Patent ID: 6059306
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A gliding board adapted for use in snowboarding comprising:a front end, a rear end, and first and second opposite lateral side edges, said board extending along a longitudinal axis between said front and rear ends;an intermediate portion positioned between said front and rear ends, said intermediate portion including an upper support surface, said upper support surface being adapted to receive boot retention devices;two off-centered portions, each of said two off-centered portions being positioned between said intermediate portion and a respective one of said front and rear ends, said intermediate portion being juxtaposed to each of said two off-centered portions;a glide surface on a side of the gliding board opposite said support surface, each of said two off-centered portions comprising a respective transversely extending contact line along said glide surface with respect to a ground surface;at least one of said two off-centered portions comprising at least one strip of material providing said one of said two off-centered portions with a greater mechanical resistance during torsion about said longitudinal axis than a mechanical resistance during torsion about said longitudinal axis of said intermediate portion, said strip of material forming an angle greater than zero with respect to said longitudinal axis;said strip of material extending from proximate one of said first and second lateral edges, substantially at one of said contact lines, to said intermediate portion proximate a second of said first and second lateral edges; andsaid intermediate portion comprising no strip of material forming an angle greater than zero with respect to said longitudinal axis.