Patent ID: 8727824

Claim:
An air vent for a floating board, comprising in combination: a floating board; a tubular vent member having an upper end and a lower end, the tubular vent member having a first internal dimension at the upper end and a second internal dimension at the lower end, the first internal dimension being smaller than the second internal dimension, a mounting body supporting the tubular vent member in a vertical orientation, the mounting body having an insertion limiting flange which positions the upper end of the tubular vent member above an upper surface of the floating board when the mounting body is mounted into a floating board, the mounting body including a recessed handle; and a plug being provided in the form of an overlying cap which closes the upper end of the tubular vent member; the tubular vent being mounted in a central zone comprising a central one third of the floating board along a crown positioned between a first side and a second side of the floating board.