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US 10,905,937 B2Granted
Reinforcing frame for a ski
AssigneeVölkl Sports GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsTobias Heil, Dominik Grunert
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Abstract
The invention relates to a ski, including: a paddle region which forms a front end of the ski; a rear end region; and a binding region, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski between the paddle region and the rear end region, for fastening a ski binding; a core; an upper strap; a lower strap; and a reinforcing frame which extends in the paddle region and/or in the rear end region.
Claims24
A ski, comprising:
- (a) a paddle region which forms a front end of the ski;
- a rear end region;
- and a binding region, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski between the paddle region and the rear end region, for fastening a ski binding;
- (b) a core;
- (c) running edges;
- (d) an upper strap;
- (e) a lower strap;
- and a reinforcing frame which extends in the paddle region and/or in the rear end region,
- (f) wherein the reinforcing frame comprises:
- a left-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- a right-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- and a transverse limb which extends transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski and connects the side limbs, and wherein the side limbs exhibit a limb distance from each other transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski, and
- (g) wherein at least a part of the reinforcing frame is made of metal, and
- (h) wherein the limb distance is constant over at least most of the length of the reinforcing frame.
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A ski, comprising:
- (a) a paddle region which forms a front end of the ski;
- a rear end region;
- and a binding region, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski between the paddle region and the rear end region, for fastening a ski binding;
- (b) a core;
- (c) running edges;
- (d) an upper strap;
- (e) a lower strap;
- and a reinforcing frame which extends in the paddle region and/or in the rear end region,
- (f) wherein the reinforcing frame comprises:
- a left-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- a right-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- and a transverse limb which extends transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski and connects the side limbs, and wherein the side limbs exhibit a limb distance from each other transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski, and
- (g) wherein at least a part of the reinforcing frame is made of metal, and
- (h) wherein the reinforcing frame exhibits a substantially constant thickness over its entire extent.
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A ski comprising:
- (a) a paddle region which forms a front end of the ski;
- a rear end region;
- and a binding region, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski between the paddle region and the rear end region, for fastening a ski binding;
- (b) a core;
- (c) running edges;
- (d) an upper strap;
- (e) a lower strap;
- and a reinforcing frame which extends in the paddle region and/or in the rear end region,
- (f) wherein the reinforcing frame comprises:
- a left-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- a right-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- and a transverse limb which extends transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski and connects the side limbs, and wherein the side limbs exhibit a limb distance from each other transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski, and
- (g) wherein at least a part of the reinforcing frame is made of metal, and
- (h) wherein the reinforcing frame or the metal part of the reinforcing frame is punched or cut out of a film material or plate material made of an aluminium alloy.
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A ski, comprising:
- (a) a paddle region which forms a front end of the ski;
- a rear end region;
- and a binding region, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski between the paddle region and the rear end region, for fastening a ski binding;
- (b) a core;
- (c) running edges;
- (d) an upper strap;
- (e) a lower strap;
- and a reinforcing frame which extends in the paddle region and/or in the rear end region,
- (f) wherein the reinforcing frame comprises:
- a left-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- a right-hand side limb which extends in the longitudinal direction of the ski;
- and a transverse limb which extends transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski and connects the side limbs, and wherein the side limbs exhibit a limb distance from each other transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ski, and
- (g) wherein at least a part of the reinforcing frame is made of metal, and
- (h) wherein the reinforcing frame is a light metal frame comprising a front reinforcing frame part and a separate rear reinforcing frame part, wherein the front reinforcing frame part and the rear reinforcing frame part are horseshoe-shaped.
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