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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096573 | Gliding board with lateral running edges The invention relates to a gliding board including a structural beam defining a longitudinal direction and having a gliding surface bordered on each side with a lateral running edge, each running edge having an edge body and an anchoring blade, the anchoring blades ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8052165 | End piece for the front or rear end of a ski or snowboard and a ski fitted therewith or a snowboard fitted therewith The invention relates to an end piece (2, 2′) for the front or rear end of a ski (1) or snowboard, which end piece (2, 2′) has at least a first and a second portion (6, 7). A distance (10, 10′) between mutually adjacent zones... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7500691 | Snow glide board and method of making a snow glide board A snow glide board with a glide board body with a front end and a rear end has an insert inserted on at least one end of the glide board body in a body recess located there such, that the insert adjoins with an insert bottom side a bottom side of the glide board bod... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7445227 | Ski with improved edging characteristics A ski or ski-like device with an improved edging feature to assist skiers in edging during icy conditions. The edging feature includes a structure and method that provides a lateral edge on the inside of the ski that can extend into the snow surface beneath the bott... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7396036 | Gliding board with varying bending properties A gliding board, such as a snowboard, has improved lift or float in certain conditions, e.g., when gliding in powdered snow. A nose and/or tail of the gliding board may have a variable bending property to provide the improved float. In one embodiment, the nose and/o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390009 | Ski with replaceable edge The invention disclosed herein provides a replaceable edge cassette for skis or a snowboard. The skis have a top, a base, a core, two sides, and edges along the sides of the base. The cassette includes an edge portion removably secured adjacent the base of the ski. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357405 | Sliding board, in particular alpine ski or snowboard The invention relates to a sliding board, in particular alpine ski or snowboard, with a sliding-board basic body and a binding-receiving plate. According to the invention, the binding-receiving plate is integrated as a supporting part in the central region of the sl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316411 | Children's board for gliding over snow and manufacturing method A board for gliding over snow, more particularly for children, includes a structure made of just one homogeneous material of an injected thermoplastic polymer, two metal side edges with wings, bordering the bottom surface forming the gliding surface. The structure i... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281729 | Gliding skis A snow glider is provided having a design that facilitates gliding through snow rather than skidding. The snow glider may have a narrow waist width combined with an elevated binding assembly to promote positive engagement with a skiing surface during use. A method o... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275756 | Ski and method of manufacturing the ski A method of manufacturing a ski in which bonding portions join non-metal side members (20) and a metal sheet (18) to form a cap preform section. The cap preform section is pressed downward against the top surface of a core (14) and heat is appli... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264262 | Snow skis A snow sliding device such as a ski, a monoski, or a snowboard, has a plane of general symmetry P. It includes a principal part, called a body or base 2, which has a longitudinal rib 11 formed between two lateral channels 5a, 5b... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258360 | Alpine ski Alpine ski (1) having a sidecut (9) which has a radius smaller than 24 meters, wherein the front (10) and/or rear (18) ends have a cavity (11, 15) opening longitudinally at said end, the dimensions of the cavity (11, 15) all... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234721 | Snowboard with partial sidewall A snowboard (10) includes a central section (12) and tip and tail sections (14, 16). The snowboard includes a core (30) bordered within the central section along longitudinal edges by sidewall members (24). The snowboard includes u... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219916 | Snowboard A snowboard has elongate runners integrally formed with the bottom surface of the snowboard to increase the downhill speed characteristics of the snowboard. The runners define a longitudinally extending channel thereinbetween. The cross-sectional thickness of the sn... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216887 | Board-type runner device with at least one device for increasing resistance to slipping and friction The invention relates to a board-type runner device (1), consisting of at least a top layer (2) with a top surface (4) and a running layer (3) with a running surface (5) lying opposite it and optionally having edging elements (6... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7159875 | Articulated-severable snowboard also useable as emergency snowshoes An articulated snowboard includes first and second members that are joined at a first end by an articulation mechanism that permits vertical offset between the members while preserving parallel orientation of at least one of a longitudinal axis through each member a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134928 | Binding for water sports boards A water sport binding is disclosed having a rigid base plate that is adapted to be mounted to a board such as a wake board. A heel loop is pivotably mounted to the base plate and a flexible upper assembly is provided that includes a forward portion that attaches to ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131660 | Ice carver ski An outrigger edge enhances ability to turn and maintain control of a ski or snowboard on ice or snow. The outrigger edge is provided outside and above the normal edge of a ski so it only makes contact with the snow or ice when the ski is tilted through a sufficient ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111864 | Device for sliding on snow Device for sliding on snow, especially a carving ski, having a base running face, which extends over a front, a central and a rear zone and which is waisted in the longitudinal direction, wherein in the front and/or in the rear zone of the base running face, the lat... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073810 | Ski with tunnel and enhanced edges A snow ski has at least one channel formed in the running surface to expose the inner sides of the ski edges for translating the force exerted by the ski during a turn and creating positive engagement with the skiing surface. The channel may extend the length of the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073811 | Ski A ski having a central core, a lower reinforcement sub-assembly located beneath the core and resting on a gliding sole that is edged with two lateral running edges, and an upper reinforcement sub-assembly located above the core, and coated with a decoration layer, e... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055846 | Ski with lateral support plate A snow sliding board (1) such as a ski, a snow board or a surf board has a vertical plane of general symmetry (P). A principal portion, called body or base, includes at least in the area of the sole a complementary, longitudinal element intended to receive th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7011332 | Snow skis A snow shoe (1) such as a ski, a single ski board or a snowboard, having a vertical plane of general symmetry, comprising a principal portion, called a body or support base (2) to which is attached, at least in the zone of the sole plate, at least one ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004493 | Ski edge profile The invention relates to a ski edge profile made from steel. To further improve the sliding properties compared to the ski edge profiles which are known from the prior art, according to the invention it is proposed for the ski edge profile to consist of a steel allo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6955236 | Snowmobile ski A snowmobile ski with a pair of outboard keels and laterally projecting, upwardly slanting, lateral wings attached proximate the outboard keels is disclosed. A ski of this structure has improved flotation and resistance to side slippage in turns. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935618 | Valve component with multiple surface layers A sliding component, particularly a disk valve plate. The sliding component includes a multi-layer surface structure comprising a strengthening layer harder than the substrate material, and an amorphous diamond top layer. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6854748 | Skateboard The present invention provides improved boards and board materials for use in various sports and leisure context. In particular embodiments of the present invention, the boards are well suited for use in skateboards. The board may be provided with varying numbers of... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851699 | Snowboard with partial sidewall A snowboard (10) includes a central section (12) and tip and tail sections (14, 16). The snowboard includes a core (30) bordered within the central section along longitudinal edges by sidewall members (24). The snowboard includes u... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6758487 | Safety edge for skis and snowboards and methods for producing a ski and snowboard with such a safety edge A security edge for skis and snowboards (1) which comprises indentations or protrusions with variable thickness which are designed, depending on the type of ski or snowboard, to be variable in length, width and height and offer a permanent grip on surfaces su... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6637766 | Alpine ski Alpine ski comprising a front area known as the tip area (2), a rear area known as the tail area (4), and an intermediate area known as the mid-section (3) designed to receive a stop (12) and a heelpiece (13) comprising the binding of the boot of a skier.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6502849 | Skid plate A gliding board has a core structure (11) constructed by bonding flat plates (14, 15) to top and bottom surfaces of a core member (13) of the shape of a rectangular or trapezoidal waveform waving forwardly and rearwardly in the longitudinal direction of t... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6402182 | Ski or other snowboard comprising rigid, distinct side walls and process for producing such sidewalls A ski or other board for gliding over snow has two lateral, longitudinal edges constituted by rigid, distinct elements called "sidewalls", which comprise a multitude of discrete metallic inclusions incorporated therein and distributed in their structure, ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394482 | Snow skis having asymmetrical edges Snow skis having asymmetrical edges to make turning easier while telemark or alpine skiing. Each ski has concave, curved lateral edges. These lateral edges are asymmetrical, in that the medial edge of each ski is substantially longer than its outer edge. ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6349961 | Composite molded snowboard with metal edges Products of and methods for producing complex shapes of composite molded articles, including snowboards, that meet or exceed the aesthetic, cost and performance requirements expected of similar non-molded composite articles. The injection molded or co-inj... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6308978 | Attachment for a snowboard for learning snowboard skiing A snowboard with a single lateral edge modified and/or a device for modifying a single lateral edge of a snowboard for the purpose of making the snowboard easier to control while learning to traverse snow covered slopes on the snowboard. A single edge of ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6286855 | Footwear such as a ski boot or the like, and ski or the like for use therewith Sports footwear such as a boot comprising a rigid base (2) and an upper (3), and engageable with a ski or the like (6) on which the boot is to be supported and retained, while also enabling walking under favourable conditions. The boot is provided with a ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6267402 | Nitinol ski structures A torsionally-damped ski having a durable, low friction ski base and non-rusting durable ski edges that have exceptional edge-retaining qualities, including an elongated snow-contacting base surface made of a Nitinol sheet having two opposed longitudinal ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266899 | Sports boot A sports boot that includes an upper, an outer sole and at least one fastening member adapted to cooperate with an associated fastening member of a sports article, such as a snowboard, ski, or skate. The upper is provided at its lower end with a continuou... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6264215 | Snowboard instructional attachment A snowboard instructional attachment is described including a slider plate that is formed to include a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is configured to be secured to a base surface of a snowboard and the bottom surface is configured to e... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241272 | Pair of skis for alpine skiing A pair of skis for alpine skiing, with asymmetrically waisted skis (1, 2), each ski (1, 2) at its outside comprising a sidecut (24) of heavier curvature than at its inside; to facilitate parallel guiding of the skis when going through curves, with equally... | 06/05/2001 |
