Patent ID: 6481741
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A gliding board adapted to snowboarding, said gliding board comprising:a first end and a second end, said first and second ends defining a length of the board extending in a longitudinal direction; a first edge and a second edge, said first and second edges defining a width of the board extending in a transverse direction; an upper surface and a lower or gliding surface, said upper and lower surfaces defining a height of the board; within said height of the board, the board further comprising a lower reinforcement, an upper reinforcement, and at least one core, said at least one core being located between said upper reinforcement and said lower reinforcement; between said first end and said second end, the board further comprising a first end zone, a first contact line, a first intermediate zone, a first boot retaining zone, a central zone, a second boot retaining zone, a second intermediate zone, a second contact line, and a second end zone; each of said at least one core comprising a thickness demarcated by two surface, respectively, said two surfaces being parallel to one another, and at least one of said at least one core having a smaller width than said width of the board in each of said first and second end zones and a thickness providing the gliding board with an upwardly projecting base portion to form an upper base surface; at least in each of said first and second end zones said upper surface of the board being defined by said upper base surface and a lower base surface, whereby at least in each of said first and second end zones said lower base surface extends laterally of said upper base surface on opposite lateral sides of said upper base surface, and whereby at least in each of said first and second end zones a width of said upper base surface relative to the width of the board is less than in predetermined other ones of said zones.