Patent ID: 6663137
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A snowboard, wherein the snowboard includes a board, the board having two bindings mounted on an upper surface of the board at a distance apart of approximately &frac13; of a length of the board, wherein the board includes inwardly curving edge portions and a width of at least 18 cm, being wider at both of the board's ends than in a middle of the board, the snowboard comprising:a sole surface divided between the ends in the length direction of the snowboard into three successive portions, a front portion, a central portion, and a rear portion, the sole surface including a main area extending in a middle of the sole surface in the length direction through all three successive portions, the main area being flat when the board is pressed against a ground and having a minimum width of 4 cm in a transverse direction of the snowboard over a length that is sufficient to define the flat; and secondary lateral areas on each side of the main area positioned in the front portion and the back portion and at the transition to the ends, each secondary lateral area being at least 4 cm wide and wherein a combined length of the secondary lateral areas including both the front and rear portions on one side of the snowboard is at least {fraction (1/10)} of a length of the main area, and wherein the secondary lateral areas are each substantially linear in cross section are rigid, and do not contact the ground unless the board is edged, and wherein each secondary lateral area is positioned at an angle with respect to the main area such that the angle substantially increases from the center portion to the transition to the ends so that each secondary lateral area is tapered to become increasingly elevated with respect to the ground.