Surfboard tether ankle retainer

Abstract

A retainer strap of flexible material, preferably cloth of elastic or non-elastic material, has a pair of loops at least one of which acts as a stirrup-like structure around the foot of the user, the retainer strap fitting around a surfboard tether ankle strap in order to fix the surfboard ankle strap in a direction extending from the foot of the user which direction is preferred by the user.

1 . A retainer strap of flexible material having a central portion with loops at opposite ends of the central portion, the loops being of such a size as to and adapted to permit a user's foot to pass through one loop to fit snuggly about the user's ankle or lower leg, and the other loop to fit about the user's foot like a saddle foot stirrup. 
     
     
         2 . The combination of the retainer strap of  claim 1  in combination with a surf board tether ankle strap. 
     
     
         3 . A surfboard tether ankle retainer, comprising:
 an ankle strap ( 18 ) having a first end ( 16   a ) and a second end ( 16   b ), the second end being capable of connecting and disconnecting to the first end ( 16   a ); and   a foot strap ( 10 ) having a first end ( 10   a ) and a second end ( 10   b ) respectively connected to or retained by the ankle strap ( 18 ),   wherein when the first end ( 16   a ) and the second end ( 16   b ) of the ankle strap ( 18 ) are connected, forming the ankle strap into a circle, the foot strap ( 10 ) forms a foot encircling loop extending downwardly from the ankle strap ( 18 ).   
     
     
         4 . The surfboard tether ankle retainer according to  claim 3 , wherein the connection between the first end and the second end of the ankle strap is Velcro or a buckle. 
     
     
         5 . The surfboard tether ankle retainer according to  claim 3 , wherein the connection between the ankle strap and the foot strap is permanent. 
     
     
         6 . The surfboard tether ankle retainer according to  claim 3 , wherein the ankle strap is further connected to a tether of a surfboard.