1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to leashes and methods therefor for a person to hold onto an object and, more specifically, to an improved surf board leash device and method therefor that permits a person to better use a surf board leash device to hold onto a surf board thereby preventing loss of the surf board during surfing when the person "wipes out" or falls off the surf board.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the past, surf board leashes were attached to a person's ankle from a ring or connection device attached to the surf board by the use of a line of plastic tubing or rope. The purpose of the surf board leash is to prevent the surf board from being separated or lost from the surfer when the surfer falls off the surf board. Due to the tide of the ocean, a surfer would be sometimes unable to find or stop the surf board from floating out to sea, if the surfer did not use a surf board leash device to attach the surfer to the surf board. However, this prior art surf board leash device and method has proven to be unsatisfactory. For example, the use of such a surf board leash device and method that connected to only a surfer's ankle would usually get caught or tangled between the surfer's feet while the surfer was surfing.
As a result, when the surfer inevitably fell off or "wiped out", the surfer would more likely fall or even suffer an injury due to the fact that the leash was interfering with the surfers legs thereby also causing the fall. Unfortunately, the prior art surf board leash device and method, which prevented the surf board separation problem caused an additional unforeseen problem of either causing the surfer to fall because of entanglement with the surfer's feet or making the fall much more dangerous. If a surfer's feet get caught in the surf board leash, then the surfer is more prone to fall and can also be at the mercy of the surf board connected to the surfer which may cause the surfer to suffer severe injuries due to this predicament. Sometimes a surfer will want to intentionally fall off the surf board if the surfer knows that they are about to get "wiped out" by a particular wave. However, if the surf board leash is tangled up around and between the surfer's feet, the surfer can no longer control their fall and can suffer injuries during the fall.