Torsionally reinforced snowboard

Abstract

A snowboard having a forward end with a shovel and rearward end with a heel. The forward shovel and rearward heel include forward and rearward contact areas on both the right and left sides. The snowboard includes a base sheet, a core, a top sheet, forward and rearward binding fastening regions, and a first reinforcement member. The core is disposed above the base sheet. The top sheet is disposed above the core. The forward and rearward binding fastening regions are disposed between the shovel and heel. The first reinforcement member is disposed between the core and the top sheet and extends from adjacent one of the forward and rearward binding fastening regions to adjacent both contact areas on one end of the snowboard. The first reinforcement member includes a right leaf spring member and a left leaf spring member. The right leaf spring member extends generally from the binding fastening region toward the right contact area. The left leaf spring member extends generally from the binding fastening region toward the left contact area. The right and left leaf spring members are, with respect to the core and top sheet, substantially affixed at one end. At the opposite end, the spring members are moveably secured between the top sheet and core.