Snow ski assemblies
AssigneeJ&M Sports Enterprises LLC
InventorsJohn Pfeifer, Michael C. Marner
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Abstract
A snow ski assembly is provided for use by an individual to slide across a snow covered surface, for example, under the force of gravity. The assembly includes a ski having a bottom wall for engaging the snow covered surface and an upturned peripheral region extending around a perimeter of the bottom wall. The bottom wall of the ski includes at least one control structure extending across at least a portion of the bottom wall, where the at least one control structure is configured to control a movement of the ski on the snow covered surface. The assembly also includes a mounting feature configured to couple a binding to the bottom wall of the ski, such that the individual can position a foot in the binding and use the ski to slide across the snow covered surface.
Claims26
A snow ski assembly for use by an individual to slide across a snow covered surface, the snow ski assembly comprising:
- a circular ski configured to slide across a snow covered surface, the ski including a bottom wall for engaging the snow covered surface and an upturned peripheral region extending at least partly around the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall of the ski defines a circular footprint and includes at least one control structure extending across at least a portion of the bottom wall, the at least one control structure configured to control a movement of the ski on the snow covered surface;
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- a mounting feature configured to couple a binding to the bottom wall of the ski, such that an individual can position a foot in the binding and use the ski to slide across the snow covered surface.
A circular snow ski for use by an individual to slide across a snow covered surface, the snow ski comprising:
- a bottom wall defining a circular footprint for engaging a snow covered surface, the bottom wall including at least one recess extending across at least a portion of the bottom wall, the at least one recess configured to control a movement of the snow ski on the snow covered surface, and wherein the at least one recess is non-linear;
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- an upturned peripheral region extending at least partly around a perimeter of the bottom wall to facilitate sliding movement of the snow ski across the snow covered surface.
A snow ski assembly for use by an individual to slide across a snow covered surface, the snow ski assembly comprising:
- a ski configured to slide across a snow covered surface, the ski including a bottom wall for engaging the snow covered surface and an upturned peripheral region extending at least partly around the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall of the ski includes at least one control structure extending across at least a portion of the bottom wall and configured to control a movement of the ski on the snow covered surface, the at least one control structure defining a non-linear shape;
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- a mounting feature configured to couple a binding to the bottom wall of the ski, such that an individual can position a foot in the binding and use the ski to slide across the snow covered surface;
- wherein the at least one control structure includes a recess defining a depth, and wherein the depth of the recess varies across said at least a portion of the bottom wall.
A snow ski assembly for use by an individual to slide across a snow covered surface, the snow ski assembly comprising:
- a ski configured to slide across a snow covered surface, the ski including a bottom wall for engaging the snow covered surface and an upturned peripheral region extending at least partly around the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall of the ski includes at least first and second control structures extending across at least a portion of the bottom wall and configured to control a movement of the ski on the snow covered surface, the first control structure intersecting the second control structure;
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- a mounting feature configured to couple a binding to the bottom wall of the ski, such that an individual can position a foot in the binding and use the ski to slide across the snow covered surface.
A snow ski assembly for use by an individual to slide across a snow covered surface, the snow ski assembly comprising:
- a ski configured to slide across a snow covered surface, the ski including a bottom wall for engaging the snow covered surface and an upturned peripheral region extending at least partly around the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall of the ski includes at least one control structure extending across at least a portion of the bottom wall and configured to control a movement of the ski on the snow covered surface, the at least one control structure defining a non-linear shape;
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- a mounting feature configured to couple a binding to the bottom wall of the ski, such that an individual can position a foot in the binding and use the ski to slide across the snow covered surface;
- wherein the at least one control structure includes a protrusion defining a height, and wherein the height of the protrusion varies across said at least a portion of the bottom wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.