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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
K-2 Corporation, Vashon, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 5/00 ;
Abstract
A ski ( ) includes a body ( ) formed from a primary core ( ) reinforced by a structural layer ( ) that wraps the primary core. A secondary core ( ) is disposed above the body and adhered thereto with an elastomeric layer ( ). A top layer ( ) overlies the secondary core and the exposed portions of the body to integrate the secondary core into the ski. The ski further includes a bottom layer ( ) reinforced with edge strips ( ). The secondary core ( ) provides additional mass at selected regions of the ski without significantly impacting the stiffness of the ski, thereby affecting the dynamic profile of the ski.