Hydrofoil to board attachment device

Abstract

The present invention discloses a pair of devices that allows a user to attach a watersports hydrofoil to a watersports board. The devices feature a retention pin on one end and a locking mechanism on the other. The devices screw onto the mating surface of hydrofoil mounting plate parallel to each other and in the orientation where the locking mechanism is in the front. Once attached to the hydrofoil the devices allow for the hydrofoil to be mounted to the board in any location along the length of the two parallel tracks in the bottom surface of the board, permitted the devices fit, without the use of tools. The devices also allow for the hydrofoil to be dismounted from the board without the use of tools. The devices allow the hydrofoil to fold backwards, towards the tail of the board, if the hydrofoil hits an object with enough force, in order to minimize damage to the hydrofoil and the object being hit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pair of devices to be attached to the mating surface of the hydrofoil's mounting plate in an orientation where the devices could fit into the parallel tracks in the underside of the board and where the locking mechanisms on the devices are in the front and the retention pins on the devices are in the back relative to the desired direction of travel of the hydrofoil. 
     
     
         2 . The pair of devices of  claim 1 , wherein the devices allow for the hydrofoil to be mounted to the board, without the use of tools, in any location along the length of the tracks in the board, permitted the devices fit, and for the hydrofoil to be dismounted from the board without the use of tools. 
     
     
         3 . The pair of devices of  claim 1 , wherein the devices allow for hydrofoil to fold backwards, towards the tail of the board, if the hydrofoil hits an object with enough force.