I claim:
1. A carrier to enable a user to manually transport an elongated sport board in a carrying position along the side of the user, said carrier comprising:
(a) a front section having a generally tubular frame having upper and lower ends and opposite, spaced-apart sides;
(b) a back section having a back side and having a generally tubular frame having upper and lower ends, said back section having a height greater than the height of the front section, said height being selected to extend a distance approximate from below the waist of the user along the side of the user to between the user’s waist and underarm, said lower ends of said sections being joined at a cradle for receiving said sport board between the front and back sections, said cradle being free of obstructions;
(c) said tubular frame having a generally flat surface which is disposed against the user in a carrying position and a curved surface which is disposed against the board in the carrying position and being open in the area of the cradle; and
(d) the upper end of said front section forming a handle whereby the user may place the sport board in the cradle with the back side of the back section held against a side of the body of the user under the user’s arm with the user’s arm extending over the carrier and board with the user’s hand grasping the handle.
2. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said carrier is fabricated from a plastic material.
3. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said carrier integrally formed as a unitary structure.
4. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said handle is formed by reversely curving the upper edge of said front section.
5. The carrier of claim 1 further including hanger means associated with said back section.
6. The carrier of claim 5 wherein said carrier is formed by injection molding.
7. The carrier of claim 1 further including reinforcing means extending between the front section and the handle.
8. The carrier of claim 1 further including indicia means carried at least one of said first and second sections.
9. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said curved surface of said frame is provided with cushioning pads.
10. The carrier of claim 1 wherein the cradle is generally U-shaped having a width of approximately 2 to 3 to accommodate conventional surfboards.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A surface modification to prevent oxide scale spallation comprising: a ferritic stainless steel substrate having a modified surface, wherein a cross-section of the modified surface exhibits a periodic morphology that does not exceed a critical buckling length; and thereby an oxide scale layer on the surface is prevented from spalling.
2. The surface modification of claim 1 wherein the critical buckling length is equivalent to the length of a wave attribute observed in the cross-section periodic morphology.
3. The surface modification of claim 1 wherein the modified surface has been subject to shot peening.
4. The surface modification of claim 1 wherein the modified surface has been subject to surface blasting.
5. The surface modification of claim 1 wherein the modified surface has been subject to surface grinding.
6. The surface modification of claim 1 wherein the modified surface further comprises a coating.
7. The surface modification of claim 6 wherein the coating comprises a rare-earth element containing oxide.
8. The surface modification of claim 7 wherein the oxide is a Mn\u2014Co spinel oxide.
9. The surface modification of claim 1 wherein the cross-section of the modified surface comprises a real surface area greater than its original surface area.
10. The surface modification of claim 1 wherein the ferritic stainless steel substrate comprises a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) interconnect.
11. A method of surface modification to prevent oxide scale spallation comprising:
a) providing a ferritic stainless steel substrate having a surface; and
b) forming a periodic morphology on the cross-section of the surface, wherein the periodic morphology does not exceed a critical buckling length.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the critical buckling length is equivalent to the length of a wave attribute observed in the cross-section periodic morphology.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising subjecting the surface to shot peening.
14. The method of claim 11 further comprising subjecting the surface to surface blasting.
15. The method of claim 11 further comprising subjecting the surface to surface grinding.
16. The method of claim 11 further comprising applying a coating to the surface.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the coating comprises a rare-earth element containing oxide.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the oxide is a Mn\u2014Co spinel oxide.
19. The method of claim 11 wherein the cross-section of the periodic surface comprises a real surface area greater than its original surface area.
20. The method of claim 11 wherein the ferritic stainless steel substrate comprises a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) interconnect.
21. A surface modification to prevent oxide scale spallation comprising: a ferritic stainless steel substrate having a modified surface, wherein a cross-section of the modified surface exhibits a periodic morphology; and thereby an oxide scale layer on the surface is prevented from spalling, wherein the periodic morphology does not exceed a critical buckling length, and wherein the critical buckling length is equivalent to the length of a wave attribute observed in the cross-section periodic morphology.