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US 11,980,806 B2Granted
Skis with reinforcement layer cutout
AssigneePeak Ski Company, LLC
InventorsBode Miller, Andrew Wirth, Darrin Haugen
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Abstract
A ski may define a body that defines a tip, a tail opposite the tip, a top sheet, a base extending from the tip to the tail and opposite the top sheet, a core layer positioned between the base and the top sheet, and a reinforcement layer positioned between the top sheet and the base. The reinforcement layer defines an aperture extending through the reinforcement layer and positioned within a first third of a length of the ski, the length defined from the tip to the tail.
Claims19
A ski, defining a body having a tail and a tip, the ski comprising:
- a tip;
- a tail opposite the tip;
- a top sheet;
- a base extending from the tip to the tail and opposite the top sheet;
- a core layer centrally positioned between the base and the top sheet;
- and
- a reinforcement layer positioned between the top sheet and the core layer, the reinforcement layer defining an aperture extending therethrough and positioned within a first third of a length of the ski, the length defined from the tip to the tail, wherein:
- the aperture is free of any stiffener extending from any other layer;
- and
- a central axis of the aperture is aligned with a central axis of the body.
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A ski comprising:
- a body defining a body central axis and comprising:
- a tip;
- a tail opposite the tip;
- a length extending from the tip to the tail;
- a boot region located in a middle third of the length;
- a core layer central to the body with respect to a vertical axis of the ski and defining a first thickness;
- at least one laminate layer;
- a first reinforcement layer positioned on a first side of the core layer, the first reinforcement layer defining:
- a second thickness less than the first thickness;
- and
- an aperture positioned within a front third of the length and free of any stiffener from any other layer and defining an aperture central axis that is aligned with the body central axis;
- and
- a second reinforcement layer positioned on a second side of the core layer, the second side opposite the first side.
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A reinforcement layer of a ski comprising:
- a monolithic body of the reinforcement layer extending along a length of the ski, the monolithic body comprising a metal material and defining:
- a tip of the ski;
- a tail of the ski;
- a boot center of the ski;
- an aperture positioned between the tip and the boot center, the aperture reducing a bending and torsional stiffness of the ski at the aperture;
- a first tapered feature having a first narrow end at the tip;
- and
- a second tapered feature having a second narrow end at the tail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.