Patent ID: 6224085
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard, for supporting thereon a rider, comprising:an elongated platform formed from at least ninety-five percent non-metal material; whereinsaid material renders said platform flexible longitudinally, laterally, and torsionally; andsaid platform having a given length, and a varying width; wherein,said given length is greater than a greatest width of said varying width by more than fifty percent;said platform has an upper surface for mounting thereon the shoes of a rider, and a bottom surface for engaging a bearing surface;said upper and bottom surfaces have (a) arcuate conformations, and (b) flat lands; and said arcuate conformations and said lands cooperatively define edges which cause said snowboard to track in substantially linear travel;said arcuate conformation of said bottom surface defines a tunnel; andsaid tunnel comprises means for forming snow, with which it engages, into an extended bead which gives said snowboard lateral stability; andsaid tunnel has a plurality of hardened orthogonal protrusions imbedded therein.