Patent ID: 8052165

Claim:
An end piece for cladding a terminal front or rear end of a ski or snowboard, the ski or snowboard having a longitudinal axis and a first gliding board tongue on one side of the longitudinal axis and a second gliding board tongue on the other side of the longitudinal axis, wherein the end piece is adapted to be rigidly and non-detachably fitted onto a front or rear end portion of the ski or snowboard, and wherein the end piece has a substantially arch-shaped or sickle-shaped profile along a gliding plane of the ski or snowboard, the end piece comprising at least a first portion adapted to be secured to the first gliding board tongue and a second portion adapted to be secured to the second gliding board tongue, the first portion having a zone lying adjacent to the second portion and the second portion having a zone lying adjacent to the first portion, wherein a position of the first portion is variable relative to a position of the second portion, and wherein a distance between the mutually adjacent zones or a width or length dimension of at least one of the zones can be varied.