Patent References 3113640 3537717 3774730 Device for damping vibration of a ski Vibration damping apparatus Racket and a method for manufacturing same Ski with vibration-damping means Slalom ski with vibration damper Patent #: 4438946 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/503350 filed on 06/10/1983US Classes:280/602, With camber or flexibility control188/378INERTIA OF DAMPING MASS DISSIPATES MOTION (E.G., VIBRATION DAMPER)ExaminersPrimary: Bertsch, Richard A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF16F 7/10 (20060101)F16F 7/108 (20060101) A63C 5/06 (20060101) A63C 5/075 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1982-06-11 CHAbstractA ski damper which can be inserted into a hole formed in the ski blade comprises a pair of housing portions which can be joined together from opposite sides of the blade to define a receptacle in which a disk is shiftable between a pair of foam rings. The disk is composed of a material having a specific gravity greater than 10 and has a thickness/diameter ratio between 1/3 and 1/30 and damps primarily vibrations in the frequency range between 100 and 200 Hz. | |