Patent ID: 6834397
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A palm harness for use in windsurfing to allow a wearer to hold a generally rounded in section boom with one hand while relaxing the fingers of the one hand, comprising:a wrist strap able to be worn encircling the wearer's wrist below the wearer's hand; an elongated support having a first end and a second distal end, said first end connected to said wrist strap so as to allow flexing of said elongated support with respect to said wrist strap, said elongated support extending along the fingers of the wearer's one hand; said second end partially projecting back towards first end to enable hooking of said elongated support to said boom; said elongated support including a generally rigid and curved end portion at said second end of said elongated support, said end portion having a curved hook contour for releasably capturing said generally rounded in section boom so as to place said elongated support in tension and releasably hold said boom to said wrist strap and thereby to the wearer's forearm when the fingers of the wearer's hand are relaxed; and a finger securer loop positioned between said first and second ends of said elongated support securing said elongated support to at least one finger of a user so as to enable a pulling motion on said end portion producing unhooking of said elongated support end portion hook contour from said boom with movement of a user's hand, thereby providing substantially immediate disengagement of said hook contour to release said boom from said palm harness.