ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,356, issued on Sept. 9.
"Freestyle removable diving board" was invented by Kathryn E Mish (Penngrove, Calif.) and William Cory Mish (Penngrove, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable diving board is attachable to a receiver, such as boats, docks and other aquatic structures, through removable clamps. The board portion is attached to a platform box and given resiliency through a spring. Each clamp has a bi-through threaded nut attached to its lower portion, such that vertical and horizontal pressure rods can be rotated by knob to tight and release the clamps from the receiver. Pressure distribution pads at the end of each p...