US 12,187,390 B2
Hydrofoil attachment system and method
Jaime B. Reh Aguirre De Carcer, Honolulu, HI (US)
Assigned to Pacific Tradewinds, LLC, Wheat Ridge, CO (US)
Filed by Pacific Tradewinds, LLC, Wheat Ridge, CO (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/651,234.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/200,134, filed on Feb. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0258838 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 32/66 (2020.01); B63B 1/24 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 32/66 (2020.02) [B63B 1/242 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toolless attachment assembly configured to removably and securely attach a hydrofoil to a board configured for water sports, the attachment assembly comprising:
a housing; and
at least one trench frame portion mounted in the housing, each trench frame portion comprising a trench for receiving a hydrofoil adaptor and a recessed portion for receiving at least one toolless locking assembly, the trench extending parallel to the recessed portion;
the at least one toolless locking assembly configured to removably and securely position the hydrofoil adaptor with respect to the at least one trench frame portion;
wherein each of the at least one toolless locking assembly comprises an actuator configured to transition said toolless locking assembly between a released configuration in which the hydrofoil adaptor can be removed from the at least one trench frame portion and a locked configuration in which the hydrofoil adaptor is secured to at least one trench frame portion;
wherein the actuator is configured to move a piston;
wherein the actuator is a lever connected to the piston by one or more linkages; and
wherein in the locked configuration, the piston extends into the respective trench.