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US 2014/0110910 A1Published application
Snowboard
AssigneeGilson Boards, LLC
InventorNicholas Gilson
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Abstract
The disclosure herein is directed toward systems and methods for supporting a person and enabling motion of a person across a surface of snow can while satisfying the countervailing requirements of increasing surface area for weight-carrying capacity on soft snow and reducing the opposing forces, like for example drag and friction, in hard snow. More specifically, a snowboard with improved rider support, increased speed and enhanced safety performance.
Claims11
A snowboard, comprising
- a board having an upper surface and a lower surface and a first and second end, both the first and second ends being curved upward,
- the upper surface having locations for a first binding and a second binding to allow the bindings to be arranged transverse to a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second ends, and
- the lower surface having a first and a second rail extending along the longitudinal axis and being separated by a recess extending along the longitudinal axis, the rails and the recess each having a width measured transverse to the longitudinal axis and the width of the recess being greater than the width of each respective rail and the first and second rails and the recess extending the width of the bottom surface and extending substantially the length of the bottom surface.
A method of manufacturing a snowboard, comprising
- providing a board having an upper surface and a lower surface and a first and second end, both the first and second ends being curved upward,
- arraigning on the upper surface locations for a first binding and a second binding to allow the bindings to be arranged transverse to a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second ends, and
- forming on the lower surface a first and a second rail extending along the longitudinal axis and being separated by a recess extending along the longitudinal axis,
- wherein the rails and the recess each have a width measured transverse to the longitudinal axis and the width of the recess being greater than the width of each respective rail and the first and second rails and the recess extend the width of the bottom surface and extend substantially the length of the bottom surface.
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