Board for water sport or snow sport and a method of manufacturing thereof

Abstract

A board for water or snow activity includes a planar body having an edge joining vertices of the planar body, and a rail member defined by one or more flexible strips that continuously engage an edge portion of the board, adjacent to the vertices. A protective rail for protecting a water or snow activity board includes elongated flexible strips bent around an edge portion of the board, adjacent a vertex of the board, continuously engaging an edge portion of the board at the vertex. A method for attaching a protective rail to a water sport or snow sport activity board includes engaging an edge of the sports board with flexible protective strips and bending the strips around a vertex of the board, to continuously engage an edge portion of the board, adjacent the vertex of the board.

1 . A board for water or snow activity comprising:
 a planar body having an edge joining one or more vertices of the planar body, and   a rail member comprising one or more flexible strips, each flexible strip continuously engaging an edge portion of the board that is adjacent to the one or more vertices.   
     
     
         2 . The board in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible strips is continuously engage the edge of the planar body. 
     
     
         3 . The board in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible strips are a material sufficiently flexible to follow an outline of the one or more vertices. 
     
     
         4 . The board in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible strips are a thermoplastic. 
     
     
         5 . The board in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the thermoplastic is polyurethane. 
     
     
         6 . The board in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the rail member is defined by a single strip continuously engaging the edge of the board. 
     
     
         7 . The board in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the rail member engages the planar body via a bonding agent. 
     
     
         8 . The board in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the bonding agent is an adhesive. 
     
     
         9 . The board in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the board is a kite board. 
     
     
         10 . The board in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the board is a wake board. 
     
     
         11 . A protective rail for protecting a water or snow activity board comprising one or more elongated flexible strips bent around an edge portion adjacent to a vertex of the water or snow activity board and continuously engaging the edge portion adjacent the vertex. 
     
     
         12 . The protective rail in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the one or more elongated strips is a thermoplastic. 
     
     
         13 . The protective rail in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein the thermoplastic is polyurethane. 
     
     
         14 . The protective rail in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the rail engages an edge of the water or snow activity board. 
     
     
         15 . The protective rail in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the rail engages the edge of the water or snow activity board via an adhesive. 
     
     
         16 . The protective rail in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the rail is a single elongated strip. 
     
     
         17 . A method for attaching a protective rail to a sports board comprising:
 engaging an edge of the sports board with a flexible protective strip,   bending each protective strip around a vertex of the sports board, and   continuously engaging the protective strip to an edge portion of the sports board, adjacent to the vertex of the sports board.   
     
     
         18 . The method for attaching a protective rail in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the protective strip is a thermoplastic. 
     
     
         19 . The method for attaching a protective rail in accordance with  claim 18 , wherein the thermoplastic is polyurethane. 
     
     
         20 . The method for attaching a protective rail in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein including engaging the protective strip to the edge of the sports board with an adhesive.