Soft and Safe rail wrap technology for Surfboards

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process of wrapping a foam core surfboard shape with ¼″ slick foam skins via heat transfer. The heat transferred “foam stacked rail configurations” allow “pinstripes” to outline the outer edges of the board. They also allow a unique and very difficult to build rounded “wrap” from top to bottom that is high performance, yet soft and safe. The soft and safe rail wrap technology can be applied to conventional surfboards that allow the high performance of conventional surfboards with a very marketable “safety feature” especially important to beginning surfers/board riders.

1 . A device comprising: 
 a core with a plurality of slick foam skins bonded through a bonding means to said cores flat sides.    
   
   
       2 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where said bonding means is heat transfer.  
   
   
       3 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where a stringer is bonded to said core blank.  
   
   
       4 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where a fiberglass side is bonded through a bonding means to a plurality of said cores flat sides.  
   
   
       5 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where a plurality of strips of said slick foam are boned to the sides of the core.  
   
   
       6 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where skins from a pinstripe.  
   
   
       7 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where said core is formed of a closed pore polypropylene foam.  
   
   
       8 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where excess skin material is removed through a removing means to form pinstripes.  
   
   
       9 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where indicia is applied to said device.  
   
   
       10 . A device according to  claim 1  further comprising where rubber fins are attached to said device.  
   
   
       11 . A device comprising: 
 a core with a plurality of slick foam skins bonded through a bonding means to said cores flat sides where said core is a molded blank.    
   
   
       12 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where said bonding means is heat transfer.  
   
   
       13 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where stringers are positioned in said molded blank's mold prior to pouring material into said mold.  
   
   
       14 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where a fiberglass side is bonded through a bonding means to a plurality of said cores flat sides.  
   
   
       15 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where a plurality of strips of said slick foam are boned to the sides of the core.  
   
   
       16 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where skins from a pinstripe.  
   
   
       17 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where said core is formed of a closed pore polypropylene foam.  
   
   
       18 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where excess skin material is removed through a removing means to form pinstripes.  
   
   
       19 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where indicia is applied to said device.  
   
   
       20 . A device according to  claim 11  further comprising where rubber fins are attached to said device.