Patent ID: 6443787
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety belt for use with a water sports device that supports a seated human rider while the rider and the device are towed behind a powered watercraft, comprising:a first strap having a stationary end and a mating end, a top side and an underside, wherein when the stationary end is secured the mating end may move relative to the stationary end; a second strap having a stationary end and a free end, a top side and an underside, wherein when the stationary end is secured the free end may move relative to the stationary end; clamp secured to the mating end of the first strap, the clamp comprising teeth, and having an open position and a closed position; and a length of material, having a surface comprising a multitude of tightly packed loop fibers, attached to the top side of the second strap; wherein with the clamp in the open position, said clamp at least partially defines an opening sized and shaped such that the free end of the second strap is movable in a first direction through the clamp, to tighten the safety belt, and in a second direction through the clamp to loosen the safety belt; wherein when the free end of the second strap extends through said opening, the top side of the first strap faces the underside of the second strap along a length of the second strap that has passed through the clamp, and the clamp is movable into the closed position so that the teeth engage the tightly packed loop fiber surface on the top side of the second strap.