Performance enhanced snowboard

a performance enhancement and snowboard technology, applied in the field of snowboards and snowboards, can solve the problems of removing the control needed to perform and the tail is a burden, and achieve the effects of enhancing the performance of the snowboard, and reducing the cost of operation

US20100013191A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-21MCKEEVER NATHANIEL W
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2010-01-21
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A performance enhanced snowboard having an extended, generally planar deck with a nose, a tail, and a central section. The deck also has an overall length, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The nose has a widest portion that defines a nose chord line having a nose chord length. The tail has a widest portion that defines a tail chord line having a tail chord length, and the central section has a narrowest portion that defines a central chord line having a central chord length. The nose chord length is greater than the central chord length, and the nose chord length is between about fifteen and thirty-five percent of the overall length of the deck. The tail chord length is between about one percent and ten percent greater than the central chord length, while the distance between the tail chord line and the central chord line is between about forty to ninety percent of the distance between the nose chord line and the central chord line. The structure permits the invented board to function like a surfboard or skateboard while also sliding like a conventional snowboard.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] This invention relates to snowboards and snowboarding.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Snowboarding has its roots in surfing. For the typical snowboarder of today, a dual-directional board is unnecessary. To perform maneuvers similar to surfing and skateboarding, a uni-directional board with control shifted further to the back foot is optimal. When attempting to maneuver a standard snowboard the tail is a burden and takes away from the control needed to perform surf- and skate-like maneuvers. In fact the tail is a burden in many situations and when reduced or omitted is much more efficient. For example, when riding through moguls the tail of a conventional snowboard can easily catch an edge, while the performance enhanced snowboard is easily maneuverable through these same moguls. The sport of snowboarding has strayed from its roots for too long, and it is time for the performance enhanced snowboard to pick up where it left off.DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

[0003] The invention is d...

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[0017]The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of presently-preferred embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the functions and the sequence of steps for constructing and operating the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments. However, it is to be understood that the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.

[0018]Referring to the figures, the invention generally comprises a performance enhanced snowboard 100 having an extended, generally planar deck 102 with a nose 104, a tail 106, and a central section 108 that connects the nose 104 and the tail 106. The deck 102 also has an overall length 110, a top surface 112, and a bottom surface 114.

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