Patent ID: 8286989
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A63C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A snowboard, comprising: an elongate board member having an upper surface with a riding section only in the middle of the upper surface, a bottom surface and a pair of lateral edges; a footbrake pivotally mounted to the upper surface of the board member within the riding section only in the middle of the upper surface and on a central longitudinal axis of the board member by a pivot rod, the footbrake pivotable between a raised and undeployed position and a lowered and deployed position; a footbrake retractor attached to the footbrake and urging the foot brake toward the raised and undeployed position; and a pair of lateral brake paddles operatively connected to the footbrake, extending beyond the lateral edges of the board member and pivotable about the pivot rod; wherein the footbrake is forced into the lowered and deployed position by the rider actively depressing the footbrake, and wherein when the footbrake is in the raised and undeployed position, the pair of lateral brake paddles are above the bottom surface of the board member, and when the footbrake is in the lowered and deployed position, the pair of lateral brake paddles extend below the bottom surface of the board member; and wherein a handle is not attached to the board member.