Patent ID: 9126097
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A45F,A63C

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: at least one grasping means affixed to a top surface of a snowboard; and an attachment means for affixing the at least one grasping means to the top surface of the snowboard, wherein the at least one grasping means allows a snowboarder to grab the snowboard to carry the snowboard, wherein the at least one grasping means comprises: a hinge affixed to the top surface of the snowboard near and along a lengthwise edge of the snowboard; a handle affixed to the hinge; and a locking means for securing the handle in a first position while the snowboarder rides the snowboard when the snowboarder is secured to the snowboard with bindings, wherein the hinge is operable to provide movement of the handle from the first position proximate to the top surface of the snowboard to a second position away from the edge of the snowboard to allow the snowboarder to grab the handle to carry the snowboard, and wherein the hinge is further operable to provide movement of the handle to a third position between the first and second positions and to lock the handle into the third position to allow the snowboarder to grab the snowboard to perform a trick while the snowboarder rides the snowboard.