EP 1007167 A1 20000614 - ERGONOMIC SPORTSBOARD
Title (en)
ERGONOMIC SPORTSBOARD
Title (de)
ERGONOMISCHES SPORTBRETT
Title (fr)
PLANCHE DE SPORT ERGONOMIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- IB 9801633 W 19980903
- US 5763797 P 19970905
- US 4488098 A 19980320
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2003094777A1] A sportsboard having an ergonomic upper surface. The upper surface of the sportsboard includes at least one upwardly angled portion with respect to a center of the sportsboard adapted to contact the extremities of a rider, e.g., the feet, boots and/or bindings. Preferably, the angle is between about 1° and 20°, more preferably between about 4° and 14°, and most preferably between 5° and 12°. The angle preferably accounts for an amount of flex in the sportsboard when ridden, and thus may be, e.g., more preferably in a range of between about 4° and 7° in a flexible sportsboard. The extremity contacting sections may be laterally arcuate, may be laterally rotated, and/or may be tilted about a lengthwise axis of the sportsboard. In another aspect, to reduce stiffness in the sportsboard, a plurality of grooves are formed widthwise across the sportsboard, particularly across thicker portions of the sportsboard, to reduce the compression forces necessary to bend the sportsboard in a lengthwise direction.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A63C 5/03 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63C 5/03 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9912616 A1 19990318; AT E268197 T1 20040615; AU 9363598 A 19990329; CA 2302614 A1 19990318; CA 2302614 C 20070220; DE 69824297 D1 20040708; EP 1007167 A1 20000614; EP 1007167 B1 20040602; US 2003094777 A1 20030522
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 9801633 W 19980903; AT 98946646 T 19980903; AU 9363598 A 19980903; CA 2302614 A 19980903; DE 69824297 T 19980903; EP 98946646 A 19980903; US 33042402 A 20021230