Mark Allen Hill

US Patent:

20140080371, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Sep 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/025993

Inventors:

Mark Aaron Hill - Raleigh NC, US
Andrew Steven Hill - Raleigh NC, US

International Classification:

B63B 35/79

US Classification:

441 79

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a lifted fin apparatus comprising one or more lifted fin elements with foiled tin components for a reduction of pressure and drag and an increase in surfboard lift as well as a method of achieving surfboard lift through, the use of said apparatus. Generally, the lifted fin apparatus comprises two or more lifted fin elements exhibiting a foil design on one or more of the fin surfaces. The individual fin elements may comprise a substantially vertical fin attached to a first edge of a base member and oriented at a substantially 90 angle in relation to the bottom surface of the surfboard or to the first edge of the base member. The fin elements may further comprise an angular fin mounted to a second edge of the base member at one end and the lower portion of the first, fin at the other end. In said embodiment, a bend or elbow is formed between a first fin component of angular fin and base member proximate the point of attachment at second edge of base member. Alternatively, the base member may not have a defined second edge representing the intersection between base member and a first fin component of angular fin, but rather the base member and the angular fin may be manufactured as a unitary structure with a bend or elbow between base member and a first fin component as described below.

Address:

163 Summer Wind Dr, Lumber Bridge, NC 28357

Phone:

(910)8581696

VIN:

4A32B3FF0CE022505

Make:

MITSUBISHI

Model:

GALANT

Year:

2012