Patent · US Expired

Snowboard

US5988668A · kind A · utility

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23References
37Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1996
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63C5/0411
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention concerns a gliding board, especially a snowboard, which is intended to support both boots of a skier. The board includes a base structure of which at least the front end is turned up to form the shovel. It further has a central zone with two mounting zones for the binding elements, a front zone, and a rear zone. The board has, at least in one of the front or rear zones, a long reinforcement shaped according to the length and width of the zone. The reinforcement extends from the vicinity of the end of the front or rear zone to at least the vicinity of the mounting zone located near the zone.

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