Automatically adaptive ski
OwnerAnton F. Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
A ski for use on ice or snow is disclosed. The ski includes a ski body having a tip portion, a tail portion, and a longitudinal running length extending between the tip portion and the tail portion and a substantially flat bottom surface for sliding on snow or ice. The ski also includes a suspension system comprised of a substantially rigid support structure secured to the longitudinally central region of the said ski body at two attachment locations separated by a distance of at least 5 inches along the longitudinal axis of the ski body, and at least one resilient element configured to exert an opposing force between the support structure and the ski body in the area between the two attachment locations.
Claims34
A ski for use on ice or snow comprising:
- a ski body comprising a tip portion, a tail portion, and a longitudinal running length extending between the tip portion and the tail portion and a substantially flat bottom surface for sliding on snow or ice;
- a suspension system comprised of a substantially rigid support structure secured to a longitudinally central region of the ski body at two attachment locations;
- at least one spring element configured to exert an opposing force between the support structure and the ski body in an area between the two attachment locations;
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- a linkage structure configured to impart an essentially longitudinal force between the central region of the ski body and the tip and/or tail portion of the ski body, the linkage structure having a first end connected to the central region of the ski body, a second end connected to the tip and/or tail of the ski body, wherein the linkage structure comprises a compressible resilient element.
A ski for use on ice or snow comprising:
- a ski body comprising a tip portion, a tail portion, and a longitudinal running length extending between the tip portion and the tail portion and a substantially flat bottom surface for sliding on snow or ice;
- a suspension system comprised of a substantially rigid support structure secured to a longitudinally central region of the ski body at two attachment locations;
- at least one spring element configured to exert an opposing force between the support structure and the ski body in an area between the two attachment locations;
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- a linkage structure configured to impart an essentially longitudinal force between the tip/front portion of the ski body and the tail/rear portion of the ski body, the linkage structure having a first end connected to the tip/front portion of the ski body, and a second end connected to the tail/rear portion of the ski body, wherein the linkage structure comprises a compressible resilient element.
A ski for use on ice or snow comprising:
- a ski body comprising a tip portion, a tail portion, and a longitudinal running length extending between the tip portion and the tail portion and a substantially flat bottom surface for sliding on snow or ice;
- a suspension system comprised of a substantially rigid support structure secured to a longitudinally central region of the ski body at two attachment locations;
- at least one spring element configured to exert an opposing force between the support structure and the ski body in an area between the two attachment locations;
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- a linkage structure configured to impart an essentially longitudinal force between the tip/front portion of the ski body and the tail/rear portion of the ski body, the linkage structure having a first end connected to the tip/front portion of the ski body, and a second end connected to the tail/rear portion of the ski body, wherein the ski body is constructed with intrinsic positive camber, and
- the essentially longitudinal force that the linkage structure is configured to impart between the tip/front region of the ski body and the tail/rear tail region of the ski body is a tensive force such that the tensive force reduces the natural camber of the ski body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.