Patent ID: 8235760
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A paddle for use in watersports, the paddle including a shaft with a mid-portion and two ends, the mid-portion defining a longitudinal axis, the paddle further including a blade at each end of the shaft, the blades defining an offset angle relative to one another, the shaft comprising: a first shaft half extending from one end of the shaft to a first mating surface; a second shaft half extending from the other end of the shaft to a second mating surface positioned adjacent the first mating surface, the second mating surface biased toward the first mating surface; a joint connecting the first and second shaft halves, the joint including a biasing member operating along the longitudinal axis of the mid-portion of the shaft, the biasing member providing a bias urging the first and second shaft halves together, the joint further including an interlocking coupling between the first and second halves, the interlocking coupling maintaining, in a use configuration, the offset angle of the blades, and the interlocking coupling allowing, in a selection configuration, a change in the offset angle of the blades; wherein the paddle further comprises a retaining clip coupled between the first and second halves, the retaining clip preventing disassembly of the first and second shaft halves; wherein the paddle further comprises a first shoulder coupled to the second shaft half; and wherein the retaining clip includes a base and a head, the base coupled to the first shoulder and the head coupled to the second shoulder wherein the biasing member is positioned between the base of the retaining clip and the first shoulder.