Snow board
AssigneeSkis Rossignol S.A.
InventorsMilena Stefanova, Eric Restani
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
AssigneeSkis Rossignol S.A.
InventorsMilena Stefanova, Eric Restani
Estimating the term…
A ski construction such as a ski, monoski, or snow board includes a principal base support (2) which has a sliding sole (6) that is raised to form a tip (8) at its front end. An upper surface of the ski defines a housing or pocket (20) with a central contracted region defined by lateral projections (18a, 18b). One of a family of elongated complementary elements (3) with hollow profiles (12a, 12b) is frictionally received in the pocket. The complementary elements can have different lengths, thicknesses, stiffness, constructions, or material properties. By selecting among the family of complementary elements, a common principal support base can be configured to have a variety of skiing characteristics which complement the skiing abilities of a variety of skiers, skiing conditions, and the like.
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board, with vertical plane of general symmetry (P), comprising a principal portion, called body or support base (2) on the upper surface of which is fixed at least in the zone of the foot-piece (4) a complementary longitudinal element (3) intended to receive the retention binding or retention bindings of the boot of the user, said support base (2) having the shape of an elongated beam, comprising a sliding sole (6), whose front extremity is raised to form a spatula (8), characterized in that the complementary longitudinal element (3) has the shape of an elongated plate whose width (T1) measured between its lateral borders (9a, 9b) is smaller than the width (T2) of the support base (2) and at least one of its lateral borders (9a and/or 9b) corn pises a hollow profile (12, 12b) in such manner that the complementary element (3) includes a front portion (13) connected to a rear portion (14) by a zone (15) of smaller width and in that the lateral retention of the complementary element (3) is realized, at least partially, by embedment of the complementary element (3) in a housing (17) realized in the support base (2) which includes at least one lateral retention edge (19a, 19b), comprising an internal lateral projection (18a, 18b) intended to cooperate with the hollow profile (19a, 19b) of the complementary element (3).
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the zone of lesser size (15) of the complementary element is approximately located in the central zone (16) of the complementary element (3) and each of the lateral borders (9a. 9b) includes a hollow profile (12a, 12b);
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the complementary element (3) is formed by two individual and independent adjacent complementary elements (3A, 3B), each of the individual elements comprising its own hollow profile (12a, 12b) on its external lateral border which is laterally supported on the corresponding edge (19a, 19b) of the support base (2) while the internal lateral projection of the edge cooperates with the corresponding hollow profile.
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to any one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that a set of several different complementary elements (3a, 3b, 3c-3′a, 3′b, 3′c-3″a, 3″b, 3″c-3′″a, 3′″b, 3′″c) corresponds to a given suppport base (2).
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that several complementary elements (3a, 3b, 3c) having different lengths and different shapes, specifically at the level of the front and rear extremities, correspond to a given support base (2).
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to the preceding claim, characterized in that to a given support base (2) correspond several complementary elements (3a, 3b, 3c) of which at least one includes at least one extremity disengagement in front (24a) and/or in the rear (24b) and in that the housing (17) and specifically its bottom surface (20) is configured to cooperate with any one of the complementary elements (3a, 3b, 3c), whose front extremity (17a) and/or rear extremity (17b) comprises at least one “stepped-up” zone, in such fashion so as to correspond to the disengagement of the extremity or the extremities of the complementary element (3).
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to the preceding claim, characterized in that to a given support base (2) correspond several complementary elements (3a, 3b, 3c), with the first complementary element (3a), i.e. the one shortest in length (L1) being a plate whose lower surface (21) is level to cooperate with the central portion (20a) of the bottom (20) of the embedment housing (17) while the second complementary element (3b) of intermediate length (L2) comprises a disengagement of the extremity in the front (24a) and in the rear (24b) with the third extremity of the complementary element (3c) having the greatest length (L3) including a first disengagement of the extremity in the front (24a) and a second disengagement of the front extremity (25a) and a first disengagement of the rear extremity (24b) and a second rear disengagement (25b), and in that the housing (17) and specifically its bottom surface (20) is configured to cooperate with any of the complementary elements (3a, 3b, 3c), the front extremity (17a) and the rear extremity (17b) comprising a “stepped-up” shaped zone in such manner so at to correspond to the disengagements of the extremities of the complementary element (3).
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thickness of the complementary element could be such that the front would be thicker than the rear or conversely, of the type that the upper surface (24) of the complementary element (3) would be inclined relative to the surface of the sole (6).
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the complementary element (3) is formed by two individual adjacent complementary elements (3A, 3B).
Snow-board (1) such as a ski, a single ski-board or a surf-board according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an intermediate element with shock-absorbing properties (311a, 311b-311′a, 311′b) is provided, arranged between the complementary element (3) and the lateral retention edge or edges (19a. 19b).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.