Snowboard and braking system
OwnerCharles Bruce BRADLEY, John Charles BRADLEYinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods relating to a snowboard that includes a raised edge rail and one or more pockets where the sidecut meets the nose and/or tail of the snowboard; and to a snowboard that includes a braking system. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a snowboard that includes one or more sensors, including position sensors, distance sensors, accelerometers, or other sensors, that may detect information related to the snowboard motion and/or position. Sensor data may be utilized, in some aspects, to signal a braking system to engage under certain conditions.
Claims13
A method of engaging a braking apparatus, comprising:
- receiving a signal from at least one first sensor associated with a user that a second sensor associated with a snowboard is at least a threshold distance away from the first sensor;
- sending an instruction to a braking apparatus on the snowboard to engage a brake, the brake comprising a housing and a stop, the stop being housed at least partially within the housing when the braking apparatus is disengaged;
- and
- in response to receiving the instruction, extending the stop away from the housing to contact a ground surface beneath the snowboard.
A board comprising:
- a bottom surface configured to slide along a ground surface;
- an upper surface configured for a user to ride;
- an outer perimeter;
- a pair of side cuts that extend between a nose end of the board and a tail end of the board;
- a pair of raised edge rails, each of the pair of raised edge rails being defined between one of the pair of side cuts and a defining curve;
- and
- at least two pockets, each of the at least two pockets being defined between a portion of the outer perimeter and a pocket curve, wherein each of the at least two pockets has a first pocket height at the portion of the outer perimeter that is greater than a second pocket height at the pocket curve, wherein the at least two pockets are present on the bottom surface.
A method of constructing a board, the method including:
- 3D printing a first layer of a snowboard;
- attaching a second layer of a snowboard to the first layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.