Curved footstrap insert and assembly

Abstract

A foot strap insert and assembly for aquatic sports equipment. The foot strap insert may include: a curved body comprising at least one aperture configured to receive and removably retain at least one fastener therein. The foot strap insert assembly may include: at least one pair of curved bodies comprising two curved bodies, the two curved bodies each comprising at least one aperture. The foot strap insert assembly may also include: aquatic sports equipment and at least one foot strap insert, the at least one foot strap insert comprising a curved body, the curved body comprising at least one aperture. Additionally, the present invention relates to a foot strap insert and assembly that is practical—thereby permitting a user to easily and removably position and insert one or more foot straps—and inexpensive—thus allowing for widespread use in the field of aquatic sports equipment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A foot strap insert for aquatic sports equipment comprising:
 a curved body, said curved body structurally disposed to be fixedly secured into the aquatic sports equipment,   said curved body including at least one aperture, said at least one aperture structured and disposed to receive and removably retain at least one fastener therein.   
     
     
         2 . The foot strap insert of  claim 1 , further comprising at least a first aperture and a second aperture. 
     
     
         3 . The foot strap insert of  claim 2 , wherein said first aperture and said second aperture are disposed in spaced relation to one another at a predetermined angle of rotation. 
     
     
         4 . The foot strap insert of  claim 3 , wherein said predetermined angle of rotation is substantially 12 degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The foot strap insert of  claim 3 , wherein said predetermined angle of rotation is substantially 17 degrees. 
     
     
         6 . The foot strap insert of  claim 1 , wherein said curved body is further irremovably embedded into the aquatic sports equipment. 
     
     
         7 . The foot strap insert of  claim 1 , wherein said curved body comprises five apertures. 
     
     
         8 . A foot strap insert assembly for aquatic sports equipment comprising:
 at least one pair of curved bodies, each curved body in said pair being structurally disposed to be fixedly secured into the aquatic sports equipment and each comprising at least one aperture, said at least one aperture structured and disposed to receive and removably retain at least one fastener therein; and   each curved body in said pair being equidistant from, and mirrored about, an axis of rotation.   
     
     
         9 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising at least a first aperture and a second aperture. 
     
     
         10 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 9 , wherein said first aperture and said second aperture are disposed in spaced relation to one another at a predetermined angle of rotation. 
     
     
         11 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 10 , wherein said predetermined angle of rotation is substantially 12 degrees. 
     
     
         12 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 10 , wherein said predetermined angle of rotation is substantially 17 degrees. 
     
     
         13 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said foot strap insert assembly comprises a plurality of pairs of curved bodies. 
     
     
         14 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said plurality of pairs of curved bodies comprises at least one pair of curved bodies at a first size and at least one pair of curved bodies at a second size. 
     
     
         15 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said foot strap insert assembly comprises six pairs of curved bodies. 
     
     
         16 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 15 , wherein said six pairs of curved bodies comprise three pairs of curved bodies at a first size and three pairs of curved bodies at a second size. 
     
     
         17 . A foot strap insert assembly for aquatic sports equipment having a left third, a center third, and a right third, the foot strap insert assembly comprising:
 at least one foot strap insert having a curved body, said curved body structurally disposed to be fixedly secured into the center third of the aquatic sports equipment, said curved body also including at least one aperture, said at least one aperture structured and disposed to receive and removably retain at least one fastener therein.   
     
     
         18 . The foot strap insert assembly of  claim 17 , wherein said curved body comprises at least a first aperture and a second aperture. 
     
     
         19 . The foot strap insert of  claim 18 , wherein said first aperture and said second aperture are disposed in spaced relation to one another at a predetermined angle of rotation. 
     
     
         20 . The foot strap insert of  claim 19 , wherein said predetermined angle of rotation is substantially 12 degrees. 
     
     
         21 . The foot strap insert of  claim 19 , wherein said predetermined angle of rotation is substantially 17 degrees.