Patent ID: 8011676

Claim:
A snowboard assembly comprising: an elongated panel having a top side, a bottom side, a front end, a back end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said front end being upturned; a pair of foot engaging members, one of said foot engaging members being positioned nearer to said front end and one of said foot engaging members being positioned nearer to said back end, each of said foot engaging members comprising: a first rail and a second rail each being attached to said top side, said first rail positioned adjacent to said first lateral edge and said second rail positioned adjacent to said second lateral edge, said first and second rails being orientated parallel to each other; a plate being positioned on said top side and extending between and engaging said first and second rails, said plate being selectively slidable between proximal and distal ends of said first and second rails with respect to said front end to allow selective positioning of said plate on said top side, wherein a foot covering is couplable to said plate to releasably secure a person's foot to said plate; and a resistance apparatus engaging said plate to increase or decrease a frictional force between said first and second rails and said plate to selectively alter ease of movement of said plate relative to said first and second rails; each of said first and second rails including an inner face facing each other, said inner face of each of said first and second rails having an elongated slot therein; said plate having a pair of side flanges positioned opposite of each other, each slot of said first and second rails having one of said flanges positioned therein to engage said plate with said first and second; and said resistance apparatus including a plurality of detents, each of said first and second rails having at least two of said detents mounted therein, each of said detents extending into an associated slot of said first and second rails and frictionally engaging one of said flanges.