ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,087, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to FUTURES FINS LLC (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
"Means for removably installing fins on a board for use in water sports" was invented by Russell John Millar (Wellington, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mount for removably installing a fin to a board used in water sports such as a surf board, wake board, windsurfing board and stand-up paddle board is provided. The mount is secured within the deck of the board and has a pivoting member pivoting between a locked position, to lock a fin to the board, to an unlocked position where the fin can be removed from the board, under hand pressure....