Shock absorbing and energy return system for board sports

Abstract

A skiing mechanism comprises an elongated board, a first plate and a second spring plate, comprised of two separate & fastened material(s), one continuous material, or one spring plate integrated with board at manufacture. The first spring plate includes an angled section with a first predetermined cant directed toward the tip of the board. This angled section is separated from the board by a first distance. Furthermore, the second spring includes a section angled according to a second predetermined cant directed toward the tail of the board. This section of the second spring plate is separated from the board by a second distance.

1 . A skiing mechanism comprising:
 an elongated board having a tip and a tail; and   a first spring plate coupled to the board, the first spring plate including a first section attached to the board and a second section angled from the first section according to a first predetermined cant and directed toward the tip of the board, the second section is separated from the board by a first distance; and   a second spring plate coupled to the board, the second spring including a first section attached to the board and a second section angled from the first section according to a second predetermined cant and directed toward the tail of the board, the second section is separated from the board by a second distance.   
   
   
       2 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the board includes a first set of mounting inserts for the first spring plate and a second set of mounting inserts for the second spring plate. 
   
   
       3 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 2 , wherein the first section of the first spring plate includes a plurality of inserts and the second section of the first spring plate includes a boot or foot binding. 
   
   
       4 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of fasteners are inserted through the plurality of inserts and attached to the first set of mounting inserts. 
   
   
       5 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein both of the first and second predetermined cants are typically less than twenty degrees. 
   
   
       6 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 1  further comprising a waterproof material inserted within the first distance between a bottom side of the second section of the first spring plate and a top surface of the board. 
   
   
       7 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second spring plates are made of a flexible material having substantial properties to return to its unloaded, steady-state position after additional forces applied to the spring plates are discontinued. 
   
   
       8 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein a nominal thickness of the first and second spring plates is sized to approximately one-quarter of an inch when the spring plates are made of a graphite composition and sized for an average weight rider. 
   
   
       9 . A skiing mechanism comprising:
 an elongated board having a first set of mounting inserts and a second set of mounting inserts approximately equidistant from the first set of mounting inserts and a tail of the board;   a first spring plate coupled to the board, the first spring plate including (i) a first section having a plurality of inserts corresponding to the first set of mounting inserts for attachment to the board, and (ii) a second section angled from the first section according to a first predetermined cant increasing in separation distance from the board; and   a second spring plate coupled to the board, the second spring including (i) a first section having a plurality of inserts corresponding to the second set of mounting inserts for attachment to the board and (ii) a second section angled from the first section according to a second predetermined cant and directed toward the tail of the board, the second section is separated from the board by an increasing distance.   
   
   
       10 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein the second section of the first spring plate includes a boot or foot binding. 
   
   
       11 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 10 , wherein the second section of the second spring plate includes a boot or foot binding. 
   
   
       12 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 10 , wherein a plurality of fasteners are inserted through the plurality of inserts and the first set of mounting inserts. 
   
   
       13 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 11 , wherein a plurality of fasteners are inserted through the plurality of inserts and the first set of mounting inserts. 
   
   
       14 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein both of the first and second predetermined cants are less than twenty degrees. 
   
   
       15 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 9  further comprising a waterproof material inserted within the first distance between a bottom side of the second section of the first spring plate and a top surface of the board. 
   
   
       16 . The skiing mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second spring plates are made of a flexible material having substantial properties to return to its unloaded, steady-state position after additional forces applied to the spring plates are discontinued. 
   
   
       17 . Attached to a snowboard, a spring plate comprising:
 a first section including a plurality of inserts corresponding to a first set of mounting inserts placed within the snowboard; and   a second section angled from the first section according to a predetermined cant increasing in separation distance from the snowboard, the second section including a boot binding.   
   
   
       18 . The spring plate of  claim 17 , wherein the predetermined cant is approximately 10 degrees. 
   
   
       19 . The spring plate of  claim 17 , wherein the first and second sections are made of a flexible material having substantial properties to return to its unloaded, steady-state position after additional forces applied to the spring plate are discontinued. 
   
   
       20 . The spring plate of  claim 17  further comprising a plurality of fasteners inserted through the plurality of inserts for attachment to the first set of mounting inserts.