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|Publication number
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|Publication date
|Dec 3, 1974
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|Sep 29, 1972
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|Sep 29, 1972
|Publication number
|Daughtry A
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|Daughtry A
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (29), Classifications (10)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
nited States Patent [191 aughtry Dec. 3, 1974 UTILITY INSTRUMENT Inventor: Albert E. Daughtry, 700 Wilkes Dr.,
Eugene, Oreg. 97402 [22] Filed: Sept. 29, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 293,563
[52] US. Cl 403/373, 30/125, 30/156 [51] Int. Cl Alb 1/22 [58] Field of Search 30/156, 339, 125, 155;
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,265,775 12/1941 McNamara 30/156 2,305,465 12/1942 Bangser 30/339 X 2,681,505 6/1954 Flanagan 30/125 3,509,627 /1970 Gilbert et al... /125 3,621,899 11/1971 Hula 30/339 X Primary Examiner-James R. Boler Assistant Examiner-Peter Nerbun Attorney, Agent, or FirmEugene M. Eckelman [5 7] ABSTRACT constructed of a mainibo dv portion and top and b ottom plates, the body portion having one or more compartments forholding a compass or supplies. The top plate has a waterproof connection on the handle.
4 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures 52 ,60 at! ll' *ul' 4 5 g 4 Yum/71% i H260 l/ F3 8 6 4846302 464 WWW 31914 FIG. I
Ll/l/l/l/I/ 26 25 FIG. 5
UTILITY INSTRUMENT BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in a utility instrument. 7
In the joint invention of a utility handle of Lloyd F. Dowdy and myself, covered in U.S. Pat. No. 2,904,373, the handle is associated with an implement, such as a knife blade, detachable therefrom. The implement could be swung from an operative position projecting from the handle to an inoperative position disposed within a slot in the handle. The connection between the implement and the handle was such that the implement when open was not completely stable with the handle and furthermore the implement'when being moved to its inoperative position would not rotate freely and also would not seat itself without a second effort being employedon the part of the user to guide it into place.
SUMMARY OF THEINVENTION' According to the present invention and forming a primary objective thereof, a utility instrument is provided which allows free and accurate rotation of an implement portion thereof between operative and inoperative positions on a supporting handle and when the implement is disposed in an operative position, it is held securely in stable condition. This structure has a novel locking member and a novel arrangement of openings in the implement and handle which provides the stable positioning of the implement in a use position which also provides the precise and free movement of the im- BRIEF DESCRIPTIOINVQF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present combination handle and detachable implement;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 22 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a foreshortened sectional view of the instrument slightly enlarged and taken on the line 3-3 of of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary section view, also slightly enlarged and taken on the line 44 of FIG. 2;
tive positions of the locking member; and
FIG. 7 is a sectional view' taken on the line -7-7 of FIG. '3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring in particular to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the handle of the invention and the numeral 12 designatesone form of implement which may be used with the handle. The implement in FIG. 1 comprises a knife blade but if desired other forms of implements such as a saw blade,.as'illustrated in FIG. 4, may
be used.
The handle 10 includes abody portion 14 and a bottom plate 16. The rearward end of the body portion 14 has a downward extension 18 to which the bottom plate 16 is secured, providing an elongated slot between the body portion 14 and plate 16 which is adapted to receive the implement. The implement 12 is suffciently thin to be movable'in the slot 20 between folded and unfolded positions.,Preferably. the downward extension 18 at the rear of the handle has forwardly disposed angled surfaces 22 which define one end of the slot 20 against which a tip end of the knife may. abut in its folded or'inoperative position, as will be more apparent hereinafter. Securement of the platel6 to body portion 14 is accomplished by a screw 19 passing through the body portion and having threaded engagement in a tapped bore 21 in plate 16; Longitudinal alignment of plate 16 on the body portion is accomplished by locator pins 23 one on each side of screw 19, FIGS. 3 and 7, fitting in suitable apertures in portions I 14 and 16. These pins and apertures preferably are ta- FIGS. 5 and 6 are fragmentary sectional'views' taken on a line similar to FIG..2 but showing different operapered to provide a good fit.
In addition to the implement 12 being rotatable between unfolded position, as shown in FIG. 1, or a folded position disposed in the slot 20 with the tip end abutted against angled surfaces .22, as shown in phantom lines in FIG. 3, it is also detachable from the handle. To accomplish these functions, a locking member 24 is utilized, FIGS. 2,5 and 6. This locking member has a central post 26 secured to across head 28. The post 26 projects freely through apertures 30 in-both the handle portions 14 and 16. The upper end of post 26 has external screw threads 32 threadedly engaged by lock nut 34. Lock nut 34 has a counterbore 36 which opens through itsupper endand which is of larger diameter than the threaded end 32 of the post 26. An axial tapped bore 38 leads inwardly from the end of the post and receives a screw 40..The post 26 has a head 42 of a diameter greater than the post so as to serve as a limit or stop for backing off rotation of the lock member 34 by engagement with the bottom of counterbore 36.
Locking'member 24 also has a pair of aligning pins 46 integral with the cross head 28 and movable freely through a pair of apertures 48 in the handle portion 16. These pins are of a sufficient length to project into a pair of recesses 50 on the inner side of handle portion 14 when the cross headv 24 is abutted against the handle portion 16.
Post 26 has side notches 52, and the bottom of these notches is approximately in the longitudinal plane of the top edges of aligning pins 46.
Implement 12 has a pivot aperture 56, FIGS. 2 an 4, adjacent to its rearward end. It also has a laterally extending slot 58 leading from aperture 56 to a longitudinal edge of the implement, the width of such slot being less than the diameter of the pivot aperture '56 andalso less than the diameter of the post. More particularly,
the pivot aperture 56 is of a diameter to receive the post 26 and allow rotation of the implement on the post, but to install the implementon the post the slotted portion 58 thereof must be aligned with the notched portions 52 in the post and then moved inward in a lateral direction. A pair of apertures 60 are provided in the implementone on each side of pivot aperture .56, and another pair of apertures 62 are similarly provided but rotated around from the apertures 60 for a purpose to be described, the said apertures 60 and 62 being spaced for receiving the aligning pins 46 of the locking member 24.
In mounting the implement 12 on the handle, the lock nut 34 is backed off a selected amount to allow the post 26 and its integral parts to drop to the position wherein the notches 52 are aligned with the slot 20. In this position of the locking member, shown in FIG. 5, the ends of pins 46 are just below the inner surface of handle portion 16. The implement can then be moved laterally inwardly with the slotted portion 58 of the implement 12 being engaged with the notched portion 52 of the post. After the implement is in place, the locking member 24 is pushed manually upwardly to the FIG. 2 position and the nut tightened as shown in such figure. The implement is thus secured non-rotatably on the handle. When his desired to remove the implement from the handle, the locking member 24 is again positioned as in FIG. 5 by backing off the locking nut a selected amount, and the blade then moved laterally out the side.
The implement may be inserted or removed either by backing lock nut 34 off the selected amount as just described or by completely backing such locking nut off and then manually positioning the locking member 24 to allow engagement or disengagement of the implement in notches 52. It is evident that the implement may be mounted on the handle from either side.
To rotate the implement 12 between its unfolded position projecting outwardly from the handle and its folded position disposed in the slot of the handle, or vice versa, the lock nut 34 is backed off completely to allow the locking member 24 to be withdrawn to the FIG. 6 position. In this withdrawn position, the aligning pins 46 are out of the plane of the slot 20 and the implement 12 can rotate freely on the post 26. In the projecting or use position of the implement 12, the aligning pins 46 engage in the apertures 60 and in the folded or inoperative position of the implement 12, the aligning pins likewise engage in the apertures 60 but in opposite ones thereof. After the implement is rotated to its desired position, the locking member 24 is pushed inwardly to lock the implement in place and then the lock nut 34 tightened, FIG. 2.
The implement can be positioned in an oblique position relative to the handle by engaging aligning pins.46 in the apertures 62 rather than in apertures 60. Such positioning is illustrated in phantom lines in FIG. 1. When a saw blade is used as the implement, it preferably is used in the oblique position as shown in such phantom lines.
The present connection between the implement and the handle provides an efficient connection, namely, one which provides good stability of the blade on the handle and one which allows smooth movement of the implement to its different positions. The aperture 56 need only be slightly greater than the diameter of the post 26 and the apertures 60 need only be slightly greater in diameter than the aligning pins 46, thus providing a firm three point connection of the implement on the handle. Another feature is that when the lock nut is backed all the way off for the purpose of rotating the implement between its positions, such implement rotates freely and uninterrupted on the post 26, and with the locking member 24 clear down as seen in FIG. 6, the notches 52 are below the slot 20 and the implement 12 cannot accidentally fall from the handle during rotation. Also, the rotation of the implement provided between the post 26 and the aperture 30 causes the implement to swing precisely into place in the handle when folded.
The handle portion 14 is provided with a plurality of compartments 64 which may contain various articles such as a compass 66, a candle 68, a level 70, loose articles 72 such as matches and the like, and the thermometer 74. It is desired that these compartments be watertight, and for this purpose a cover 76 is provided which is preferably transparent and which has a watertight connection around the edges by means of a gasket 78 seated in a suitable groove in the side surface of the handle portion 14. The cover 76 is removably held in place by a pair of forward screws 80 and rearward screw 19. The screws 80 are threadedly engaged in portion 14 and. these screws as well as screw 19 pass through recesses 82 in such portion which contain 0- ring gaskets 84. The arrangement is such that the gaskets 84 provide a watertight seal at the screw fastenings. Another feature of the O-ring gaskets 84 is that the opening therethrough is intentionally smaller than the diameter of the screw shank so that when the screws are backed off from their threaded engagement with the portion 14 to remove the cover 76, the gaskets will hang on the screws and keep them attached to knife portion 14, thus eliminating the possibility of the screws getting lost.
A Whetstone 86 is secured to the outer side of bottom handle portion 16.
It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.
Having thus described my invention, I claim:
1. A utility instrument comprising a. a handle having forward and rearward ends,
b. said handle including a longitudinal edge slot therein forming a pair of handle portions,
c. said handle portions each having a first aperture therethrough adjacent to the forward end of the handle with the said apertures being in axial alignment,
(1. one of said handle portions also having a pair of second apertures therethrough one of which is disposed on one side of said first aperture and the other of which is disposed on the other side of said aperture,
e. an implement having forward and rearward ends and including a relatively flat shank portion arranged to be received in said slot,
f. said shank adjacent to its rearward end having a substantially circular pivot aperture and a pair of aligning apertures one on each side of the pivot aperture,
g. said shank also having a transverse slot extending from its pivot aperture to a side edge of the shank,
h. the width of said transverse slot being less than the diameter of said pivot aperture, a lock member having a cross head, a pivot post on said cross head extending through said first aperture in the handle portions and through the pivot aperture in said shank,
k. the diameter of said pivot post being less than said pivot aperture but greater than the width of said transverse slot,
l. means defining a reduced diameter portion on said post intermediate'the ends thereof of less dimen- 5 sion than the width of said slot,
m. a pair of aligning pins on said cross head one on each side of said pivot post and extending through said second apertures in the one handle portion and arranged to extend through said aligning apertures in said shank to hold said implement in substantial longitudinal alignment with the handle,
n. and releasable means on the opposite end of said pivot post from said cross head,
0. said releasable means being operative on said post to provide axial movement of the latter to three positions in the first of which the post and aligning pins are pulled in tightly to position the aligning pins in said second apertures and aligning apertures to hold the implement in a secured position, in the second of which the post and aligning pins are released to a position such that the latter are withdrawn from said aligning apertures and said reduced diameter portion is out of alignment with the slot in the handle to permit the implement to pivot between an extended position and a stored position in said slot in the handle and vice versa, and in the third of which the post and aligning pins are released to an intermediate position such that the latter are withdrawn from' said aligning apertures and said reduced diameter portion of said post is in alignment with the slot in the handle whereby said shank portion can be detached from the handle by moving it laterally with the said reduced diameter portion of said post moving through said transverse slot.
2. The utility instrument of claim 1 including a second pair of said aligning apertures positioned around said pivot aperture from said first mentioned pair of aligning apertures to position said shank obliquely from said handle.
3. The utility instrument of claim 1 wherein one handle portion has at least one recess therein, a cover on said handle covering said recess, screw means fastening said cover to said handle portion, and washer-like gasket means under said cover receiving said screws to form a watertight connection, said gasket means having a friction fit on said screws so as to remain thereon when the screws are released from said handle portion for removing the cover. I
4. The utility instrument of claim 1 wherein said handle portions comprise a body portion and a bottom portion as separate pieces secured together by a screw, 10-
cator pins engageable between said body portion and said bottom portion on opposite sides of said screw to hold said handle portions in longitudinal alignment, and a cover portion secured on said body portion on the opposite side from said bottom portion.
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|Mcnamara Leon R
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|Aug 18, 1952
|Jun 22, 1954
|Flanagan George L
|Knife having a storage chamber in the handle thereof
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|Utility knife
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|Hula Frank M
|Convertible hand utensil
|Citing Patent
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|Yost; Timothy
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|Onion Kenneth J.
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|Aug 1, 2005
|Apr 6, 2006
|Kai U.S.A., Ltd., Dba Kershaw Knives
|Folding knife with removable blade
|Dec 22, 2006
|May 10, 2007
|Quenzi Philip J
|Handheld multi-tool
|Jan 31, 2007
|Aug 9, 2007
|Kai U.S.A., Ltd., Dba Kershaw Knives
|Folding knife with sealed mechanism
|May 21, 2008
|Nov 26, 2009
|Kai U.S.A., Ltd., Dba Kershaw Knives
|Safety lock mechanism for folding knives
|Aug 5, 2010
|Wade Burch
|Hand saw
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|May 2, 2013
|Joseph P. Garavaglia
|Ambidextrous Utility Knife
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|Funktionsteiletr�ger, insbesondere Werkzeugkarte
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|Mar 1, 2012
|Victorinox Ag
|Funktionsteiletr�ger, insbesondere Werkzeugkarte
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|U.S. Classification
|403/373, 30/156, 30/125
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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See when you have tons of the same boards then you know its time to sell a few, none of these boards are designed for different waves, soooooooooooo I beleive "as being a world traveler" 7-10 boards is a good place to be. I'll post my quiver asap. consists of one shovel nose mini, one quad mini, a low rocker 5 10 short, high rocker, foiled out real hard, a couple step ups, and 3 guns. + the always needy and love my 10' log
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Apr 7, 2013, 02:21 AM
Not possible to have too many...what I use...
\n-1 set of churchhills for body surfing
\n-6' foamie for shorebreak
\n-9' LB and a 7' mini LB for ankle slappers
\n-5'6 retro quad for 1-3 ft
\n-5'8 Rocket fish for 2-4 ft
\n-5'10 Rocket SB for 3-pretty much anything NOFLO throws my way
\n-6'3 CI Black Beauty traveler or all time Florida
\nWhat I own but never ride...
\n-Booger (really just for use when I can't take a board somewhere)
\n-7'0 single from the 1970s (too big for me..but its worth something... WRV offered a straight up trade for
\n any board in the shop 10 years ago)
\n-collection of 3 or 4 6' range beater SBs and hybrids...learners, loaners, or give away boards
\n+ a host of boards scattered across VA and NC which we established on a forum last year that I am a jerk for leaving at peoples houses over the last 14 years which may or may not still be mine
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I've got no use for more than 3 and I have one I stick to nearly all the time.
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You can never have too many. Some boards that I almost sold or traded away I know rediscovered, they take on a new feel for you as your surfing progresses. Do most people hold on to their first board?
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9 or 10 is just enough.
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Don't get caught up in the giant quiver syndrome. A friend of mine has 20 boards and rides the same one all the time.....unless your a world traveler you have no need for a huge quiver. Get a fish, SB, HPLB, Log and everyone has a go to board that they like above all others. Keep it simple and spend more time surfing and less time wondering which board you're gonna ride today.
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Whats the difference between a hplb and a log
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Apr 8, 2013, 12:32 PM
\nTo the OP... my answer would be, "when you run out of storage space." Personally, I chose from a quiver of 5 boards, four of which get 95% of my water time - a log, a fish, a hpsb, and what I call an East Coast Gun... a board for the biggest days of the year. It's really just a longer shortboard with a modified bottom design.
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Apr 7, 2013, 12:24 PM
With a large quiver, you can grab whatever board ur in the mood for. I go with "morning mist" every single time
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got 4 board which cover all the bases at least for jersey , hypto krypto ,shred sled ,sweet potato and a joel tudor LB.
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I have 4 at the moment:
\n-5'3 Mini Simmons (my go to board)
\n-6'0 Al Merrick k-small quad
\n-6'7 vintage Nomad single-fin
\n-4'11 chopped up beater shorebreak board
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Apr 9, 2013, 12:08 AM
i think, for the most part (& esp. so on the east coast), you've got a solid quiver w/ about 4 boards: a good wave sb, a small wave sb, a longboard of whatever persuasion appeals to you, & a step up for those really good/big days...& a good pair of fins to bodysurf w/
obviously, depending on location & inclination, you may need a semi-gun or a gun or more grovel-y type boards. i tend to be around 8 or 9 at any one time, plus a pair of fins & a 14' prone paddleboard. i have a basic core quiver of 5 boards: a good wave hpsb, a small wave hpsb, a full-on old skool heavy single fin log, a step up, & a super chunky anti-log small wave board. the other few boards are alternatives...not necessarily alternative shaped, but options i take out as the mood strikes or if i feel that the conditions are uniquely suited to the design. i find that riding the same boards over & over makes me feel stale, so having the option to mix it up is good.
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6'4"pink double-wing swallow quad platter
6'5"aqua green swallow twin fish
6'6"lime green double bump swallow quad summer 'fishy'
6'7"yellow wing swallow MR twin
6'8"red swallow 5-box shortboard
6'9"purple double-wing swallow channel-bottom single fin
6'10"blue double-wing swallow channel-bottom thruster
6'10"orange round pin egg single fin
7'6" slate grey diamond tail 'evolution' single fin
8'0" green pintail mini-mal single fin
9'6" light aqua square-tail single fin log
swallows,wing swallows,double-wing swallows,round,square,pin,diamond
don't need all 11. 8 or 9 would do. can't eliminate any,though.
i am 6'5",200 summer thin to 250 in full winter fat/wetsuit gear.
surfing 100+ days a year in crappy nj beachbreak i like variety
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all are In The Eye, all are resin-tint deck, clear rails/bottom, thruster/MR are glass-ons, all by Scott, Cape Hatteras,all except log are raised-deck thin rails, Curtis' design,all singles except log are 7",8",9" Greenough 4a.
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oh the fish is glass ons,too, and the quads/5-box are futures.
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I have 11, one is my first that I learned on. A few need major restoration and fall in the "someday" category. A few work for teaching. A few hang on walls to make me look cool. But I pretty much only ride three - short, fun, LB
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Have 5 boards plus boogie. WRVs 9' lb, 7'7 fish, 7'2 fish, older 9' and 8ft Perfection pin. Solomon BB. Makes for lots of versatility and friends can use one if their along for the ride. Prob'bly pick another log and all around board to add to the quiver.
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In a way, it's been stated already...if you have so many and have a hard time choosing which one to ride, or if you're in the line-up and wishing you'd brought a different one, perhaps you have too many.
\nI like to keep it simple...one for small waves, one for medium waves, and two to choose from for bigger waves.
\nKinda depends on the surf in your area. That and the amount of traveling to other waves you might do.
\n(But I like the idea of renting a board through swell info's service. The airlines deserve it.)
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I don't think any amount is too many, if you have room to store them, can afford them and most importantly: actually have time and conditions good enough to enjoy them all. Nothing breaks my little raisin-of-a-heart more than going to buy a board off of craigslist and some rich yuppie has a garage full of boards collecting dust, 4 pristine Bing logs of similar dimensions that never get enjoyed but the owner can't bare to part with any of them. There's a big difference between a supple quiver and being a straight up hoarder.
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Apr 8, 2013, 01:50 PM
boards that still float... about 6 or 7, ranging from 5'10 fish to 9'6 nose rider. Plus the body boards and other misc crap my garage is pretty full. I am plotting on another board or two pretty soon.... There are probably 5 or 6 beaten old boards up in the attic. My first board is up there, as well as the first one I shaped, matter of fact there is an un-glassed, fresh shaped blank up there that is like 5'9x 19. Not sure what I was thinking, but I could give one of you groms a good deal on a "custom" board...
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I have such a hard time selling boards. I get emotionally attached to them unless its a turd or I never really used it. I still have my old Gary linden 6 foot swallow tail I learned on. Its destroyed and probably couldn't ever ride it again but I'm never getting rid of that thing
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5'9 not so mini Simmons
6'0 hp shortboard
6' 3 hp shortboard
5'7 garage shaped mini driver
7' foamie
5' 10 fish
3 bodyboards (1-3 foot board, 4-7 foot board, 7-12 foot board)
I am 6'3 and age 14 and 135
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5'10" Eavey Stealth Fish
\n6'1" Firewire Alternator
\n9'0" hplb
\n9'6" Log
\n9'6" 1961 Hobie restored to near origional condition - Wall Art.
\nReally only ride the Eavey
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5 is too many. I have 4,
\n1. 6-5 twin fin Mini Simmons
\n2. 6-8 quad fish
\n3. 7-8 hurricane/travel board
\n4. 10-2 singlefin noserider (first board, never getting rid of it)
\nI'm a big mofo, tough to find boards to fit me, so when I find one I keep it. Also no one wants my customs second hand, too much float for most people.
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Apr 8, 2013, 11:59 PM
Once again, you can accumulate tons of different styled board soo its really up to you and your style especially
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I have 3 LBs, one I use 80% of the time.
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i've got too many boards. 10 or so. 2 of those are wall hangers which have bit the dust from board cancer. but they were my favorite 2 and have no reason to part with them (memories....). another board is supposed to be a wall hanger (yeah i'm that guy) just because the shaper parted ways with the label and i feel it may be worth a chunk of change later on down the road if left in mint condition. all of my friends give me crap about not riding it (i know) but to me that thing is just too pretty to put a ding in. it's a Kane Garden from a few years back, shaped by Stu Kennedy. $700 board, but i bartered it out with the shop owner so no cash changed hands. then i've basically got just one go-to board at the moment... probably need to do something about that in these coming months. the rest are ones that i've got some irrational emotional attachment to, and haven't been able to bring myself to sell them. it's weird, because really and truly they don't mean anything to me. i've just always put it off. justifying it to myself because most of them were bought second-hand.
\ntechnically these boards own me, not the other way around. i've got too much and in turn, i actually feel kind of dumb about it. i don't need all these things, they're just stuff. there's 4 boards right now that i just need to part ways with, and then make my workable quiver somewhere around 3 to 4 good boards.
\nliked your question, very enjoyable to read people's posts about this subject.
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6 8 retro fish- small wave, or mush board
\n6' 2 alternator- my "go to" board
\n6' 4 boneyard- step up
\n9 ft foamie- for ****s and gigs in summertime
\nI constantly change my fish, but my firewire is the best board ill ever have. Gonna stick with them for my good wave boards. I would think you only NEED three boards at most- small wave or mushy wave board (lots of float), "go-to" board for good waves (for carves and airs), and a step up for larger surf (a semi-semi-gun).
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Apr 9, 2013, 01:57 PM
5'7 Addict Surf Quad Fish
\n5'8 Sharp Eye Disco - thruster
\n6'1 Plus One Thumb Tail - thruster
\n8'4 South Coast Long Board - Thurster
\n* The above four get me through pretty much everything on the east coast. I take the Disco out when its good up to 5 or 6 feet, I take the Quad Fish out when its about 1-3 feet and anything in the 1-2 range, I take the long board. Unfortunately, even when Sandy hit and it was about 6 feet, I still took the Disco... Its never gotten big enough here for me to take out the 6'1 really, thats my mini-step up....
\nThe remainder of my Quiver, that is from San Diego sits in my closet on my balcony... It includes:
\n5'10 NA Surf (From New York I think) - 20" wide, swallow tail, thurster fish/shortboard hybrid.
\n5'11 Addict potato chip thruster with a round tail.
\n6'0 Plus One, glassed on fins - Thruster Squash
\n6'0 Plus One, FCS system - Thruster - round tail
\n6'2 Addict surf - Thurster - Thumb tail
\n6'3 Plus One, round tail Thruster (Step Up board)
\n7'1 Hawaiian Mini-Gun - Thruster - (Haven't used in two years. Last winter in CA never got over 10-12 feet really. This was my Big Wednesday board which I average using 1-3 sessions per year)
\nAdditional Quiver Needs: I want to get a new longboard, somewhere in the 9'0 - 9'6 range. I want FCS/FUTURE system to switch between a single and tri-fin. I also want an SUP... For obvious reasons. .
\nOnly shortboard I would really want would be another true Fish, but with a thruster setup... Im still not super stoked on the quad fish setup unless the surf is really crap... It doesnt turn on a dime the way my old thruster fish would.
\nI lost 3 more boards in my truck fire on my way from San Diego to Hilton Head.... I don't think i have "Too Many" boards, but I certainly don't use most of them... a couple board I haven't used in over 2 years....
\nBut there are never enough....
\nand in response to the picture above, that is Joel Tudor, so he can have upwards of a million boards and its not too many.... He doesn't count... He is a shaper and arguably the best longboarder on earth. At least style wise.
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\nI've never ridden a channel bottomed single.
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Would love to add a ...Lost Lazyboy/Couch Potato to the mix.
As for first board, my mother actually saved the first board she bought my oldest brother that we all ended up learning on. It is a used 5'4" Smithie Surfboard with a single fin the size of a twinnie. When my folks moved and had a garage sale, she could not part ways with the thing. Board looks a bit odd now, but man did I love surfing on that thing. Funny thing is, my daughters have been asking to use it, and my mother won't let them. Love that.
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How many boards is too many boards?
I'm slowly expanding my quiver and I'm wondering how many boards people have in their own quiver.


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The second season of Rebels wraps up next Wednesday with the one-hour 'Twilight of the Apprentice,' bringing Darth Maul in, Darth Vader back, and all sorts of dark side shenanigans.
The show airs March 30 at 9:00 p.m. on Disney XD.
The second season of Rebels wraps up next Wednesday with the one-hour 'Twilight of the Apprentice,' bringing Darth Maul in, Darth Vader back, and all sorts of dark side shenanigans.
The show airs March 30 at 9:00 p.m. on Disney XD.
Entertainment Weekly has a clip from next week's Rebels finale, unmasking the 'Old Master' we first saw in the trailer for the second half of S2 as Darth Maul. They also chat with Dave Filoni and Sam Witwer about bringing back (again) the villain, Malachor and Sith temples.
We saw some familiar concepts come to life in Rebels' 'The Mystery of Chopper Base' tonight, and there's just one more (hour-length) episode to go in season 2.
Io9/Gizmodo has an exclusive trailer setting the stage for the hour-long season finale for Star Wars Rebels. Heralding a confrontation between Darth Vader and Ahsoka Tano, this trailer reflects on their growth and relationship during the Clone Wars, and ends with a glimpse into their upcoming encounter, complete with a James Earl Jones voiceover. Lots of clips from The Clone Wars highlight their history together, as well as some the individual challenges they faced. Does this bode well for their meeting on Rebels?
Find out on March 30 with the hour-long season two finale of Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD, 9 pm ET/PT. When you think about it, neither Ahsoka nor Vader is a main character of the show, and yet the season finale focuses on these two re-uniting, and igniting their sabers against each other.
Chopper took the spotlight in tonight's "The Forgotten Droid," and in Recon as well. Things get weird, and then Pablo answers a question about Malachor.
Time for another episode of Unboxing Star Wars with Baby Jawa, Yowie, and me! Yowie and I discuss the Star Wars Rebels episode 'Shroud of Darkness' and then review two recent books: The Force Awakens: Rey's Story by Elizabeth Schaefer, from Disney-Lucasfilm Press, and Pablo Hidalgo's The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary, from DK Publishing. Meanwhile, Baby Jawa does baby things.
Quick reviews
→ The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary – An enjoyable must-have guide for all Star Wars fans!
→ The Force Awakens: Rey's Story – A great retelling of TFA from Rey's point of view. Intended for young readers, but can be enjoyed by any fan. Love that artwork by Brian Rood!
→ 'Shroud of Darkness' – Thumbs-up! Force visions reveal some interesting secrets for our characters, and provide for some cool scenes and the return of several legendary SW voices.
Get more info on Wear Star Wars Every Day or make a donation at GoFundMe. Check out my article on the best quotes from Hondo Ohnaka on StarWars.com, and Hondo's take on this year's 'This is Madness' brackets.
Note: Disney-Lucasfilm Press provided a copy of The Force Awakens: Rey's Story for review.
The Rebels tie-in comic concludes with Kanan #12, in stores on Wednesday.
Rebels did another go-around with the Force visions in tonight's 'Shroud of Darkness.'
This time on Unboxing Star Wars, Baby Jawa, Yowie, and I check out one recent book and one brand new book, and two recent episodes of Star Wars Rebels. First we review The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections, illustrated by Kemp Remillard and written by Jason Fry from DK Publishing. Then we check out the new original trilogy comic adaptation for kids, Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel, scripted by Alessandro Ferrari, out today from Disney Lucasfilm Press. Finally we chat Rebels with a look at the past two episodes, Hera's family reunion in 'Homecoming' and unlikely allies Zeb and Kallus in 'The Honorable Ones.' Plus we get a new Wookiee to play with!
Quick reviews
→ The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections – Thumbs-up! Great look at the vessels and vehicles of the new movie.
→ The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel – Okay for intended audience (ages 9-12), but cuts out a bit too much of the story for my tastes – keeps the plot, but loses flavor.
→ 'Homecoming' – Thumbs-up! Great to return to Ryloth, connecting Hera to her father, a Clone Wars legend.
→ 'The Honorable Ones' – Thumbs-up! Putting Zeb and Kallus into a survival situation shows them both off in new lights
Get more info on Wear Star Wars Every Day or make a donation at GoFundMe.
Note: Books provided for review by their respective publishers.
Zeb and Kallus utterly failed to find Captain America in this week's 'The Honorable Ones'. But there are dinosaurs, so.


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Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza
Votes: 190,049 | Gross: $24.48M
47. The Hurt Locker (2008)
R | 131 min | Drama, History, Thriller
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Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Votes: 331,183 | Gross: $15.70M
48. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011 TV Mini-Series)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the ... See full summary »
Stars: John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare
Votes: 89,426
49. The King's Speech (2010)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 501,877 | Gross: $138.80M
50. 50/50 (2011)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard
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Green-crowned brilliant
|Green-crowned brilliant
|Male, NW Ecuador
|Perched female
|Scientific classification
|H. jacula
|Binomial name
|Heliodoxa jacula
(Gould, 1850)
|Range of H. jacula
The green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) is a large, robust hummingbird that is a resident breeder in the highlands from Costa Rica to western Ecuador. It is also known as the green-fronted brilliant, notably by the Handbook of the Birds of the World.[2]
This hummingbird inhabits wet mountain forests including edges, gaps and tall second growth. It occurs typically between 700 and 2,000 m (2,300 and 6,600 ft) in altitude, mainly on the Caribbean slopes.
The nest is a bulky cup of plant fibres and scales of tree ferns saddled on a thin downsloping branch. The female alone incubates the two white 16.5 by 11 mm (0.65 by 0.43 in) eggs.[3]
The male green-crowned brilliant is 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 9.5 g (0.34 oz). It is mainly bronze-green with a glittering green crown, forehead, throat and breast. It has a white spot behind the eye, a small violet-blue throat patch, white thighs, and a deeply forked blue-black tail.
The female is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 8 g (0.28 oz). She differs from the male in that she has green-spotted white underparts, a white spot behind the eye and a white stripe below the eye, and a white-cornered shallowly-forked black tail. Young birds resemble the adult of the same sex, but are duller, bronze-tinged below and have buff throats.
The green-crowned brilliant has a loud squeaky kyew call.
This hummingbird feeds at the large inflorescences of Marcgravia vines, which the male will sometimes defend. It will also feed at Heliconia and other large flowers. Unlike many hummingbirds, the green-crowned brilliant almost always perches to feed.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Heliodoxa jacula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Stiles, F.G. (2013) [1999]. del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E., eds. "Green-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 24 July 2014. External link in
- ^ Sánchez, Julio E.; Mulvihill, Robert S.; Master, Terry L. (2000). "First description of the nest and eggs of the Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), with behavioral notes" (PDF). Ornitologia Neotropical (Sociedad de Ornitología Neotropical) 11 (3): 189–196.
- Stiles, F. Gary; Skutch, Alexander F. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica. Comstock Publishing Associates. ISBN 0-8014-9600-4.
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heliodoxa jacula.
|Wikispecies has information related to: Heliodoxa jacula
- Green-fronted brilliant videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Green-crowned brilliant photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Green-crowned brilliant species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)


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He missed Minnesota's previous three games, with assistant Jerry
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