Rotatable Footstrap Plate And Footstrap Assembly For Gliding Boards

Abstract

A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2,4,7 ) for a gliding board, said rotatable footstrap plate comprising: a centre disc ( 2 ) which is arranged to be mounted on the deck of the gliding board in a fixed angular position, a non-slip surface ( 3 ) mounted on the centre disc, said non-slip surface being arranged to be in contact with the user's foot during use, an outer ring element ( 4 ) which is arranged to be rotatable around the centre disc during use of the rotatable footstrap plate and footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) fastened to the outer ring element. In addition, a footstrap assembly comprising the rotatable footstrap plate of the current invention is also provided as is a gliding board comprising said footstrap assembly.

1 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) for a gliding board, said rotatable footstrap plate comprising:
 a centre disc ( 2 ) which is arranged to be mounted on the deck of the gliding board in a fixed angular position,   a non-slip surface ( 3 ) mounted on the centre disc, said non-slip surface being arranged to be in contact with the user's foot during use,   an outer ring element ( 4 ) which is arranged to be rotatable around the centre disc during use of the rotatable footstrap plate and   footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) fastened to the outer ring element.   
     
     
         2 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the centre disc ( 2 ) comprises a first circular portion ( 2   a ) and a second circular portion ( 2   b ), the outer diameter (A) of the first circular portion ( 2   a ) being smaller than the outer diameter (B) of the second circular portion ( 2   b ) and in that the inner diameter (C) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) is greater than the outer diameter (A) of the first circular portion of the centre disc, but smaller than the outer diameter (B) of the second circular portion of the centre disc. 
     
     
         3 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the outer diameter (B) of the second portion ( 2   b ) of the centre disc ( 2 ) is greater than 5 cm. 
     
     
         4 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 2  characterized in that the height (E) of the first portion ( 2   a ) of the centre disc ( 2 ) is greater than the height (F) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) along the inner edge of the outer ring element. 
     
     
         5 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the rotatable footstrap plate further comprises a spring element ( 7 ) arranged between the centre disc ( 2 ) and the outer ring element ( 4 ) such that the outer ring element has a biased centre position with respect to the centre disc. 
     
     
         6 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the spring element ( 7 ) is an elastic string connected between the centre disc ( 2 ) and the outer ring element ( 4 ). 
     
     
         7 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 6 , characterized in that a first portion ( 10 ) of the elastic string ( 7 ) is connected to the outer edge ( 11 ) of the centre disc ( 2 ) and a second portion ( 8 ) of the elastic string is connected to the outer ring element ( 4 ) at a location ( 9 ) opposite the connection between the centre disc and the string. 
     
     
         8 . A footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) comprising a rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 1 , said footstrap assembly further comprising a first footstrap ( 5 ; 21 ; 31 ) fastened to the footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) of the rotatable footstrap plate. 
     
     
         9 . A footstrap assembly ( 20 ; 30 ) according to  claim 8 , characterized in that the footstrap assembly further comprises a second footstrap ( 21 ; 31 ) which is fastened to the footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) of the rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ). 
     
     
         10 . A footstrap assembly according to  claim 8  wherein the at least one footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) has one of the group of: a kitesurf board, a surf board, a wakeboard and a windsurf board attached thereto. 
     
     
         11 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 3  characterized in that the height (E) of the first portion ( 2   a ) of the centre disc ( 2 ) is greater than the height (F) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) along the inner edge of the outer ring element. 
     
     
         12 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the rotatable footstrap plate further comprises a spring element ( 7 ) arranged between the centre disc ( 2 ) and the outer ring element ( 4 ) such that the outer ring element has a biased centre position with respect to the centre disc. 
     
     
         13 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the rotatable footstrap plate further comprises a spring element ( 7 ) arranged between the centre disc ( 2 ) and the outer ring element ( 4 ) such that the outer ring element has a biased centre position with respect to the centre disc. 
     
     
         14 . A rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the rotatable footstrap plate further comprises a spring element ( 7 ) arranged between the centre disc ( 2 ) and the outer ring element ( 4 ) such that the outer ring element has a biased centre position with respect to the centre disc. 
     
     
         15 . A footstrap assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) has one of the group of: a kitesurf board, a surf board, a wakeboard and a windsurf board attached thereto. 
     
     
         16 . A footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) comprising a rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 2 , said footstrap assembly further comprising a first footstrap ( 5 ; 21 ; 31 ) fastened to the footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) of the rotatable footstrap plate. 
     
     
         17 . A footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) comprising a rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 3 , said footstrap assembly further comprising a first footstrap ( 5 ; 21 ; 31 ) fastened to the footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) of the rotatable footstrap plate. 
     
     
         18 . A footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) comprising a rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 4 , said footstrap assembly further comprising a first footstrap ( 5 ; 21 ; 31 ) fastened to the footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) of the rotatable footstrap plate. 
     
     
         19 . A footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) comprising a rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 5 , said footstrap assembly further comprising a first footstrap ( 5 ; 21 ; 31 ) fastened to the footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) of the rotatable footstrap plate. 
     
     
         20 . A footstrap assembly ( 1 ; 20 ; 30 ) comprising a rotatable footstrap plate ( 2 , 4 , 7 ) according to  claim 6 , said footstrap assembly further comprising a first footstrap ( 5 ; 21 ; 31 ) fastened to the footstrap mounting elements ( 6 ) of the outer ring element ( 4 ) of the rotatable footstrap plate.