Patent ID: 6431933
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A body board comprising:an elongated body board member having a bow and a stern and substantially flat surfaces on opposite sides, said body member being capable of supporting an individual lying on a first flat surface thereof; a pair of extensions coupled to said body member adjacent opposite sides of said body member, each extension of said pair of extensions and in a first configuration thereof having a first height dimension, each extension providing an aft facing surface so that water delivered in a direction generally toward said body member and the stern thereof exerts a force against said aft-facing surface to propel said body board; and said aft-facing surface of each extension in said first configuration thereof defining an interior volume of decreasing cross-sectional area in a direction toward said bow, each said extension being formed of a flexible material enabling the extension to be folded into a second configuration at least in part overlying one of said flat surfaces of said board to provide a second height dimension thereof less than said first height dimension and a reduced interior volume.