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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240908 | Pogo-ski This invention relates to recreational equipment for use on a sliding surface, such as skis, snowboards, or other equipment for use by a person such as a skier, snowboarder or water-skier. This invention provides a pogo-ski comprising a ski and a post thereon which ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219930 | Snowboard back foot support apparatus A device is provided for supporting at least part of the weight of a snowboard on a boot of a snowboarder while sitting in a chairlift having no footrest, the snowboard having a boot binding for receiving and securing the boot onto the snowboard, where the device in... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6923455 | Two-handled snow scooter An apparatus is attachable to a conventional snowboard to convert the snowboard into a snow scooter having improved performance characteristics in comparison to those of the snowboard alone. The apparatus includes two handle assemblies attached to the front and rear... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6053513 | Multiple segment pivoting snowboard A snowboard is provided for riding over snow, including a front board member having a front board forward end and a front board rearward end; a rear board member having a rear board forward end and a rear board rearward end; and a hinge assembly interconn... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5865446 | Articulated two-section snow board An articulated two-section snowboard has a first and second section joined together for twisting and oscillation. Each section has an upper surface, a lower surface and an outer portion and an inner portion. A flexible connector joins the inner portions o... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5799956 | Two-piece apparatus for sliding on a surface A two-piece apparatus for sliding over a surface. The device includes forward and rear runners connected by a linkage which allows a user to increase deviation of the runners from a horizontal plane at the same time that a deviation from the longitudinal ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5618051 | Articulated two-section snowboard An articulated two-section snowboard includes separate front and rear sections joined together for articulation and oscillation, each section having a binding for one foot. In a preferred embodiment, the joint between the two sections is achieved by one o... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5613695 | Skate board combination A ski board device includes a beam having two hubs disposed on the two ends. A pair of ski boards each includes a shaft extended upward and engaged upward through the hubs so as to allow free rotation in the hubs. A pair of foot supports secured on top of... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5411282 | System for guiding apparatus over a surface A system for guiding an apparatus including a forward and rear runner over a surface includes an elongate beam connecting the two runners and forward and rear strut assemblies for causing a deviation from a horizontal plane at the same time that a deviati... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5370415 | Ski control system with carve control amplification A ski control system incorporating carve control amplification to activate by deployment of auxiliary ski control surfaces, such as a probe assembly resiliently mounted on the ski at or near the center of pressure of the ski, and which functions when depl... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5120227 | Ski training device A ski training device includes: a ski having an upstanding elongate member attached thereto; and two handle means associated with the upstanding elongate member, one handle means for an inexperienced skier, and the other handle means for an experienced sk... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4986561 | Method and apparatus for speed and maneuverability control for downhill skiing Presented is a method and apparatus that permits a skier to control the speed at which he descends a ski slope. In terms of structure, the invention includes a pair of probes mounted on each ski that protrude below the running surface of the ski and there... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4951960 | Snowboard The present invention relates to a board 1 suitable for use in descending a snow slope. The board 1 has a generally flat elongate base 15, a forward portion 2 with an upturned leading edge portion 12, a user support portion 4 and a rearward portion 3 comp... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4793627 | Ski handles convertible to standard ski poles A paired, sporting, ski-steering device for use with a pair of skis with the skier's feet locked in position by standard ski bindings, providing the skier with an upright handlebar for each ski, both skis being totally independent from one another. The ha... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4744584 | Handlebars for tucked-in skiing This sporting, mechanical, paired, ski-steering device consists of a pair of upright curved, sturdy, handlebars attached straight up to the center of a snow ski (one per ski) in the area where standard ski bindings are mounted. The skier stands in the rea... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4676521 | Kneeling skis with handles A sporting, skiing, paired device to support the skier in the kneeling position, device that provides a ski and an embracing support for the kneeling knee holding the lower part of the thigh and at least part of the upper calf, skiing device that allows t... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4643444 | Ski steering apparatus A ski steering apparatus (10) including a handlebar (11), a column (13) and telescoping member (15), fork (18) and pivotable and rotatable connector (20, 40) to each of a pair of skis (100) is described. The apparatus allows the skier to steer the skis by... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4357036 | Ski maneuvering apparatus An apparatus for attachment to skis to assist the user to learn basic maneuvers. A bracket is pivotally connected between the front ends of the skis in such a manner that the rear ends thereof can move inwardly and outwardly, and the skis can pivot about ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4353573 | Knee engaging ski A type of recreational equipment which provides a pair of ski-like board members upon which the user kneels when in use. Each board member has a pocket to receive one of the user's knees and a plurality of stops to provide a purchase for the toes of the u... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4162088 | Powered snow ski A powered ski with forward steering mechanism having a depending rudder controlled by an upstanding handle bar that aids to support of a rider upon the device. The rearward portion of the ski carries a motor mechanically linked to the drive roll of a belt... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4006911 | Rigid ski-mounting stabilizer A novel ski-mounting stabilizer for the sole purpose of holding a snow ski in a stationary position relative to the snow surface, and to provide a proper lateral alignment between the ski-binding mechanism and the ski boot, until the ski mounting operatio... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3933353 | Game device for two or more persons which is used with the feet A game device which includes a pair of rigid strip members such as planks, each carrying at least two upwardly projecting loop parts. With the strip members placed in parallel fashion upon the ground two or more players stand upon the strip members, grasp... | 01/20/1976 |
