PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15911949
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["280", "842000"]

Abstract:
Provided herein is a training device configured to allow a user to simulate all of the balancing and turning movements of downhill snow skiing or snowboarding on dry, downhill surfaces. The device is equipped with a braking system that allows the user to slow down the speed of travel when the moving direction changes from forward to sideways, thereby simulating the act of slowing down on a slope by turning a ski or snowboard. The braking effect is further enhanced when the ski or snowboard is tilted towards the uphill direction, further simulating the actual movements of skiing or snowboarding on snow. The braking system may include one or more mechanisms to amplify the force applied to the brake cables. An optional steering bar may be provided with handles that are positioned ahead of the bar to simulate the planting of ski poles prior to or during a turn.

Claim (Index 73):
A training device comprising:\n (a) a footboard assembly comprising:\n (i) a first and second footboard, each having a top surface, a front surface and a back surface; and \n (ii) a front crossbar and a rear crossbar fixedly attached to each other by a frame bar, wherein the front and rear crossbars are configured to hingedly attach to the first and second footboards; \n (b) a front neck fixedly attached to the front crossbar of the footboard assembly and pivotally attached to a front fork; (c) a rear neck fixedly attached to the rear crossbar of the footboard assembly and pivotally attached to a rear fork; (d) one or more front wheels rotatably attached to the front fork; (e) one or more rear wheels rotatably attached to the rear fork; (f) a handle bar fixedly attached to the front fork and having a first and second hand grip; and (g) a first braking system comprising:\n (i) a first front brake scissor assembly fixedly attached to the front fork and including a first front brake arm and a second front brake arm; \n (ii) a first rear brake scissor assembly fixedly attached to the rear fork and including a first rear brake arm and a second rear brake arm; \n (iii) a first front brake cable having a first end fixedly attached to the first front brake arm and a second end fixedly attached to the front surface of the footboard, wherein the first front brake cable is movably disposed within a first front rigid tube mounted to the front fork and a first front flexible tube disposed within the front neck; \n (iv) a second front brake cable having a first end fixedly attached to the second front brake arm and a second end fixedly attached to the front surface of the footboard, wherein the second front brake cable is movably disposed within a second front rigid tube mounted to the front fork and a second front flexible tube disposed within the front neck; \n (v) a first rear brake cable having a first end fixedly attached to the first rear brake arm and a second end fixedly attached to the rear surface of the footboard, wherein the first rear brake cable is movably disposed within a first rear tube mounted to the rear fork and a first rear flexible tube disposed within the rear neck; and \n (vi) a second rear brake cable having a first end fixedly attached to the second rear brake arm and a second end fixedly attached to the rear surface of the footboard, wherein the second rear brake cable is movably disposed within a second rear tube mounted to the rear fork and a second rear flexible tube disposed within the rear neck; and \n (h) a second braking system comprising:\n (i) a second front brake scissor assembly fixedly attached to the front fork and including a third front brake arm and a fourth front brake arm; \n (ii) a second rear brake scissor assembly fixedly attached to the rear fork and including a third rear brake arm and a fourth rear brake arm; \n (iii) a third front brake cable having a first end fixedly attached to the third front brake arm and a second end fixedly attached to a first hand control disposed on the handlebar, wherein the third front brake cable is movably disposed within a second front flexible tube disposed along the handlebar; and \n (iv) a third rear brake cable having a first end fixedly attached to the third rear brake arm and a second end fixedly attached to a second hand control disposed on the handlebar, wherein the third rear brake cable is movably disposed within a third rear flexible tube disposed under the front and rear necks, \n wherein, when the front fork is turned by a user tension is simultaneously applied to the first or second front brake cable and to the first or second rear brake cable, thereby urging the front brake scissor assembly to contact the front wheels and the rear brake scissor assembly to contact the rear wheels, and \n wherein, when a user shifts its weight left or right, additional tension is applied to the first or second front brake cable and to the first or second rear brake cable, thereby urging the front brake scissor assembly to contact the front wheels and the rear brake scissor assembly to contact the rear wheels with greater force as compared to when a user turns the front fork.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.82558
- Patent Class: 280.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15516218', '14845298', '10412855', '13703279', '12834261']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7864219542451428
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6246376867871694
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7702435274993455
- Mean Citation Score: 293.27321199999994
- Max Citation Score: 587.2074
- Similarity Product: 517.2707685541034

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test