Patent ID: 8757455
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A41D,A45F

Abstract:
1. A watersport clothing article and paddle holder, comprising: a clothing element provided on a lateral location of a user elevationally between an illiac crest region and a hip joint region; an anchor provided on the clothing element; and a lanyard having a loop, a fastening, and a tactile stiffening member having a local stiffening segment affixed along the segment of the loop opposite the fastening, having a coefficient of friction higher than a coefficient of friction of the loop and configured and arranged to provide a tactile engagement surface for a user enlarging the loop and a grip for retaining a received paddle, the tactile stiffening member extending along a portion of the loop configured to impart an open aperture to the loop, the loop adjustably sized to be enlarged to receive an enlarged head of a paddle and ensmalled after being received over the head of the paddle to entrap the paddle within the loop, and the fastening secured to the anchor.