Patent ID: 6315317
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A board for gliding, the board being configured for the attachment of a binding assembly which includes a toe binding and a heel binding, the board comprising: an integrally formed member having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface including a zone for fitting the binding assembly thereto, the zone being divided into longitudinally spaced front and rear portions which are joined by a step portion extending therebetween, the toe binding adapted to be mounted to the top surface of the front portion and the heel binding adapted to be mounted to the top surface of the rear portion, wherein a thickness of the board measured between the top and bottom surfaces along the front portion of the zone being greater than a thickness of the board measured between the top and bottom surfaces along the rear portion of the zone to provide the front portion with a top surface which is higher than the top surface of the rear portion, a ratio of a vertical height of the step portion to a longitudinal length of the step portion exceeds 20 percent, and the longitudinal length of the front and rear portions being substantially equal.