Ski with side wall cutouts
OwnerMichael Colaianniinventor
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Abstract
The disclosed technology allows for easier turning and a lighter ski by providing cut-out portions, cut into the side of a ski at one or both tips. These cut-out portions jut inward from the side creating a jagged, keyed, or honeycomb configuration with at least one slit, slot, triangle, or regular polygon, cut into the side of the ski, such as in a mirror image on each side of a tip, and/or correspondingly on each tip. In deep powder snow, the powder may rise through the cut-outs, allowing for less friction (smaller surface area) and path for the snow to flow, allowing the ski to turn more easily. In addition, the cut out portions reduce the weight of the ski relative to a conventional ski, and may provide a more aerodynamic design.
Claims12
A ski with a top side, two sides, and bottom side, comprising:
- a central region adapted for receiving a binding on said top side thereof and having a planar surface;
- tip areas at either end of said central region, defined by an upward arc relative to said planar surface of said top side of said central region;
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- at least one square cutout on each of said sides of at least one said tip area, wherein said at least one square cut-out is three square cutouts.
A tip comprising:
- a rounded or pointed end;
- generally parallel side walls extending away from said tip;
- mirrored cutouts on either side of said generally parallel side walls extending inward from said side walls towards each other;
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- a planar surface on a tip and bottom side of said tip, between said cut-outs, wherein said mirrored cut-outs are rectangular;
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- wherein said said mirrored cutouts extend along an entire length of said generally parallel side walls.
A tip comprising:
- a rounded or pointed end;
- generally parallel side walls extending away from said tip;
- mirrored cutouts on either side of said generally parallel side walls extending inward from said side walls towards each other;
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- a planar surface on a tip and bottom side of said tip, between said cut-outs, wherein said said mirrored cutouts extend along an entire length of said generally parallel side walls.
A tip comprising:
- a rounded or pointed end;
- generally parallel side walls extending away from said tip;
- mirrored cutouts on either side of said generally parallel side walls extending inward from said side walls towards each other;
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- a planar surface on a tip and bottom side of said tip, between said cut-outs, wherein said mirrored cut-outs are in the shape of a regular polygon.
A ski, comprising:
- a top side with binding;
- a bottom side adapted for contact with snow during skiing;
- side walls extending around a perimeter of said ski between said top side and said bottom side and joining at a front tip and back tip;
- wherein said side walls jut inwards in an identical manner at either side of said front tip, and
- wherein said side walls of said tips are spaced further apart than said side walls at a center region of said ski.
A ski, comprising:
- a top side with binding;
- a bottom side adapted for contact with snow during skiing;
- side walls extending around a perimeter of said ski between said top side and said bottom side and joining at a front tip and back tip;
- wherein said side walls jut inwards in an identical manner at either side of said front tip, and
- wherein said space between two said identical juttings closest to said tips of said ski is less than the space between said side walls at said center region of said ski.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.