Patent ID: 8272907

Claim:
A collapsible sectionalized sports board, comprising: a first section having a longitudinal axis; a second section separable from said first section and having a longitudinal axis; and a post-tensioning apparatus operatively disposed between said first and said second sections along the longitudinal axis of each of said first and said second section, said post-tensioning apparatus including a cable slidably inserted into a cable chase disposed in each of said first and second sections, and a cable tension adjustment for selectively coupling said sections into a configuration for use of the board in a sport or uncoupling said sections for folding said board sections into a compact collapsed configuration; wherein said post-tensioning apparatus is incorporated into a board stringer divided into a plurality of stringer segments, including a first segment disposed in said first section, and a second segment disposed in said second section; wherein said board stringer has a substantially rectangular cross sectional shape and said stringer segments generally correspond in length to the length of the board section into which it is incorporated; wherein said board stringer runs substantially the entire length of the longitudinal axis of said sports board when said board is in the functional configuration for use, and wherein said board stringer includes upper and lower bores which, when said sports board is assembled, function as a continuous or substantially continuous cable sheathing or chase into which said post-tensioning cable is slidably inserted.