Patent ID: 7559571
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A downhill ski comprising a tail region, a central region, a shovel region, a tip having a curvature, and a longitudinal axis extending from the tail region to the tip, a binding having a front jaw and a heel a superstructure connected to the central region, the superstructure having a base member supporting said front jaw and said heel of the binding, and a front prolongation reacting to the shovel upward movements, a free end of the front prolongation exerting a downward thrust action on a portion of the ski between the front jaw of the binding and the section where the tip curvature commences, a bracket extending from the shovel region, the bracket having a horizontal slot extending along said longitudinal axis, a free end of the front prolongation connected to the bracket, the end of front prolongation being engaged with and movable along the horizontal slot, so that the end of the front prolongation is allowed to rotate and slide along said longitudinal slot.