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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yves Piegay, Voiron, FR;
Assignee:
Skis Rossignol S.A., Voiron, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280602 ; 280610 ;
Abstract
A ski structure has a core that can be provided with reinforcing elements and is provided with upper and lower covering elements. At least one cavity is provided in the core and has a terminal end that terminates in at least one of the upper surface and lower surface of the core. The ski structure cavity is covered by at least one of the upper and lower covering element and the edges of the ski. At least one block made of, for example, elastic, hyperelastic, or viscoelastic material is provided in the at least one cavity. The height of each block is preferably greater than 5 mm while the ratio between the height and the length of the block is preferably between 0.3 and 7.