IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0909229
(2014-08-01)
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등록번호 |
US-9717976
(2017-08-01)
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우선권정보 |
AU-2013902864 (2013-08-01) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/AU2014/000769
(2014-08-01)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2015/013750
(2015-02-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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A snowboard assembly is disclosed that includes a deck supported above a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades. The deck has an upper surface for supporting a rider thereon and each blade has a lower surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden. The deck is sup
A snowboard assembly is disclosed that includes a deck supported above a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades. The deck has an upper surface for supporting a rider thereon and each blade has a lower surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden. The deck is supported above the blades by mounts that are interposed between each blade and the deck. The deck is torsionally rigid between the mounts such that, in use, rider induced weight transfer forces are able to be transferred from the deck through one or both mounts and into one or both blades in order to steer the assembly. The mounts may be truck assemblies which enable the blades to move independently with respect to the deck.
대표청구항
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1. A snowboard assembly, comprising: a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades, each blade having a bottom surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden; anda deck supported above the blades by mounts that are interposed between each blade and the deck, the deck h
1. A snowboard assembly, comprising: a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades, each blade having a bottom surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden; anda deck supported above the blades by mounts that are interposed between each blade and the deck, the deck having a top surface for supporting a rider thereon, each mount enabling the blade supported thereby to move independently with respect to the deck, each mount including: a baseplate securable to a bottom surface of the deck;an elongate member coupled to the supported blade and pivotally retained with respect to the baseplate; anda pair of laterally spaced apart biasing means which act to return the elongate member to a home position with respect to the baseplate, the biasing means coupled between the baseplate and elongate member to provide resistance against pivotal movement of the elongate member about a pivot axis,wherein the deck is torsionally rigid between the mounts such that, in use, rider induced weight transfer forces are able to be transferred from the deck through one or both mounts and into one or both blades in order to steer the assembly. 2. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the mounts interposed between each blade and the deck are truck assemblies. 3. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the elongate member is retained in a recess or channel formed in the baseplate. 4. The snowboard assembly of claim 3 wherein the elongate member is retained in the recess or channel by a retaining plate, the retaining plate including a pivot pin that extends through the elongate member and into the baseplate and wherein the pivot pin defines the pivot axis about which the elongate member is able to pivot with respect to the baseplate and deck. 5. The snowboard assembly of claim 4 wherein the recess or channel formed in the baseplate restricts an amount that the elongate member is able to pivot about the pivot axis. 6. The snowboard assembly of claim 5 wherein the recess or channel provides tapered surfaces that are contactable with the elongate member and which provide hard stops to restrict the amount that the elongate member is able to pivot about the pivot axis. 7. The snowboard assembly of claim 4 wherein the pivot axis is angled at substantially 45° with respect to the bottom surface of the deck. 8. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the elongate member is coupled to the blade through a pair of spaced apart blade mounts upstanding from a top surface of the blade adjacent opposing lateral edges thereof. 9. The snowboard assembly of claim 8 wherein the blade mounts are pivotally coupled to the elongate member. 10. The snowboard assembly of claim 8 wherein the deck is contactable with the blade mounts when the elongate member pivots thereby providing means to vary the effective sidecut of the snowboard assembly. 11. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the elongate member is a bar having a rectangular cross-section. 12. The snowboard assembly of claim 11 wherein the elongate member has cylindrical end portions and the blade mounts are pivotally coupled to the cylindrical end portions. 13. The snowboard assembly of claim 12 wherein the truck assembly further includes additional biasing means which act to return the blade mounts and blade to a home position with respect to the deck. 14. The snowboard assembly of claim 13 wherein the additional biasing means which act to return the blade mounts and blade to a home position with respect to the deck comprise a pair of leaf springs mounted to the elongate member about opposing sides of the baseplate, the leaf springs contactable with the top surface of the blade and operable to provide resistance against pivotal movement of the blade mounts and blade with respect to the elongate member. 15. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the biasing means comprise springs. 16. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the deck has flexible forward and aft tips contactable with the blades. 17. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the deck terminates in downwardly sloped sections. 18. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the blades have flexible upswept tips that are contactable with the deck. 19. The snowboard assembly of claim 18 wherein the flexible upswept tips of each blade are able to flex up under snow pressure, thereby reducing edge contact between the blades and snow to assist turning in soft or powder snow. 20. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein the blades have straight metal edges for cutting into snow or ice to perform a turn. 21. The snowboard assembly of claim 1 wherein, for each blade, the mounts comprise a pair of spaced apart blade mounts upstanding from a top surface of the blade adjacent opposing lateral edges thereof, said blade mounts secured to both the blade and a bottom surface of the deck. 22. A snowboard assembly, including: a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades having upswept flexible tips, each blade having a bottom surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden; anda deck having a top surface for supporting a rider thereon and flexible tips, the deck supported above each blade by a mount interposed between each blade and the deck, each mount enabling the blade supported thereby to move independently with respect to the deck, each mount including: a baseplate securable to a bottom surface of the deck;an elongate member coupled to the blade and pivotally retained with respect to the baseplate; anda pair of laterally spaced apart biasing means which act to return the elongate member to a home position with respect to the baseplate, the biasing means coupled between the baseplate and elongate member to provide resistance against pivotal movement of the elongate member about a pivot axis,wherein, the deck is torsionally rigid between each truck assembly such that, in use, rider induced weight transfer forces are able to be transferred from the deck through one or both truck assemblies and into one or both blades in order to steer the assembly and wherein the flexible tips of the deck are contactable with the blades and the flexible tips of the blades are contactable with the deck. 23. A snowboard assembly, including: a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades, each blade having a bottom surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden; anda deck supported above the blades by mounts that are interposed between each blade and the deck, the deck having a top surface for supporting a rider thereon, each mount enabling the blade supported thereby to move independently with respect to the deck, each mount including: a baseplate securable to a bottom surface of the deck; andan elongate member coupled to the blade and pivotally retained with respect to the baseplate such that the elongate member is retained in a recess or channel formed in the baseplate by a retaining plate, the retaining plate including a pivot pin that extends through the elongate member and into the baseplate, wherein the pivot pin defines a pivot axis about which the elongate member is able to pivot with respect to the baseplate and deck,wherein the deck is torsionally rigid between the mounts such that, in use, rider induced weight transfer forces are transferable from the deck through one or both mounts and into one or both blades in order to steer the assembly. 24. A snowboard assembly, including: a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades, each blade having a bottom surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden; anda deck supported above the blades by mounts that are interposed between each blade and the deck, the deck having a top surface for supporting a rider thereon, each mount enabling the blade supported thereby to move independently with respect to the deck, each mount including: a baseplate securable to a bottom surface of the deck; andan elongate member coupled to the blade and pivotally retained with respect to the baseplate;wherein the snowboard assembly further includes biasing means which act to return the blade mounts and blade to a home position with respect to the deck, the biasing means comprising a pair of leaf springs mounted to the elongate member about opposing sides of the baseplate, the leaf springs contactable with the top surface of the blade and operable to provide resistance against pivotal movement of the blade mounts and blade with respect to the elongate member, and wherein the deck is torsionally rigid between the mounts such that, in use, rider induced weight transfer forces are transferable from the deck through one or both mounts and into one or both blades in order to steer the assembly. 25. A snowboard assembly, including: a pair of longitudinally spaced apart blades, each blade having a bottom surface for contacting ice or snow upon which the snowboard assembly is ridden; anda deck supported above the blades by mounts that are interposed between each blade and the deck, the deck having a top surface for supporting a rider thereon, each mount enabling the blade supported thereby to move independently with respect to the deck, each mount including: a baseplate securable to a bottom surface of the deck; andan elongate member coupled to the supported blade and pivotally retained with respect to the baseplate;wherein the elongate member is coupled to the blade through a pair of spaced apart blade mounts upstanding from a top surface of the blade adjacent opposing lateral edges thereof, wherein the deck is contactable with the blade mounts when the elongate member pivots thereby providing means to vary the effective sidecut of the snowboard assembly, and wherein the deck is torsionally rigid between the mounts such that, in use, rider induced weight transfer forces are transferable from the deck through one or both mounts and into one or both blades in order to steer the assembly.
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