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US 5,292,146 AGranted
Reinforced spatula for skis
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorMarie-Claude Palau
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Abstract
A ski comprising a central zone adapted to support the weight of a skier, a heel zone, and tip zone defining a spatula defined in thickness by an upper surface corresponding to the top of the ski and a lower surface corresponding to the sole of the ski wherein at least one of the lateral sides of the spatula is bordered by a reinforcement which projects with respect to at least one of the surfaces defining the thickness of the spatula.
Claims19
A ski comprising:
- a central portion, a rear portion, and a front portion, said front portion comprising a spatula;
- said spatula comprising a tip affixed to said front portion of the ski;
- said tip having a thickness defined by an upper surface and a lower surface;
- said tip having at least a pair of lateral side portions, a rear end and a front end;
- at least one reinforcement extending along and laterally bordering at least one of said pair of lateral side portions;
- said reinforcement projecting with respect to at least one of said upper surface of said tip and said lower surface of said tip;
- said reinforcement having a thickness defined by an upper reinforcement surface and a lower reinforcement surface, said reinforcement thickness increasing in magnitude from said rear end toward said front end of said tip.
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A ski comprising:
- a central portion, a rear portion, and a front portion, said front portion comprising a spatula;
- said spatula comprising a tip affixed to said front portion of the ski;
- said tip having a thickness defined by an upper surface and a lower surface;
- said tip having at least a pair of lateral side portions, a rear end and a front end;
- at least one reinforcement extending along and laterally bordering at least one of said pair of lateral side portions;
- said reinforcement projecting with respect to at least one of said upper surface of said tip and said lower surface of said tip;
- said reinforcement having a thickness defined by an upper reinforcement surface and a lower reinforcement surface, the remainder of said tip having a thickness defined by an upper tip surface and a lower tip surface, said reinforcement thickness being generally equal to said tip thickness at said rear end of said tip, said reinforcement thickness being greater than said tip thickness at portions of said tip displaced from said rear end of said tip.
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A ski comprising:
- a central portion, a rear portion, and a front portion, said front portion comprising a spatula;
- said spatula comprising a tip affixed to said front portion of the ski;
- said tip having a thickness defined by an upper surface and a lower surface;
- said tip having at least a pair of lateral side portions, a rear end and a front end;
- at least one reinforcement extending along and laterally bordering at least one of said pair of lateral side portions;
- said reinforcement projecting with respect to at least one of said upper surface of said tip and said lower surface of said tip;
- said reinforcement having a thickness defined by an upper reinforcement surface and a lower reinforcement surface, said reinforcement thickness decreasing in magnitude in a direction toward said front end of said tip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.