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US 6,659,492 B2Granted
Ski for uphill and downhill skiing
OwnerMichael B. Gousieinventor
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Abstract
A ski includes an elongated body having a bottom surface and a surface modifier having a first surface with a smooth texture and a second surface opposite to the first surface with a rough texture. The surface modifier is reversibly attached to the bottom surface of the elongated body thus providing the bottom surface with a smooth texture suitable for downhill skiing when the second rough textured surface is attached to the bottom surface and with a rough texture suitable for uphill and cross country skiing when the first smooth textured surface is attached to the bottom surface.
Claims15
A ski comprising:
- an elongated body having a bottom surface, a top surface, a first elongated side, a second elongated side, a front end and a back end;
- a surface modifier having a first surface with a smooth texture, a second surface opposite to said first surface with a rough texture, a first side, a second side, a front end and a back end;
- a first removable elongated bracket;
- a second removable elongated bracket;
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- wherein said surface modifier is adapted to be reversibly attached to said bottom surface of the elongated body by placing said surface modifier on top of said bottom surface of said elongated body with either said first surface or said second surface of said surface modifier facing said bottom surface, and attaching said first elongated side of said elongated body to said first side of said surface modifier, and said second elongated side of said elongated body to said second side of said surface modifier, via said first and second removable elongated brackets, respectively, thereby providing said bottom surface with a smooth texture suitable for downhill skiing when said second surface of said surface modifier faces said bottom surface of said elongated body and with a rough texture suitable for uphill and cross country skiing when said first surface of said surface modifier faces said bottom surface of said elongated body.
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A ski comprising:
- an elongated body having a bottom surface, a top surface, a front end, a back end, a first elongated side extending longitudinally from said front end to said back end, and vertically from said top surface to said bottom surface, a second elongated side extending longitudinally from said front end to said back end and vertically from said top surface to below said bottom surface, and an elongated longitudinal slot formed within said second elongated side extending longitudinally from said front end to said back end and defining a cavity with an opening below said bottom surface;
- a pair of removable elongated brackets;
- a surface modifier having a first surface with a smooth texture, a second surface opposite to said first surface with a rough texture, a first side, a second side, a front end and a back end, wherein said surface modifier is adapted to be reversibly attached to said bottom surface of said elongated body with either said second surface or said first surface facing said bottom surface, thereby providing said bottom surface with a smooth texture suitable for downhill skiing or with a rough texture suitable for uphill and cross country skiing, respectively;
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- wherein said surface modifier is reversibly attached to said bottom surface by placing said second side of said surface modifier within said cavity of said elongated slot formed within said second elongated side of said elongated body, wherein one elongate bracket of said pair of elongate brackets securing said second side of said surface modifier within said elongated side of said elongate body and attaching said first elongated side of said elongated body and said first side of said surface modifier via said other elongate bracket of said pair of removable elongated brackets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.