IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0779183
(2001-02-08)
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우선권정보 |
JP-0222457 (2000-07-24) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Kabushiki Kaisha Aki International
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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A snowboard includes a slide board and a step board which are joined by a connecting member in a substantially parallel and spaced relationship. Because of the elevated position of the step board, the snowboarder gains a leverage in controlling the edges of the slide board without any substantial ef
A snowboard includes a slide board and a step board which are joined by a connecting member in a substantially parallel and spaced relationship. Because of the elevated position of the step board, the snowboarder gains a leverage in controlling the edges of the slide board without any substantial effort. Therefore, the snowboarder is enabled to control the snowboard without requiring his or her boots to be fixed to the snowboard. Also, because the snowboarder can move his or her feet on the deck at will, this additionally increases the freedom in shifting of the weight. Therefore, as opposed to the conventional snowboard which does not provide any such leverage, and restrains the snowboarder's feet to fixed positions thereon, the snowboarder is allowed to shift his or her weight much more effortlessly, and perform a greater variety of tricks.
대표청구항
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1. An elevated deck snowboard for sliding over snow, comprising:an elongated slide board having a slide surface on a lower surface thereof and having a defined length; an elongated step board defining a deck on an upper surface thereof which is capable of freely accommodating both feet of a user, an
1. An elevated deck snowboard for sliding over snow, comprising:an elongated slide board having a slide surface on a lower surface thereof and having a defined length; an elongated step board defining a deck on an upper surface thereof which is capable of freely accommodating both feet of a user, and attached to an upper surface of the slide board in spaced and substantially parallel relationship via a connecting assembly including a plurality of connecting members, the step board having a length substantially equal to or greater than the length of the slide board; the connecting assembly being disposed inwardly of peripheral edges of the slide and step boards; and the connecting assembly substantially preventing the slide board and step board from pivoting relative to each other in at least a lateral direction of the snowboard where connected by said connecting members during use of the snowboard, such that when in use, the step board is capable of allowing significant leverage to be applied to the peripheral edges of the slide board. 2. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein the connecting assembly is provided in longitudinally middle parts of the slide and step boards and includes at least two of said connecting members spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the snowboard.3. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein the step board is appreciably greater in width than the slide board.4. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein the step board is provided with an engagement portion for allowing engagement of a toe of a snowboarder in a nose part thereof.5. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein the step board is provided with at least one boot binding.6. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein the connecting assembly substantially completely prevents the slide board and step board from moving relative to each other where connected by said connecting members during use of the snowboard.7. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein said connecting members are formed of substantially rigid material and substantially immovably fixed between the slide board and the step board.8. A snowboard according to claim 7, wherein the connecting members are substantially tubular in shape.9. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein the connecting assembly includes at least two of said connecting members spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the snowboard.10. A snowboard according to claim 1, wherein said connecting assembly is disposed closer to lateral peripheral edges of the slide and step boards than to longitudinal peripheral edges of the slide and step boards.11. An elevated deck snowboard for sliding over snow, comprising:an elongated slide board having a slide surface on a lower surface thereof; and an elongated step board defining a deck on an upper surface thereof which is capable of freely accommodating both feet of a user, and attached to an upper surface of the slide board in spaced and substantially parallel non-integral relationship via a connecting assembly comprising a plurality of connecting members disposed inwardly of peripheral edges of the slide and step boards and made of substantially non-compressible and relatively rigid material such that portions of the slide and step boards remain in a fixed, substantially parallel and spaced relationship where connected by the connecting members during use of the snowboard; wherein the spacing between the slide board and step board is greater than the combined thickness of the slide board and the step board. 12. A snowboard according to claim 11, wherein the connecting members are formed of at least one of hard plastic material and metallic material.13. A snowboard according to claim 11, wherein the connecting members are substantially tubular in shape.14. A snowboard according to claim 11, wherein the connecting assembly is provided in longitudinally middle parts of the slide board and step board.15. A snowboard according to claim 11, wherein the step board is appreciably greater in width than the slide board.16. A snowboard according to claim 11, wherein said connecting assembly is disposed closer to lateral peripheral edges of the slide and step boards than to longitudinal peripheral edges of the slide and step boards.17. An elevated deck snowboard for sliding over snow, comprising:an elongated slide board having a slide surface on a lower surface thereof and snow engaging peripheral edges, said slide board having a defined length; an elongated step board defining a deck on an upper surface thereof which is capable of freely accommodating both feet of a user, and a connecting assembly made of substantially non-compressible material connecting the step board to an upper surface of the slide board in spaced and substantially parallel relationship, said step board being constructed and arranged to permit a user's feet to be shifted on the step board during use for imparting leverage through the step board to control orientation of the slide board on the snow; the connecting assembly being disposed at intermediate portions of the slide and step boards inwardly of the peripheral edges of the slide and step boards, and substantially prohibiting at least lateral pivoting movement between portions of the boards where connected by the connecting assembly during use of the snowboard; wherein the step board has a length substantially equal to or greater than the length of the slide board, and wherein the connection between the two boards is limited to that provided by the connecting assembly. 18. A snowboard according to claim 17, wherein the connecting assembly is made of substantially non-compressible and relatively rigid material and is substantially immovably fixed between the slide board and the step board.19. An elevated deck snowboard for sliding over snow, comprising:an elongated slide board having a slide surface on a lower surface thereof; an elongated step board defining a deck on an upper surface thereof which is capable of freely accommodating both feet of a user; and a connecting assembly made of substantially non-compressible material connecting the step board to an upper surface of the slide board in spaced and substantially parallel relationship, and to allow a substantially increased leverage for the user in controlling the slide board by prohibiting at least lateral pivoting movement between portions of the slide and step boards where connected by the connecting assembly during use of the snowboard, the connecting assembly being disposed at intermediate portions of the slide and step boards inwardly of peripheral edges of the slide and step boards; wherein the connecting assembly spaces the step board upwardly away from the slide board by a distance which is greater than the thickness of the slide board. 20. A snowboard according to claim 19, wherein the connecting assembly substantially prohibits all relative movement between portions of the slide and step boards where connected by the connecting assembly during use of the snowboard.21. A snowboard according to claim 19, wherein said connecting assembly is disposed closer to lateral peripheral edges of the slide and step boards than to longitudinal peripheral edges of the slide and step boards.22. An elevated deck snowboard for sliding over snow, comprising:an elongated slide board having a slide surface on a lower surface thereof and having peripheral edges; an elongated step board defining a deck on an upper surface thereof which is capable of accommodating both feet of a user, said step board having peripheral edges; and a plurality of connecting members non-integrally connecting the step board to an upper surface of the slide board in spaced and substantially parallel relationship, the connecting assembly substantially preventing the slide board and step board from pivoting relative to each other in at least a lateral direction of the snowboard where connected by said connecting members during use of the snowboard, and the connecting members being disposed inwardly of the peripheral edges of the slide and step boards; wherein open spaces are defined between the peripheral edges of the boards, and wherein the connecting members space the step board upwardly away from the slide board by a distance which is greater than the combined thickness of the two boards.
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