COMPANYPriority: Aug 10, 2004Filed: Aug 10, 2005Published: May 18, 2006
Est. expiryAug 10, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Peter T. Jones
B63H 16/04
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Abstract

A paddle blade for use in watersports is provided. The paddle blade includes: a shaft interface portion; a stiffening spine; and a blade portion including a fan-shaped tapered portion, a tip region and blade edges; wherein a hollow region is defined in the blade portion extending through the fan-shaped tapered portion toward the tip region but short of the blade edges.

Claims

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1 . A paddle blade for use in watersports comprising: 
 a shaft interface portion;    a stiffening spine; and    a blade portion including a fan-shaped tapered portion, a tip region and blade edges;    wherein a hollow region is defined in the blade portion extending through the fan-shaped tapered portion toward the tip region but short of the blade edges.    
   
   
       2 . The paddle blade of  claim 1  wherein the hollow region extends into the stiffening spine.  
   
   
       3 . The paddle blade of  claim 1  wherein the hollow region extends into the tip region.  
   
   
       4 . The paddle blade of  claim 2  wherein the hollow region extends into the tip region.  
   
   
       5 . The paddle blade of  claim 2  wherein the hollow region is symmetrical within the blade portion and stiffening spine.  
   
   
       6 . A paddle for use in water sports comprising: 
 a paddle handle;    a paddle shaft;    a shaft interface portion;    a stiffening spine; and    a blade portion including a fan-shaped tapering portion and blade edges;    wherein a hollow region is defined in the stiffening spine and the blade portion extending through the fan-shaped tapered portion toward but short of the blade edges.    
   
   
       7 . The paddle of  claim 6  wherein the hollow region extends into close proximity of the blade edges.  
   
   
       8 . The paddle of  claim 6  wherein the hollow region extends to within three-quarters of an inch of the blade edges.  
   
   
       9 . The paddle of  claim 8  wherein the hollow region extends to within half an inch of the blade edges.

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