Board of a gliding apparatus and gliding apparatus including such a board

Abstract

A gliding board in the form of a longitudinal beam having a laminated structure that includes a bottom surface layer, possibly borders by lateral running edges, reinforcing layers, a decorating layer, and a central core, the board being equipped with a data exchange label. The data exchange label is positioned at a distance greater than or equal to 2 millimeters from any metallic mass of the stack.

1 . A boot retaining assembly for a gliding apparatus, said assembly comprising: 
 front and rear elements for retaining the boot on the gliding apparatus;    a connecting piece connecting said front and rear retaining elements, said connecting piece being made of a non-metallic material;    a data exchange label carried by said connecting piece.    
     
     
         2 . A boot retaining assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said data exchange label is attached to said connecting piece.    
     
     
         3 . A boot retaining assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said data exchange label is integrated into said connecting piece.    
     
     
         4 . A boot retaining assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein: 
 said connecting piece is made of a molded plastic material.    
     
     
         5 . A boot retaining assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 each of said front and rear retaining elements comprises a plurality of metallic elements;    said data exchange label is positioned a distance greater than or equal to 2 millimeters from any of said metallic elements.    
     
     
         6 . A gliding apparatus comprising: 
 a gliding board including a front end having a turned up shovel, a central zone, and a rear end comprising a tail; and    a boot retaining assembly mounted on said gliding board in said central zone, said boot retaining assembly comprising: 
 front and rear elements for retaining the boot on the gliding board;  
 a connecting piece connecting said front and rear retaining elements, said connecting piece being made of a non-metallic material;  
 a data exchange label carried by said connecting piece.  
   
     
     
         7 . A gliding apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein: 
 said data exchange label is attached to said connecting piece.    
     
     
         8 . A gliding apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein: 
 said data exchange label is integrated into said connecting piece.    
     
     
         9 . A gliding apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein: 
 said connecting piece is made of a molded plastic material.    
     
     
         10 . A gliding apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein: 
 each of said front and rear retaining elements comprises a plurality of metallic elements;    said data exchange label is positioned a distance greater than or equal to 2 millimeters from any of said metallic elements.    
     
     
         11 . A gliding board comprising: 
 a longitudinal beam comprising a plurality of layers, said plurality of layers including at least a core and a plurality of reinforcing layers;    said longitudinal beam including a metallic material;    a data exchange label positioned above said metallic material a distance greater than or equal to 2 millimeters.    
     
     
         12 . A gliding board according to  claim 11 , wherein: 
 at least one of said plurality of reinforcing layers comprises said metallic material, said data exchange label being positioned above said one of said plurality of reinforcing layers.    
     
     
         13 . A gliding board according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 a mass of material projecting above a surrounding upper surface of said longitudinal beam;    said data exchange label being supported by said mass of material.    
     
     
         14 . A gliding board according to  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 a mass of material projecting above a surrounding upper surface of said longitudinal beam;    said data exchange label being positioned within said mass of material.    
     
     
         15 . A gliding board according to  claim 11 , wherein: 
 the gliding board is a ski having a front end comprising a turned up shovel, a rear end comprising a tail, and a central zone comprising a binding zone for mounting a skier's boots to the ski.    
     
     
         16 . A gliding board comprising: 
 a longitudinal beam comprising a plurality of layers, said plurality of layers including at least a core and a plurality of reinforcing layers;    at least one of said reinforcing layers comprising a metallic material, said one of said reinforcing layers having a front end longitudinally spaced from a front end of the longitudinal beam or rear end longitudinally spaced from a rear end of the longitudinal beam;    a data exchange label positioned longitudinally beyond said one of said reinforcing layers a distance greater than or equal to 2 millimeters.    
     
     
         17 . A gliding board according to  claim 16 , further comprising: 
 the gliding board is a ski having a front end comprising a turned up shovel, a rear end comprising a tail, and a central zone comprising a binding zone for mounting a skier's boots to the ski;    an end piece extending forwardly of said shovel;    said data exchange label is positioned within said end piece.