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US 7,451,998 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for indicating sliding board features
AssigneeThe Burton Corporation
InventorRichard William Wagner, Jr.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for indicating gliding board features using an indicator adjacent an attachment point on the board used to secure an associated component, such as a binding, to the board. The indicator may indicate a board type (beginner, expert, etc.), a component used in the board (e.g., a core material used), a supplier of the board, a rider stance location, or other feature. Indicators may be located adjacent an opening of an attachment point, such as a hole in a threaded insert or slot of a channel embedded in a board body.
Claims23
A gliding board comprising:
- a board body constructed and arranged to support a rider in sliding on a surface, the board body having a top, a bottom, opposite side edges, a nose and a tail;
- an attachment point secured to the board body, the attachment point having an opening constructed and arranged to engage with a fastener to mount an associated component to the board;
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- an indicator permanently fixed to the board body adjacent the opening of the attachment point, the indicator having a visual appearance that is different from the attachment point and representing information regarding a feature of the gliding board including a board type, a board component used in the board other than a code for the attachment point or a fastener used to mount an associated component to the board, or a supplier of the board.
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A gliding board comprising:
- a board body constructed and arranged to support a rider in sliding on a surface, the board body having a top, a bottom, opposite side edges, a nose and a tail;
- an attachment point secured to the board body, the attachment point having an opening constructed and arranged to engage with a fastener to mount an associated component to the board;
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- an indicator permanently fixed to the board body adjacent the opening of the attachment point, the indicator including a colored portion with a visual appearance that id different from the attachment point to represent information regarding a feature of the gliding board, wherein the information regarding the gliding board feature is unrelated to a code for the attachment point or fastener, or other information regarding mounting an associated component to the board.
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A snowboard comprising:
- a board body constructed and arranged to support a rider in sliding on a surface, the board body having a top, a bottom, opposite side edges, a nose and a tail;
- a threaded insert fixed to the board body, the threaded insert including an opening accessible from the top of the board body so as to allow engagement of a fastener with the threaded insert;
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- an indicator permanently fixed to the board body adjacent the opening of the threaded insert, the indicator having a visual appearance that is different from the threaded insert and being visible at the board top and representing information regarding a feature of the snowboard, wherein the information regarding the snowboard feature is unrelated to a code for the threaded insert or fastener used to mount an associated component to the board.
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A gliding board comprising:
- a board body constructed and arranged to support a rider in sliding on a surface, the board body having a top, a bottom, opposite side edges, a nose and a tail;
- a plurality of attachment points secured to the board body, each attachment point having an opening constructed and arranged to engage with a fastener to mount a binding to the board;
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- a plurality of sets of indicators, each indicator being permanently fixed to the board body adjacent to the opening of a corresponding attachment point, the indicators in each set having a same visual appearance, including a color, that is different from an adjacent attachment point, the same visual appearance of indicators in a set representing a stance width range for the mounting of a pair of bindings to the board such that with the pair of bindings mounted to the board using fasteners engaged with an attachment point located adjacent indicators in a set, a stance width between the bindings falls within a known distance range, and wherein each set of indicators represents a different stance width range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.