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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141905 | Ski equipment tote A transporting assembly having a housing with an open end, an opposite closed end, and a sidewall for receiving ski equipment that is mounted on wheels where a swing door is pivotally connected to the housing and can be secured to the housing. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7992900 | Pole anchor and ski pole base with extending brush bristles and acircular, preferably hexagonal, section A base for a slalom pole or ski pole having brush bristles extending from an acircular axially extending base, preferably having a polygonal or hexagonal configuration, the bristles extending from a circular surface adjoining a circular brush section. The base can a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7874591 | Apparatus and method for canting a skier An apparatus and method for canting a skier comprising a cant angle plate that locks on to the heel bearing surface of a ski binding. The cant angle plate has portions of varying thickness for inducing a cant angle when the heel of a boot rests on the cant angle pla... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7837232 | Protective ski appliance A hand held protective ski appliance including a ski no longer than 18″ inches long and including a handle extensive with the direction of the ski and spaced therefrom about 3″ inches. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7806441 | Snowboard support system A Snowboard Support System capable of relieving the load placed on the snowboarder's bound downhill foot and leg while riding on a chair lift. This invention is lightweight, compact, self retractable and safe. Most notably, the Snowboard Support System comprises a h... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7770930 | Exercise weight for ice skates An exercise weight for a skate comprising a pair of similar elongated weight pieces. The skate comprises a boot, an elongated blade holder having spaced posts and a runner. The blade holder is secured to an underside of the boot and the runner is secured to blade ho... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7575252 | Systems and methods for supporting sporting equipment Systems and methods for efficiently and effectively supporting sporting equipment such as a snowboard. Also systems and methods for removably or permanently attaching an apparatus to a snowboard boot, sole, or a sub-component thereof such that the apparatus may be u... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7559579 | Support mechanism for snowboards A mechanism for snowboard support while riding a chair lift is provided. The support mechanism includes a flexible retractable cable within a housing having a recoil mechanism. The housing is advantageously mounted to the snowboard or the snowboard binding mechanism... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7484765 | Retractable snowboard support apparatus for use in lift assist transport A snowboard support device for use in lift assist transport. The device may have a base, an extension shaft and a handle member or the like. In one embodiment, the handle serves as a housing to cover the extension shaft in its closed position and provides an engagem... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7431322 | Snowboard theft deterrence device A theft deterrent security device for a snowboard, the security device is mounted on the base portion of the snowboard binding so as to cover the screws that pass through a rotator plate which attach the binding to the board. Not being able to easily remove the rota... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410181 | Skateboard A kicktail concave skateboard includes a blank having opposite ends, at least one end being recessed. An element is mounted on the recessed end such that a portion of the element adjoining the blank is flush with the blank. The element is formed of a material having... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387303 | Spinner for a roller skate A spinner apparatus retained on a wheel to change and enhance the appearance of a roller skate. The spinner apparatus includes a support member connected to the wheel by first and second leg passing through spokes in the hub and resiliently positioned adjacent the o... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377551 | Collapsible snowboard pole A collapsible snowboard pole is presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention a snowboard pole can be provided with a manually expandable and compressible shaft, a basket at the tip, and a handle at the top. The basket can slide between a lower tip-wa... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374194 | Apparatus for binding boot to base plate for snowboard An apparatus for binding a boot to a base plate of a snowboard, having: a first band mounted on a first side of the base plate; a second band mounted on a second side of the base plate opposite the first side of the base plate in a width direction, the second band b... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374207 | Edge protecting device for snowboards and the like An edge protecting device for snowboards and the like. The device includes an elastic elongate member that is capable of being positioned on the snowboard such that the elongate member covers the edge portions so that first and second reinforcing members align with ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357420 | Frame protector for in-line skate frame A frame protector may include a first protective sidewall and a second protective sidewall, with at least one of these protective sidewalls sized so as to extend essentially from proximate the first end to proximate the second end of an underlying frame sidewall, as... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7311318 | Troughed skateboard wheels A wheel is provided for a conveyance such as a skateboard. The wheel is generally cylindrical in form with a tread surface defining a portion of the wheel adapted to contact an underlying surface upon which the wheel is rotatably supported. The tread surface include... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311464 | Illuminated snowboard railway track An internally illuminated snowboard track for recreational areas or parks which are operated at night is made up of a continuous elongated transparent rail which is supported a predetermined distance above the ground by a base support member, and a light source exte... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273233 | Ski clip The invention relates to a ski clip, which is used to fasten ski poles (6a, 6b) to skis (7). In general the simultaneous transport of a pair of skis (7)and a pair of ski poles (6a, 6b) poses probl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7243925 | Truck assemblies for skateboards A skateboard truck assembly (10) having a main body (11) for mounting to the underside of a skateboard deck, an axle (24) carrying skateboard wheels (25) and mounted intermediate its opposite ends to the main body (11) via a rotata... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234709 | Skating blade with improved rocker A skating blade with a cross-section of three different portions. The upper portion is narrower, the middle portion is wider and the lower portion is trapezoidal to give improved ice penetration at the lower edges. The rocker is formed with two different curves. The... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232386 | Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225744 | Chair lift accessory for accommodating snowboarders and mountain bikers A support for chairlifts includes bracketing for easily and simply retrofitting the support to an existing chairlift for providing support for snowboards on a chairlift which is easy to mount and provides a rugged, secure support. By changing orientation of the supp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226085 | Guard for in-line roller skate The guard is formed of moldable, flexible material and has a number of wheel-receiving wells formed in an in-line configuration in its upper wall. The forward and rear edges of each well are located high enough to prevent a wheel from rolling forward or rearward wit... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222883 | Support mechanism for snowboards A mechanism for snowboard support while riding a chair lift is provided. The support mechanism includes a flexible retractable cable within a housing having a recoil mechanism. The housing is advantageously mounted to the snowboard or the snowboard binding mechanism... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7213827 | Slider with brake plate A slider comprises a main board and a brake plate. The main board has a bottom face facing to and movable on a snow ground, and has a rear end raised to an angle relative to the snow ground. The brake plate has a connecting portion connected with the bottom face of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204330 | Battery-powered, remote-controlled, motor-driven, steerable roller skates Battery-powered, remote-controlled, motor-driven, steerable roller skates. Each skate includes a boot, a transmitter, a base, a driving mechanism, a steering mechanism, a controller, and a receiver. The boot is worn on a foot of a user. The transmitter is battery-po... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191539 | Ice-skate blade squareness verification device The present invention relates to an ice-skate blade edge squareness verification device comprising an indicator element with a plurality of squareness indicia on its face and a verification element removably mounted across a skate blade's edges for verification of s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7144343 | Hockey stick A hockey stick comprising a blade and a shaft adapted to being joined together. The blade portion having an upper portion and a lower portion and a face. The upper portion being comprised of a defined region having a reduced width dimension in a direction that exten... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7118117 | Skateboard tension strap A skateboard tension strap is provided for temporarily connecting a skateboard to the body of the user in order to allow the user to perform “hands-free” stunts without having to use his or her hands to hold or control the skateboard. A waist belt is worn by the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097577 | Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092846 | Systems and methods for determining performance data The invention determines performance data during activity of a person. A microprocessor and a sensor, such as a GPS sensor, attach to the person or to a vehicle ridden by the person. The sensor and microprocessor may integrate in clothing or in a watch worn by the p... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063345 | Safety ski binding incorporating a toe and a heel binding and an electronic circuit arrangement The invention relates to a safety ski binding (1) with a toe and a heel binding (4, 5) and an electronic circuit arrangement (6). This circuit arrangement (6) comprises a computer unit and a memory system as well as a sensor system (8 | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059623 | Slider with brake plate A slider includes a main board movable on a snow ground, and a brake plate mounted on the main board and protruding outward from the main board to face the snow ground. The brake plate is formed with a shovel portion extended toward the snow ground. Thus, the shovel... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059624 | Snowboard accessory The present invention comprises an apparatus, namely, a snowboard accessory, which comprises a base and first and second straps operatively connected to the base. The straps are selectively removable from the base. The straps are adapted to secure a snowboarder's le... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040634 | Snowskateboard A snowskateboard includes a support deck having an upper side and a lower side opposite the upper side. First and second trucks are mounted to the lower side. The trucks include rotatable yokes having axles. A set of first runners is disposed over the first yoke axl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034257 | Methods for modifying friction between an object and ice or snow A method modifies friction between an object and ice or snow. The method utilizes a heating element to apply a pulse of thermal energy to an interface between the object and the ice or snow; the first pulse is sufficient to melt an interfacial layer of ice at the in... | 04/25/2006 |
