Patent ID: 6758487
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a ski or snowboard, comprising the steps of:providing a ski or snowboard having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two lateral sides extending between said top and bottom surfaces, said lateral sides having a generally uniform thickness and defining edges of said ski or snowboard, said ski or snowboard defining a longitudinal axis; and, locally converting, by grinding, each of said edges into a security edge that integrally extends along at least a portion of the length of said ski or snowboard between said top and bottom surfaces thereof, said security edges having a width that is variable over a length thereof so as to define generally planar portions and non-planar portions, said non-planar portions for each security edge including at least two indented portions that extend inwardly toward said longitudinal axis or at least two protruding portions that extend outwardly away from said longitudinal axis, wherein each of said non-planar portions is arranged next to one of said planar portions and at least one of said non-planar portions is disposed at a front half of the ski or snowboard while another of said non-planar portions is disposed at a rear half of the ski or snowboard.