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Abstract

A sportboard fin attachment assembly in accordance with the present invention includes a plug that is inserted into the cavity of a socket to define an enclosure. The enclosure is embedded into the underside of a sportboard so that the top wall of the enclosure is co-planar with the sportboard underside. The enclosure includes a tag slot that extends through the top wall into communication with the cavity. The plug has a clamp that forms a pin slot that is oriented perpendicular to the tag slot and is in communication with the cavity. The assembly also includes a fin and a tag that is releasably attached to the base of the fin. Alternate tags having beveled top surfaces are available for attachment to the fin. The beveled surfaces will cause the fin to be inclined at predetermined angles. A tag pin extends outwardly from a tag sidewall. When the tag is moved through the tag slot into the cavity, the tag pin will enter the pin slot. Once the pin is in the pin slot, the tag and attached fin, can be moved longitudinally to a selected position. Thereafter, a grub screw in the top wall is used to apply a force to the clamp and cause the pin to be constrained within the pin slot, thereby fixing the tag (and the attached fin) to the sportboard.

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First Claim