DE10039562A1 - An aluminum base plate for screwing onto snowboards comprises a folding and telescopic handle bar fixed to the front and a holder for the feet fixed to the back - Google Patents

Abstract

An aluminum base plate comprising a folding and telescopic handle bar fixed to the front and a holder for the feet in the form of foot loops or pedals fixed to the back in the direction of travel is screwed onto a commercial snowboard.

Description

State of the art

A snowboard does not have a handlebar and therefore requires a lot to ride Exercise and sense of balance. The binding of the shoes is perpendicular to the snowboard Direction of travel arranged. A snowboard can only be used on a slope and not on one longer flat route.

problem

The aim is to make snowboarding easier and to make it possible for a larger group of the population. With the handlebar ( 2 ) and foot straps ( 4 ) in the direction of travel, a different driving experience is created.

solution

A base plate ( 1 ) made of aluminum is attached to the board using countersunk screws (which are already incorporated in the snowboard). There is an extendable handlebar with handlebar ( 2 ) on the base plate. For better handling, the handlebar can be folded down, whereby a lock (various mechanisms possible) must be released beforehand by a quick release, which should prevent accidental folding.

In the rear part of the plate, two foot straps ( 4 ) or bicycle pedals ( 5 ) with hooks and straps are attached so that the feet point in the direction of travel.

benefits

The majority of the population can ride the snowboard as a Vat scooter on snow and sand without long practice as follows:

• - Downhill you steer the Vat scooter with your handlebars and feet. To the Brakes are either pulled up on the handlebars and pressed at the same time down in the loops or you wag the board with a swing Side into a curve, again using handlebars and feet;
• - In the flat and uphill the Vat scooter can be driven like a scooter with one foot and the other foot is in a foot loop ( 4 );
• - driven on the flat and uphill like cross-country skis with two ski poles. Both feet stay in the loops and steer the Vat scooter.

booths

• - In the foot straps ( 4 ) or in the pedals ( 5 ),
• - on a corrugated surface on the snowboard, behind the pedals,
• - on the base plate.

Instead of the foot straps, the feet can also be held by two bicycle pedals with hooks and straps ( 5 ). The board is braked with the feet in the loops and it can also be steered.

Preparation / execution

A height-adjustable aluminum handlebar is placed on an aluminum base plate or stainless steel, which can be folded down for easy carrying. A Locking holds the rod in one of the two positions.

In the rear part of the base plate there are two adjustable parts on a raised aluminum part Foot straps, or alternatively two bicycle pedals with hooks and straps, attached. Behind the base plate, a rough foil can be placed on the surface of the snowboard additional floor space, can be glued on.

The snowboard manufacturer can use the screws to attach the base plate immediately let into the board, so that a piercing of the sliding surface is avoided.  

List of drawings

VAT SCOOTER

Claims (1)

A base plate made of aluminum on which a foldable and extendable handlebar is attached in the front area and a holder for the feet in the form of foot straps in the direction of travel in the rear part.
The plate with handlebar and foot straps is screwed onto a standard snowboard and this makes the board easier to steer.