Touring snowboard
AssigneeVoile Manufacturing
InventorMark J. Wariakois
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Abstract
A snowboard is disclosed which is comprised of two separable ski members, each having at least one non-linear longitudinal edge, and being adapted for conjoining together to selectively form the snowboard. The snowboard further comprises ski bindings associated with each ski member and a snowboard binding assembly which is comprised of elements associated with each ski member. Thus, boot bindings can be readily positioned between a skiing mode and a snowboarding mode. The ski bindings of the present invention are adapted for both fixed-heel and free-heel binding to accommodate conventional alpine and telemarking skiing. The snowboard bindings may, in one embodiment, be adjustable to position the feet at any desired angle to the board, and even allow the user to select which foot is oriented to the front of the board.
Claims10
A snowboard selectively convertible to skis comprising:
- a first ski member having at least one curved longitudinal edge;
- a second ski member having at least one curved longitudinal edge;
- a ski binding assembly secured to said first ski member and a ski binding assembly secured to said second ski member,
- a snowboard binding assembly positioned to extend a boot binding between said first ski member and said second ski member, said snowboard binding having a first toe slider block and a second toe slider block carried by one of said first and second ski members and a first heel slider block and second heel slider block carried by the other of said first and second ski members, said first toe slider block being in linear alignment with said first heel slider block to receive a boot binding and said second toe slider block being in linear alignment with said second heel slider block to receive a boot binding;
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- conjoining apparatus for securing said first ski member to said second ski member to form a snowboard having curved longitudinal edges.
A snowboard selectively convertible to skis comprising:
- a first ski member having at least one curved longitudinal edge;
- a second ski member having at least one curved longitudinal edge,
- a ski binding assembly secured to said first ski member and a ski binding assembly secured to said second ski member,
- a snowboard binding assembly positioned to extend a boor binding between said first ski member and said second ski member, said snowboard binding having at least one element secured to said first ski member and at least one element secured to said second ski member;
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- conjoining apparatus for securing said first ski member to said second ski member to form a snowboard having curved longitudinal edges, said conjoining apparatus comprising at least one hook assembly having two hooks structured to interlocking engage against each other for keeping said first ski member securely conjoined to said second ski member.
A snowboard selectively convertible to skis comprising:
- a first ski member having at least one curved longitudinal edge;
- a second ski member having at least one curved longitudinal edge;
- a ski binding assembly secured to said first ski member and a ski binding assembly secured to said second ski member;
- a snowboard binding assembly positioned to extend a boot binding between said first ski member and said second ski member, said snowboard binding having at least one element secured to said first ski member and at least one element secured to said second ski member;
- conjoining apparatus for securing said first ski member to said second ski meinber to form a snowboard having curved longitudinal edges;
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- a pair of boot bindings comprised of a boot mounting assembly and a base plate, said base plate being adapted to slidably attach to said snowboard binding assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.