Patent ID: 7246568

Claim:
A sports board for use on a gliding surface such as snow slope comprising: a. a laminated composite foam core comprising a low-density polyolefin foam base, having a substantially planar elongated main body, a top surface, a bottom surface, a substantially symmetrical elongate side edge surfaces; the board having one or both end portions having an upturned shape acting as the leading end of the gliding board; b. an elongated stiffening element layer having a first bonding surface and an opposing second bonding surface, wherein the surfaces are heat laminated to the polyolefin foam base and oriented in a direction generally parallel to the X-Y plane of the core, wherein the stiffening element comprises substantially polyolefin foam with flexural strength substantially higher than the low-density polyolefin foam base, and wherein the stiffening element provides mechanical stiffening to the sports board; c. a plastic bottom layer laminated to the bottom surface of the composite foam core; d. a top layer covering the top surface of the composite foam core.