Patent ID: 9180942
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A water recreation device adapted for use by a rider in prone, kneeling, or standing positions, comprising: a riding board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a bow, a stern, a port, a starboard; and a pair of handles disposed and attached to the top surface of the riding board aft of the bow, one handle each disposed on opposite sides of a bow to stern extending center line of said top surface, and a rearwardly oriented hook for receiving and retaining a separate tow strap handle; a first multi-function engagement apparatus and a second multi-function engagement apparatus disposed side-by-side on the top surface of the riding board aft of the pair of handles, the first and second multi-function engagement apparatuses each comprising: a foot pad disposed substantially flatly on the top surface of the riding board, and a multifunction elastomeric strap being moveable between an uncollapsed position and a collapsed position, wherein the uncollapsed position is defined as the multifunction strap being positioned to create a foot opening so that the multifunction strap has a generally arcuate shape projecting from a first end thereof to a second opposing end thereof upwardly in relation to the top surface of the riding board and a top surface of the foot pad, and wherein the collapsed position is defined as the multifunction strap being positioned on said top surface to create a contact cushion adapted to receive an elbow or knee of said rider in a respective prone or kneeling position and provide cushioned support for said elbow or knee in relation to said top surface of said riding board when said rider simultaneously engages said pair of handles, one in each hand of said rider, and said multifunction strap with either said elbow or knee so that the multifunction strap has a slightly concave shape in relation to the top surface of the riding board and the top surface of the foot pad; wherein the pair of handles and the first and second engagement apparatuses are configured for simultaneous engagement by said rider, one of said pair of handles in each hand respectively of said rider and a foot in each of said engagement apparatus respectively, to position the rider in a crouching stance facing the bow of the riding board, with said tow strap handle separately engaged in said rearwardly oriented hook.