Snow ski and snowboard wing
OwnerBrian M. Rogersinventor
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Abstract
A foil wing for creating lift force on snowboards and skis is disclosed. By use of this invention on skis or snowboards, the act of translating through powder creates the necessary lift force on the leading end and down force on the aft end that is required to stay afloat in powder. The snow wing generates lift upon need when the snow gets deep enough. Therefore, the rider is kept afloat in unforeseen loose-snow areas, carrying him safely over and out. On overall snow powder days, the use of this invention keeps riders from tiring so quickly and, therefore, makes the rider more in control, and thus safer.
Claims16
A snowboard comprising:
- a bottom riding surface;
- a top surface having a front and a rear binding for a pair of boots;
- a front mounting strut in front of the front binding having a mounting means functioning to secure the mounting strut to the top surface;
- said front mounting strut having a top segment located above the top surface;
- said top segment securing a wing thereto;
- said wing having a transverse body shape relative to a longitudinal axis of the snowboard;
- and
- wherein said wing provides a lift force to a front segment of the snowboard when the snowboard travels through powder snow which is at a height above the wing.
An elongate board comprising:
- a front segment with a top surface having a wing mounted above the top surface so as to produce a lift force on the front segment when traveling through snow;
- and
- a rear segment with a top surface having a rear wing mounted above the top surface so as to produce a downward force on the rear segment when traveling through snow.
A snow ski comprising:
- a top surface;
- a wing mounted above the top surface;
- and
- wherein the wing provides a lift force to the snow ski when traveling through snow which is deeper than a height of the wing above the top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.