Patent ID: 6182998
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A shock-absorbing device for a gliding board, said device comprising:two transmission rods laterally spaced apart, each of said transmission rods having a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portions constituting fixed end portions and said second end portions constituting movable end portions;at least one fixed connection adapted to connect said first end portions of said two transmission rods rigidly to the gliding board;at least one casing adapted to be connected rigidly to the gliding board at a certain distance longitudinally spaced from said fixed connection, said at least one casing having openings through which said second end portions are introduced, each said opening having a size sufficient to permit free translational and rotational sliding of said second end portions, said at least one casing further having at least one recess for housing said second end portions of said two transmission rods, each of said recesses containing a viscoelastic material;each of said second portions of said transmission rods having a longitudinally extending sliding surface along a certain length and in contact with said viscoelastic material, said second portions of said transmission rods being arranged for rotational and translational movement in said at least one recess and being biased in shearing with said viscoelastic material during said movementwherein:said two transmission rods are offset relative to one another and operate independently of one another.