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Snow Skis And Snowboards Having Split Tips And/Or Tails

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-08
SKI LOGIC SCOTTYBOB
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[0010] The present invention provides a snow ski or snowboard having split tips and / or split tails. The split tips and / or tails may provide enhanced turning capability compared to traditional skis or snowboards. The split tip and / or split tail portion of the ski may provide additional edges that may enhance turning characteristics of the ski or snowboard. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, the present invention provides an asymmetrical ski tail to further enhance turning. Such an asymmetrical tail may have varying tail edge lengths, interior edges, varying widths of split tails, varying thickness of split tails, and / or varying core material of split tails that provides such enhanced turning ability.

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The width of the gap may be non-uniform throughout the length of the gap.

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[0033] At the outset, it is noted that the terms “ski,”“snowboard,” and / or simply “board” are used interchangeably herein, and the various concepts and embodiments described herein apply to both skis and snowboards. In particular, although some of the concepts are described with respect to alpine and telemark skis, it will be understood that the concepts may apply equally well to other types of skis and / or snowboards, as will be readily apparent to one of skill in the art.

[0034] The present invention recognizes that properly designed skis must accommodate a number of concerns in today's highly competitive market. It is particularly important that the skier be able to execute turns without undo effort, and that the skis be stable and relatively easy to control. In recent years, skis having greater sidecut, known as “shaped” skis have become increasingly popular, particularly in the alpine ski market. Such shaped skis provide enhanced turning compared to skis that have relatively lit...

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Abstract

A snow ski or snowboard having enhanced turning capability compared to traditional skis or snowboards has a split tip and / or tail portion. The split tip / tail provides enhanced turning characteristics of the ski or snowboard. The split tips and / or tails may have additional active turning edges may have the same, or similar, curvature as the primary turning edge, thereby effectively increasing the length of the turning edge. A symmetrical or asymmetrical ski tail may be provided to further enhance turning on skis. Such a symmetrical or asymmetrical tail may have varying tail edge lengths, varying widths of split tails, interior edges, varying thickness of split tails, and / or varying core material of split tails that provides such enhanced turning ability.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 577,373, filed on Jun. 2, 2004, entitled “SNOW SKIS AND SNOWBOARDS”, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of snow skis and snowboards, and more specifically, to snow skis and snowboards having split tips and / or tails. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] A variety of types of skis and snowboards are currently in use and suited for many various types of skiing and / or snowboarding. In particular, there are many types of skis / snowboards which are adapted for various types of skiing / snowboarding, such as, for example, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, telemark skiing, and snowboarding. The shape of the ski, width of the ski, length of the ski sliding surface of the ski, ski tip, ski tail, and the bindings used to couple a skier's boot to the...

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IPC IPC(8): A63C5/03A63C5/048A63C5/052
CPCA63C5/03A63C5/0405A63C5/052A63C5/0485A63C5/0411
Inventor CARLSON, SCOTTMAZZARELLA, DAVID
Owner SKI LOGIC SCOTTYBOB
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