Patent ID: 7021647

Claim:
A board for gliding having a central underfoot zone for receiving the foot of a user, a front zone extending from the underfoot zone to a front tip of said board, a rear zone extending the underfoot zone to a rear tip of said board said board including; a lower assembly comprising a gliding sole and edges; an upper assembly comprising a protective upper layer and an upper reinforcement layer; an intermediate core placed between the lower and upper assemblies; a plate mounted in the underfoot zone above the upper assembly of the board, said plate having at least one layer of elastic or viscoelastic material over at least one of its faces and being capable of being displaced in the direction toward the lower assembly through the effort of pressure exerted by the user's foot; and at least one longitudinal rigid arm extending into said at least one layer of said plate downwardly and forwardly from said underfoot zone through the upper assembly, wherein the force exerted by the user's foot is transmitted from the plate forwardly and downwardly to the lower assembly of the board.