Ski including sides and an upper shell
AssigneeSkis Rossignol S.A.
InventorRoger Abondance
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Abstract
This ski comprises longitudinal reinforcing elements, each bearing on one edge, and forming the sides of the ski, at least one of them extending over a part of the height of this ski, and a shell forming the upper face and a part of at least one of the lateral walls of the ski, and the longitudinal borders of which rest and are fixed on the upper face of the sides, the respective heights of a side and of the shell on at least one of the lateral parts of the ski varying in the same proportions over the length of the ski.
Claims35
A ski extending in a longitudinal direction, comprising a main body portion and upwardly curved front and rear end portions, the main body portion comprising:
- a lower face including a central sliding sole delimited by two lower edges, the lower edges being located on opposite sides of the sliding sole;
- two reinforcing elements extending in the longitudinal direction of the ski, each reinforcing element being supported on one of the lower edges and forming a side of the ski, wherein the reinforcing elements extend over a part of a height of the ski;
- a shell having a central top portion and two peripheral edge portions, the central top portion and the two peripheral edge portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the ski, wherein the peripheral edge portions are supported by the reinforcing elements, wherein in at least one zone of the ski which includes at least a central longitudinal portion of the main body, the central longitudinal portion of the shell is spaced above the peripheral edge portion to define a height of the shell, and the central portion is connected to the peripheral edge portions by inclined lateral side portions, and wherein in the at least one zone of the ski, the height of the shell decreases from said central longitudinal portion toward said and portions and varies directly proportionately over the length of the at least one zone with a height of at least one reinforcing element;
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- a core located between inner lateral sides of the reinforcing elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.