Patent ID: 7117699
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securing a fin to a sports board, comprising: a housing that covers a fin mounting fastener; a first shaft having a first end connected to the housing and a second end extending away from the housing; a tab located at the second end of the first shaft that engages a lip of a sports board channel when said apparatus is in a locked position and that disengages the lip when said apparatus is in an unlocked position; a second rigid shaft spaced a fixed distance from the first shaft, the second rigid shaft having a first end connected to the housing and a second end extending away from the housing; and a locking mechanism that prevents removal of the housing from the sports board when the locking mechanism is in a locked position and that allows removal of the housing from the sports board when the locking mechanism is in an unlocked position.