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US 8,356,822 B2Granted
Snowboard
AssigneeAuto Deck Snowboards LLC
InventorsIan McLeod, Pat McLeod
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Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to a board for riding on a snow surface, comprising a base having a first snow engaging element, a second snow engaging element, and a third snow engaging element positioned on a bottom surface of the base. The first snow engaging element can be positioned beneath a user's front foot during operation of the board and positioned entirely on a forward half of the base. The second and third snow engaging elements can be positioned such that a fore portion of each is positioned beneath a user's front foot during operation of the board and extends toward the rear portion of the board at least to the user's rear foot. In some embodiments, the snow engaging elements can be protrusions, depressions, or otherwise, and can be removably supported by the base.
Claims22
A board for riding on a snow surface, comprising:
- a base comprising:
- side edges, a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a front end having an upwardly curved tip;
- a back end having an upwardly curved tail;
- a front binding attachment element positioned closer to the tip of the base than to the tail of the base;
- and
- a rear binding attachment element positioned closer to the tail of the base than to the tip of the base;
- and
- a first snow engaging element, a second snow engaging element, and a third snow engaging element each positioned on the bottom surface of the base;
- wherein:
- the first snow engaging element is positioned approximately along a centerline of the base and positioned such that at least a portion of the first snow engaging element is generally in the same longitudinal position as the front binding attachment element or between the front binding attachment element and the tip of the base, the first snow engaging element being positioned entirely on a forward half of the base, the forward half of the base extending from a middle of the base to the tip of the base;
- the second snow engaging element is offset from the longitudinal centerline of the base and is positioned such that at least a portion of the second snow engaging element is generally in the same longitudinal position as the rear binding attachment element and at least partially on a rearward half of the base, the rearward half of the base extending from the middle of the base to the tail of the base;
- and
- the third snow engaging element is offset from the longitudinal centerline of the base and is positioned such that at least a portion of the third snow engaging element is generally in the same longitudinal position as the rear binding attachment element and at least partially on the rearward half of the base.
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A board for riding on a snow surface, comprising:
- a base comprising side edges, a top surface, a bottom surface, a fore portion having an upwardly curved tip and a rear portion having an upwardly curved tail such that the fore portion and the rear portion of the base are each upwardly curved away from the bottom surface of the base, and a mid portion between the fore portion and the rear portion;
- and
- a front protrusion and a set of rearward protrusions extending from the bottom surface of the base;
- wherein:
- the front protrusion is positioned such that a longitudinal centerline of the front protrusion is collinear with the longitudinal centerline of the base;
- the front protrusion is positioned entirely on a forward half of the base, wherein the forward half of the base extends from a middle of the base to the tip of the base;
- and
- the rearward protrusions are positioned so as to be offset from the longitudinal centerline of the base and such that at least a portion of each of the rearward protrusions is positioned on a rearward half of the base, wherein the rearward half of the base is the portion of the base that extends from the middle of the base to the tail of the base.
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A board for riding on a snow surface, comprising:
- a base comprising side edges, a top surface, a bottom surface, a forward end portion having an upwardly curved tip, and a rear end portion having an upwardly curved tail such that the forward end portion and the rear end portion of the base are each upwardly curved away from the bottom surface of the base;
- and
- a first longitudinal protrusion, a second longitudinal protrusion, and a third longitudinal protrusion extending from the bottom surface of the base;
- wherein:
- a fore portion of the first longitudinal protrusion is positioned closer to the forward end portion of the base than a fore portion of the second longitudinal protrusion and a fore portion of the third longitudinal protrusion, wherein the fore portion of the first, second, and third longitudinal protrusions is the portion of the first, second, and third longitudinal protrusions closest to the tip of the forward end of the base;
- the first longitudinal protrusion is positioned entirely on a forward half of the base and defines a longitudinal centerline that is collinear with the longitudinal centerline of the base, the forward half of the base extending from a middle of the base to the tip of the forward end of the base;
- the second and third longitudinal protrusions are positioned such that a rear portion of each the second and third longitudinal protrusions are positioned closer to the tail of the rear end portion of the base than a rear portion of the first longitudinal protrusion;
- at least one of the first longitudinal protrusion, second longitudinal protrusion, and third longitudinal protrusion defines a profile that is curved in a widthwise direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.