Support mechanism for snowboards
OwnerChristopher B. Furlaniinventor
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Abstract
A mechanism for snowboard support while riding a chair lift is provided. The support mechanism includes a flexible retractable cable within a housing having a recoil mechanism. The housing is advantageously mounted to the snowboard or the snowboard binding mechanism. The recoil assembly has two main elements, a housing member which stores a retractable cable and a spring assembly that retracts the flexible cable advantageously into the housing member. The recoil assembly allows for adjustment of an elongation length of the retractable flexible cable.
Claims13
An apparatus for supporting the weight of a snowboard comprising:
- a housing member having a recoil mechanism;
- a flexible cable contained within said housing member, said flexible cable having a free end and a retractable end;
- a handle attached to said free end of said flexible cable said retractable end being attached to said recoil mechanism, wherein said handle is configured to have an interchangeable bits and nut driver tool;
- a means for attaching said housing member to said snowboard.
A method for supporting the weight of a snowboard to prevent injury to a snowboard rider, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a retractable flexible cable within a housing, said retractable flexible cable having a free end having a handle, wherein said handle is configured to have an interchangeable bits and nut driver tool;
- mounting said housing on said snowboard wherein said retractable flexible cable has a pre-selected elongation length allowing a snowboard rider to support weight of said snowboard by elongating said retractable flexible cable.
An apparatus for supporting the weight of a snowboard comprising:
- a housing member having a means for recoil;
- a flexible cable having a selected length contained within said housing member, said flexible cable attached to said means for recoil;
- a handle attached to said flexible cable said handle having a means for locking, wherein said handle is configured to have an interchangeable bits and nut driver tool;
- said means for recoil having a means of adjustment to said selected length of said flexible cable within the housing of said recoil mechanism;
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- a means for attaching said housing member to said snowboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.