Patent ID: 6494467
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
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 snowboard, 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 of at least one of said end sections, each component comprising: i) first and second side reinforcing members extending along first and second opposite sides of the main snowboard structure, each of said side reinforcing members having first and second end portions; ii) a first transversely aligned reinforcing member extending between the first end portions of the first and second side reinforcing members; iii) a second transversely aligned reinforcing member extending between the second end portions of the first and second side reinforcing members; iv) a first diagonally aligned reinforcing member extending between the first end portion of the first side reinforcing member to the second end portion of the second side reinforcing member and; v) a second reinforcing member extending between the first end portion of the second side member to the second end portion of the first side reinforcing member.