Patent ID: 7654554

Claim:
A sports board, comprising a top layer having a first mounting zone that receives a first boot binding and a second mounting zone that receives a second boot binding; a bottom layer; an internal layer interposed between the top layer and the bottom layer such that the internal layer is entirely surrounded by the top layer and bottom layer; wherein the internal layer comprises an X-shaped structure including: (a) a central bridge positioned in a central region of the sports board; (b) a first segment interlocked to a first longitudinal end region of the central bridge, the first segment extending laterally outward toward a first lateral edge of the sports board and terminating adjacent to the first lateral edge; (c) a second segment interlocked to the first longitudinal end region of the central bridge, the second segment extending laterally outward toward a second lateral edge of the sports board opposite the first lateral edge and terminating adjacent to the second lateral edge; (d) a third segment interlocked to a second longitudinal end region of the central bridge opposite the first longitudinal end region, the third segment extending laterally outward toward the first lateral edge of the sports board and terminating adjacent to the first lateral edge; (e) a fourth segment interlocked to the second longitudinal end region of the central bridge, the fourth segment extending laterally outward toward the second lateral edge of the sports board and terminating adjacent to the second lateral edge.