초록 ▼

A two-piece apparatus for sliding over a surface. The device includes forward and rear runners connected by a linkage which allows a user to increase deviation of the runners from a horizontal plane at the same time that a deviation from the longitudinal axis of the apparatus occurs. Thus, the user

A two-piece apparatus for sliding over a surface. The device includes forward and rear runners connected by a linkage which allows a user to increase deviation of the runners from a horizontal plane at the same time that a deviation from the longitudinal axis of the apparatus occurs. Thus, the user can tilt or edge the runners at the same time that a turn is being implemented. The board provides a narrower waist section than the leading or trailing sections on each of the forward and rear runners. In addition, at maximum articulation of the runners, a substantially smooth arc is formed along the inner edge of the runners so that optimal cornering and shorter radii may be achieved. Preferably, each of the runners includes a set of fins along a rearward edge so that the device may bite into the surface more aggressively.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An apparatus for sliding on a surface comprising:a forward runner defining right and left edges, front, rearward and central sections, an upper surface, and an opposing lower surfa

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An apparatus for sliding on a surface comprising:a forward runner defining right and left edges, front, rearward and central sections, an upper surface, and an opposing lower surface, the width of the central section being less than the width of both the front section and rearward section,a rear runner defining left and right edges, front, rearward and central sections, an upper surface, and an opposing lower surface, the width of the central section being less than the width of both front section and rearward section, anda linkage for connecting the forward runner to the rear runner, such that the forward runner and the rear runner lie substantially in a plane and such that the front section of the rear runner is proximal to the rearward section of the forward runner, the linkage being configured such that the linkage maintains a distance between the forward and rear runners, but allows articulation of the two runners relative to one another to define an inside articulation of the forward and rear runners such that an inside angle formed by the longitudinal axis of the forward runner and the longitudinal axis of the rear runner is acute, and wherein the rear portion of the left edge of the forward runner and the forward portion of the left edge of the rear runner form a substantially smooth arc.