SG11201907586YA - A foot-securing assembly and related methods - Google Patents

Abstract

106 104 FIG. 1A 00 00 O O (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 04 October 2018 (04.10.2018) WI PO I PC T °Ens °nolo onoiol Immo Elio oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/182519 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A63C 10/18 (2012.01) B63B 35/79 (2006.01) A63C 10/02 (2012.01) A63C 17/01 (2006.01) B63B 35/81 (2006.01) A63C 10/16 (2012.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2018/050148 (22) International Filing Date: 28 March 2018 (28.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 10201702672R 31 March 2017 (31.03.2017) SG (71) Applicants: CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL PTE LTD [SG/SG]; 5 Tampines Central 1, #08-01/05 Tampines Plaza, Singapore 529541 (SG). SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN [SG/SG]; 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372 (SG). (72) Inventors: TAN, Chi'-Loong Benedict; c/o 5 Tampines Central 1, #08-01/05, Tampines Plaza, Singapore 529541 (SG). FOONG, Shaohui; c/o 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372 (SG). (74) Agent: DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW LLP; 24 Raf- fles Place, #15-00 Clifford Centre, Singapore 048621 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (54) Title: A FOOT-SECURING ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS (57) : There is provided an assembly for securing a foot of a person onto a surface of a watercraft, said assembly comprising: a retention member for receiving and securing the foot in a default position; and a rotatable member coupled to the retention member for allowing the retention member to be rotated upon itself and about an axis substantially perpendicular to the surface of the watercraft; wherein the rotatable member is configured to rotate the retention member from the default position to a rotated position when a torque applied to the rotatable member exceeds a threshold. Also provided are related apparatuses, watercrafts and methods of securing a foot of a person onto a surface of a watercraft. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/182519 Al MIDEDIM011010EIREEM31110111111111111101111111111111111111 UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))