Sports Equipment

Abstract

An item of sports equipment to be fastened to a person's foot, the sports equipment including a rolling or sliding member by which the sports equipment can be rolled or slid along a ground surface, wherein the rolling or sliding member includes a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion includes a roller or a sliding surface for the ground surface, and the rear portion includes a roller or a sliding surface for the ground surface, wherein the front portion and the rear portion are connected to a crosspiece.

1 .- 24 . (canceled) 
     
     
         25 . An item of sports equipment to be fastened to a person's foot, the sports equipment comprising:
 a rolling or sliding member by means of which the sports equipment can be rolled or slid along a ground surface, wherein the rolling or sliding member comprises a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion comprises a roller or a sliding surface for the ground surface, and the rear portion comprises a roller or a sliding surface for the ground surface, wherein the front portion and the rear portion are connected to a crosspiece.   
     
     
         26 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein ends of the front portion and rear portion which project towards each other are connected by a joint. 
     
     
         27 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein the crosspiece comprises a means by which the sports equipment can be fastened to a person's foot. 
     
     
         28 . The sports equipment according to  claim 27 , wherein the means is a boot or a binding with which a boot can be fastened to the crosspiece. 
     
     
         29 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein the crosspiece is fastened to the front portion between an end which points towards the rear portion and its opposite end via a joint, and is fastened to the rear portion between an end which points towards the front portion and its opposite end via a joint. 
     
     
         30 . The sports equipment according to  claim 29 , wherein each joint is a pivoting joint which permits a pivoting movement about one pivoting axis only. 
     
     
         31 . The sports equipment according to  claim 30 , wherein the pivoting axis is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated front and rear portions and parallel to the ground surface. 
     
     
         32 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein ends of the front portion and rear portion which point towards each other are connected by a means which exhibits a lower flexural rigidity about the transverse axis than the front portion and/or the rear portion. 
     
     
         33 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein ends of the front portion and rear portion which point towards each other are connected by a means which forms a flexible or elastic connection, wherein the means comprises or is formed from a metallic material, an elastomeric material, a leather-like material or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         34 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein the front portion widens from an end thereof which points towards the rear portion to its opposite end and/or in that the rear portion widens from an end thereof which points towards the front portion to its opposite end. 
     
     
         35 . The sports equipment according to  claim 34 , wherein the widening is constant. 
     
     
         36 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein the sliding surface is level or curved, in a prestressed manner, when the sports equipment has no load. 
     
     
         37 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein the crosspiece exhibits a higher flexural rigidity about the transverse axis than the front and/or rear portion. 
     
     
         38 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein the crosspiece is connected to the front portion by a front fastening means, wherein the fastening means is configured such that the crosspiece can be detached from the front portion, and/or in that the crosspiece is connected to the rear portion by a rear fastening means, wherein the fastening means is configured such that the crosspiece can be detached from the rear portion. 
     
     
         39 . The sports equipment according to  claim 38 , wherein the front and/or rear fastening means is/are configured as a safety binding which releases the crosspiece for movement when a maximum load is exceeded. 
     
     
         40 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein a front joint or front fastening means is arranged in the middle third or in the rear half of the front portion in relation to the longitudinal axis and/or a rear joint or rear fastening means is arranged in the middle third or in the front half of the rear portion in relation to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         41 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein a front end of the front portion and/or a rear end of the rear portion is/are raised. 
     
     
         42 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein one of the front portion and rear portion is connected to the crosspiece such that it can be pivoted about two parallel pivoting axes, and the other of the front portion and rear portion is connected to the crosspiece such that it can be pivoted about one pivoting axis. 
     
     
         43 . The sports equipment according to  claim 25 , wherein a damping element is arranged between the crosspiece and the front portion and between the crosspiece and the rear portion. 
     
     
         44 . The sports equipment according to  claim 43 , wherein the damping element is made of an elastomeric material or rubber. 
     
     
         45 . A snow sliding board comprising:
 an upper tension-compression belt and a lower tension-compression belt which is spaced from the upper tension-compression belt,   wherein the upper and lower tension-compression belts are encased in a plastic by means of plastic injection-moulding, and   wherein the upper and/or lower tension-compression belt comprises a multitude of cavities into which the plastic is injected.   
     
     
         46 . The snow sliding board according to  claim 45  wherein the multitude of cavities includes a multitude of elliptical perforations. 
     
     
         47 . The snow sliding board according to  claim 45 , wherein the snow sliding board comprises steel edges which include cavities which overlap and are congruent with the cavities of the lower tension-compression belt, wherein the steel edges are connected to or abut against the lower tension-compression belt. 
     
     
         48 . The snow sliding board according to  claim 45 , wherein the snow sliding board comprises a faceplate which includes projections which are anchored in the injected plastic and/or projections which serve as spacers for the upper tension-compression belt, wherein injected plastic is arranged between the upper tension-compression belt and the faceplate. 
     
     
         49 . The snow sliding board according to  claim 45 , wherein the upper tension-compression belt and the lower tension-compression belt are separated from each other by the plastic or are connected by connecting portions. 
     
     
         50 . A method for manufacturing a sliding board, comprising the following steps:
 a) inserting an upper tension-compression belt, a lower tension-compression belt and steel edges into a die, wherein the steel edges are fastened to the lower tension-compression belt;   b) injecting a plastic into the die such that the plastic is injected around the upper tension-compression belt and the lower tension-compression belt.   
     
     
         51 . The method according to  claim 50 , wherein a faceplate for providing at least one spacer for the upper tension-compression belt is inserted into the die before the die is closed and preferably before the upper tension-compression belt, the lower tension-compression belt and the steel edges are inserted. 
     
     
         52 . The method according to  claim 50 , wherein the upper tension-compression belt comprises an opening through which the plastic is injected below the upper tension-compression belt, wherein the plastic flow is divided in the longitudinal direction of the sliding board towards a front end and a rear end, wherein the divided plastic flows flow through a multitude of cavities of the upper and/or lower tension-compression belt onto the other side of the upper and/or lower tension-compression belt.