Patent ID: 6341786
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A ski board device, said device comprising:a board for supporting a user, said board having a top surface and bottom surface, said board having a front edge, a back edge, a first side edge and second side edge; two pairs of runners, each of said runners being elongate, each of said runners having a tapered end portion, each of said tapered end portions being turned upwards out of a plane of said runners; a pair of mountings for mounting said runners to said board; wherein one pair of runners is located in front of a second pair of runners such that one of said runners from a front pair of said runners generally shares a longitudinal axis with one of said runners of a rear pair of said runners, wherein a front pair of runners and a back pair of runners are defined; a pair of foot holders for holding the foot of the user to said board, each of said foot holders having a base portion, each of said base portions having a front edge, a back edge, a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of opposite edges, each of said foot holders having a securing means thereon for securing the feet of a user in said foot holders; a first bore in each of a first and a second of said pair of foot holders for coupling said foot holders to said board, each of said first bores being generally located in a central portion of said base portions of said first and second foot holders; a pair of bores in said board, each of said bores extending through said board, one of said bores being located generally adjacent to a back edge of said board, the other of said bores being located generally adjacent to said front edge of said board; a pair of pivot bars for allowing said foot holders to rotate with respect to said board, each of said pivot bars being mounted in one of said bores in said board and in one of said first bores in said first and second foot holders; a second bore in each of said first and second foot holders, said second bores being in said base portions of said foot holders, said second bores being located generally adjacent to said back edges of said first and second foot holders; a pair of slots in said board, each of said slots having a generally arcuate shape, each of said slots extending along a line forming a circle centered on said pivot bars, each of said slots having a side wall with a plurality of notches therein; and a pair of pawls for selectively engaging said notches, each of said pawls being mounted in one of said second bores of said first and second foot holders.