Patent ID: 9566729
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29L,B63B

Claim:
1. A method of constructing a board insert configured for use with a water sports board, the method comprising the steps of: providing a pre-preg flange formed of a pre-preg sheet, the pre-preg sheet including a plurality of structural strands bonded by a resin material, the pre-preg flange having: forming a pre-preg opening within the inner bonding region, the pre-preg opening being disposed about the central axis; placing the pre-preg flange within a mold cavity; and injecting a polymer material into the mold cavity to at least partially form an insert housing within the pre-preg opening, the insert housing extending through the pre-preg flange adjacent the inner bonding region along the central axis, the insert housing being bonded to the inner bonding region of the pre-preg flange with the outer peripheral region of the pre-preg flange extending radially outward from the insert housing, the insert housing having: forming a lip coupled to the peripheral wall and extending around the central axis to define a lip opening in communication with the cavity, the lip extending away from the peripheral wall with the first surface disposed between the lip and the peripheral wall, the lip defining a distal end portion disposed about the lip opening and spaced from the first surface.