Forum positioning system

Abstract

A positioning system for a snowboard is provided. The positioning system includes an improved slider system and corresponding numerical positioning system.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A gliding board, comprising: 
 a rider adjustable fastener comprising a plurality of equally spaced apart interlocking surfaces; and    a plurality of equally spaced apart indicia on the board corresponding to said interlocking surfaces.    
     
     
         2 . A gliding board, comprising: 
 a rider adjustable fastener, comprising a channel having a plurality equally spaced apart surfaces and a fastening element having a plurality of equally spaced apart surfaces engaging with the plurality of surfaces of said channel, wherein said fastening element slides longitudinally in the channel; and    a plurality of equally spaced apart hash marks corresponding so said plurality of equally spaced apart surfaces; and    at least one indicium corresponding to at least one of said hash marks.    
     
     
         3 . The board of  claim 2 , wherein said board comprises a plurality of rider adjustable fasteners.  
     
     
         4 . The board of  claim 2 , wherein said board comprises a first fastener, a second fastener, a third fastener, and a fourth fastener, wherein said first and second fasteners are parallel, said third and fourth fasteners are parallel, said first and third fasteners are collinear, and said second and fourth fasteners are collinear.  
     
     
         5 . The board of  claim 2 , wherein said fastening element comprises at least one retaining element.  
     
     
         6 . The board of  claim 2 , wherein said retaining element receives a fastening element of a snowboard binding.  
     
     
         7 . The board of  claim 2 , further comprising reinforcement over at least a portion of the board.  
     
     
         8 . The board of  claim 7 , wherein said reinforcement comprises a composite material.  
     
     
         9 . The board of  claim 2 , wherein said equally spaced apart surfaces are equally spaced apart at about at least 1 mm increments.  
     
     
         10 . The board of  claim 2 , wherein said hash marks are spaced apart in at least about 1 mm increments.  
     
     
         11 . A location system for a gliding board, comprising: 
 a plurality of indicia, wherein said indicia are equally spaced apart on the board in length increments.    
     
     
         12 . The location system of  claim 11 , wherein said length increments are in units selected from the group consisting of mm, cm, inches, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         13 . The location system of  claim 11 , further comprises a plurality of hash marks corresponding to said indicia.  
     
     
         14 . The location system of  claim 11 , wherein said indicia are located on the board.  
     
     
         15 . The location system of  claim 11 , wherein said indicia are located on a label.  
     
     
         16 . The location system of  claim 15 , wherein said label is applied to the board.  
     
     
         17 . The location system of  claim 11 , further comprising a reference point.  
     
     
         18 . The location system of  claim 11 , comprising a first plurality of indicia and a second plurality of indicia.  
     
     
         19 . The location system of  claim 18 , wherein said first plurality of indicia comprises a reference point, and said second plurality of indicia comprises a reference point.  
     
     
         20 . The location system of  claim 19 , wherein the distance measured from the reference point of said first plurality of indicia to the reference point of the second plurality of indicia is a measure of stance width.  
     
     
         21 . The location system of  claim 20 , wherein said stance width is adjustable and the indicia allows the rider to measure the adjustment on the board.  
     
     
         22 . A gliding board, comprising: 
 a label comprising a plurality of hash marks and at least an indicium corresponding to said hash marks, wherein said label comprises a reference point;    a rider adjustable clamp, comprising at least one retaining element and a plurality of interlocking surfaces, wherein said clamp comprises a reference point,    wherein said hash marks correspond to said interlocking surfaces.    
     
     
         23 . The gliding board of  claim 22 , wherein said reference point of said label corresponds to said reference point of said clamp.  
     
     
         24 . The gliding board of  claim 23 , wherein the distance from the reference point of said label to the reference point of said clamp is a measure of stance width.  
     
     
         25 . The gliding board of  claim 24 , wherein said indicia are a measurement of said stance width.  
     
     
         26 . A rider adjustable fastener, comprising: 
 a plurality of complementary, interlocking surfaces,    wherein said surfaces are disengagable, and wherein said surfaces are at least about 0.2 mm deep.    
     
     
         27 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 26 , wherein the surface comprises a first engaging surface, a second engaging surface, a third engaging surface, and a fourth engaging surface.  
     
     
         28 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 27  wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 60-90 degrees.  
     
     
         29 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 27 , wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 65 degrees.  
     
     
         30 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 27 , wherein the distance from said first engaging surface to said fourth engaging surface is at least about 1 mm.  
     
     
         31 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 26 , wherein said plurality of surfaces forms a plurality of teeth.  
     
     
         32 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 31 , wherein said teeth are equally spaced apart.  
     
     
         33 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 32 , wherein said teeth are spaced apart at least about 1 mm increments  
     
     
         34 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 26 , wherein said surfaces are at least about 0.5 mm deep.  
     
     
         35 . A rider adjustable fastener, comprising: 
 a first fastening element having a plurality of engageable surfaces;    a second element having a plurality of complementary engageable surfaces;    wherein said engageable surfaces interlock with said complementary engageable surfaces and wherein said engageable surfaces and complementary engageable surfaces are at least about 0.2 mm deep.    
     
     
         36 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 35 , wherein the engageable surfaces comprise a first engaging surface, a second engaging surface, a third engaging surface, and a fourth engaging surface.  
     
     
         37 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 36 , wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 60-90 degrees.  
     
     
         38 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 36 , wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 65 degrees.  
     
     
         39 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 36 , wherein the distance from said first engaging surface to said fourth engaging surface is at least about 1 mm.  
     
     
         40 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 36 , wherein the complementary engageable surfaces comprise a first engaging surface, a second engaging surface, a third engaging surface, and a fourth engaging surface.  
     
     
         41 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 40  wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 60-90 degrees.  
     
     
         42 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 40 , wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 65 degrees.  
     
     
         43 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 40 , wherein the distance from said first engaging surface to said fourth engaging surface is at least about 1 mm.  
     
     
         44 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 40 , wherein said first engaging surface of said engageable surfaces engages with the first engaging surface of said complementary engageable surfaces, said second engaging surface of said engageable surfaces engages with the second engaging surface of said complementary engageable surfaces, said third engaging surface of said engageable surfaces engages with the third engaging surface of said complementary engageable surfaces, and said fourth engaging surface of said engageable surfaces engages with the fourth engaging surface of said complementary engageable surfaces.  
     
     
         45 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 35 , wherein said plurality of surfaces forms a plurality of teeth.  
     
     
         46 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 45 , wherein said teeth are equally spaced apart.  
     
     
         47 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 46 , wherein said teeth are spaced apart at least about 1 mm increments.  
     
     
         48 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 45 , wherein said teeth are trapezoidal in shape.  
     
     
         49 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 35 , wherein said first fastening element slides with respect to said second element.  
     
     
         50 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 35 , wherein said surfaces are at least about 0.5 mm deep.  
     
     
         51 . A gliding board comprising: 
 a rider adjustable fastener comprising a plurality of complementary, interlocking surfaces, wherein said surfaces are at least about 0.2 mm deep.    
     
     
         52 . The gliding board of  claim 51 , wherein the surface comprises a first engaging surface, a second engaging surface, a third engaging surface, and a fourth engaging surface.  
     
     
         53 . The gliding board of  claim 52  wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 60-90 degrees.  
     
     
         54 . The gliding board of  claim 52 , wherein said second and fourth surfaces are at an angle of about 65 degrees.  
     
     
         55 . The gliding board of  claim 52 , wherein the distance from said first engaging surface to said fourth engaging surface is at least about 1 mm.  
     
     
         56 . The gliding board of  claim 51 , wherein said plurality of surfaces forms a plurality of teeth.  
     
     
         57 . The gliding board of  claim 56 , wherein said teeth are equally spaced apart.  
     
     
         58 . The gliding board of  claim 57 , wherein said teeth are spaced apart at least about 1 mm increments.  
     
     
         59 . The gliding board of  claim 56 , wherein said teeth are trapezoidal in shape.  
     
     
         60 . The rider adjustable fastener of  claim 51 , wherein said surfaces are at least about 0.5 mm deep.  
     
     
         61 . A method of adjusting a rider's stance width on a gliding board, comprising: 
 providing a first plurality of indicia and a second plurality of indicia corresponding to a stance width for a board;    adjusting said stance width by measuring distance with said first plurality of indicia;    adjusting said stance width by measuring distance with said second plurality of indicia.    
     
     
         62 . A method of mounting a rider to a gliding board, comprising: 
 providing a first plurality of indicia and a second plurality of indicia corresponding to a stance width for a board;    clamping a rider to a board;    locating an initial stance width using said indicia;    unclamping said rider;    adjusting said stance width by measuring distance with said first and second pluralities of indicia; and    clamping said rider to the board.    
     
     
         63 . A method of mounting a rider to a gliding board, comprising: 
 clamping a rider to a board by engaging a plurality of interlocking surfaces;    locating an initial stance width;    unclamping said rider by releasing the engagement of said interlocking surfaces;    adjusting said stance width by measuring said stance width with a plurality of indicia located on the board; and    clamping said rider to the board.    
     
     
         64 . A method of mounting a rider to a gliding board, comprising: 
 measuring a stance width using a plurality of equally spaced apart indicia on the board; and    adjusting a stance width of the rider by sliding a rider adjustable fastener.