Patent ID: 6293567
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A structurally reinforced snowboard, comprising:a) a main snowboard structure having a longitudinal center axis and a centrally located transverse axis at a center of the snow board, said main snowboard structure comprising:i) a main front end section having a front outward end portion at a front end of the snowboard;ii) a main rear end section having a rear outward end portion at a rear end of the snowboard;iii) an intermediate portion at an inward location between said front portion and said rear portion, said intermediate portion having foot engaging locations thereon;iv) side edge portions on opposite sides of the main snowboard structure;v) a core portion extending along a substantial length of the snowboard;vi) upper and lower surface portions extending along upper and lower surface regions of said snowboard and positioned above and below said core portion;b) upper and lower elongate reinforcing components, located at the upper and lower surface regions at at least one of said end section, each component comprising:i) two reinforcing side portions, each having an inner end portion laterally closer to said longitudinal axis so that the two inner end portions are laterally closer to one another, and an outer end portion further from said longitudinal axis and said transverse axis so as to be closer to a related edge portion of a related end section, so that the two outer end portions are further from one another;ii) an end reinforcing portion, located near and extending across an end portion of a related end section, and having two end side portions at side locations at the outer end portions of the two reinforcing side members.