Lubricious coatings for skis and snowboards and related systems and methods of use
AssigneeDrake Powderworks, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Scott Bates, Dennis Schmidt Pruzan, Kelan Albertson, Charles Schayer, Stephan Drake, Thomas Laakso
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Abstract
Coatings, coating systems and coating methods for skis and snowboards are provided. The coatings may be lubricious coatings including one or more hydrophobic compounds, adhesion agents, shape memory polymers, free-radical initiators, and/or carrying solvents.
Claims63
A ski or snowboard base-coating system, comprising:
- a lubricious coating composition, comprising:
- a hydrophobic compound;
- and
- a free-radical initiator configured to facilitate grafting of the hydrophobic compound to the ski or snowboard base;
- and
- a light-generating receptacle, comprising:
- a light energy source;
- and
- a chamber configured for exposing the ski or snowboard base coated with the lubricious coating composition to the light energy source.
A lubricious coating system for application to a ski or snowboard, comprising:
- a hydrophobic compound;
- and
- an adhesion agent configured to promote adhesion of the hydrophobic compound to a ski or snowboard base.
A method of coating a ski or snowboard, the method comprising:
- obtaining a liquid mixture comprising a hydrophobic compound and an adhesion agent;
- and
- applying the liquid mixture on a portion of a surface of a base of a ski or snowboard to form a layer.
A coating composition for application to a substrate, comprising:
- a hydrophobic compound;
- an adhesion agent configured to promote the adhesion of the hydrophobic compound to the substrate;
- a shape memory polymer;
- a free-radical initiator;
- and
- a carrying solvent.
A method of making a ski or snowboard base lubricious, comprising:
- obtaining a lubricious liquid;
- applying the lubricous liquid to the ski or snowboard base;
- and
- exposing the lubricious liquid to light energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.