Patents by Inventor Lorin Erickson

Lorin Erickson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Quick detachable fin hold system
    Patent number: 9371115
    Abstract: A quick detachable fin hold system for quickly removing and changing the fins on kiteboards and wakeboards or the like. Operated by activating a lever that presses against the board surface or another surface attached to the board and pulls against the clip body and the pins attached to the fin. This action positively tightens the fin to the board. To remove simply lift the lever to loosen the assembly, slide the clip body along the slots and the pins pull out of the hole on the clip body and through the holes in the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventors: Wade Hammerstrom, Lorin Erickson, Todd A Waatti
  • QUICK DETACHABLE FIN HOLD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150031254
    Abstract: A quick detachable fin hold system for quickly removing and changing the fins on kiteboards and wakeboards or the like. Operated by activating a lever that presses against the board surface or another surface attached to the board and pulls against the clip body and the pins attached to the fin. This action positively tightens the fin to the board. To remove simply lift the lever to loosen the assembly, slide the clip body along the slots and the pins pull out of the hole on the clip body and through the holes in the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Wade Hammerstrom, Lorin Erickson, Todd A. Waatti