Patent ID: 7219916

Claim:
A snowboard, comprising: an elongate board, having curved-up tip portion, a tail portion and a mid-portion extending between said tip portion and said tail portion, said mid-portion having a first side, a second side, a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface defining first and second longitudinal outer edges along said first side and said second side, respectively; and first and second elongate runner surfaces integrally formed with said bottom surface of said elongate board and extending along a substantial length of said mid portion adjacent said first and second longitudinal outer edges, said first and second runner surfaces defining a longitudinally extending channel therein between along said bottom surface of said elongate board, said first and second elongate runner surfaces and said channel defining a smooth, continuous, uninterrupted surface between said first and second longitudinal edges, said elongate board having a cross-sectional thickness that is greater at said first and second elongate runner surfaces than at a center of said channel.