The present invention is a variable-rocker surfboard, comprising: a tapered composite panel enveloped partially or entirely in a soft foam. The tapered composite panel is oriented horizontally partially or entirely within the soft foam, such that the length, width, and thickness of the panel correspond with the length, width, and thickness of the soft foam. The objective of this design is to provide a surfboard with desirable flex characteristics that result in variable rocker, wherein the tapered composite core attributes the flex characteristics, and the soft foam provides volume for the desired buoyancy. The present invention may be provided as a surfboard blank, wherein the soft foam needs to be worked into a surfboard shape. The present invention, may also be provided as a surfboard, wherein the soft foam has been shaped to the desired design and may be laminated with an exterior skin.


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    Title :

    VARIABLE-ROCKER SURFBOARD


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-08-24


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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