Gliding board for snow

1. A gliding board comprising:

a front end and a rear end, said front end and said rear end being spaced apart along a longitudinal axis;

the gliding board further being made by superimposing the following elements:

a gliding sole consisting of a layer comprising a bottom surface of the gliding board;

at least one lower reinforcement positioned above the gliding sole;

at least one upper reinforcement;

an intermediate structure positioned between said at least one lower reinforcement and said at least one upper reinforcement;

at at least one of the ends of the gliding board, said at least one lower reinforcement and/or the at least one upper reinforcement respectively comprise a longitudinal slit so that in a zone of said at least one of the ends there is a reduced reinforcement thickness above and/or below said intermediate structure;

the intermediate structure comprising a rigid core and a connecting element made of a different material than the remainder of the core, the connecting element being positioned in said zone and is transversely flexible;

said connecting element having a width that is larger than a width of said slit.

2. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

in the area of said zone there is a continuity of the intermediate structure in the transverse direction.

3. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

said lower reinforcement comprises a lower slit with a length Lo.i. 1 ;

the upper reinforcement comprises an upper slit with a length Lo.s. 1 ; and

Lo.i. 1 is greater than Lo.s. 1 .

4. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

said lower reinforcement comprises a lower slit with a length Lo.i. 1 ;

said upper reinforcement comprises an upper slit with a length Lo.s. 1 ; and

Lo.i. 1 is less than Lo.s. 1 .

5. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

said lower reinforcement comprises a lower slit with a width La.i. 1 ;

said upper reinforcement comprises an upper slit with a width La.s. 1 ; and

La.i. 1 is greater than La.s. 1 .

6. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

the intermediate structure comprises a unitary core.

7. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

at least one of the slits is arranged in and completely traverses one of the reinforcements.

8. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

a slit is provided in said core;

said slit is filled by said connecting element so as to ensure the continuity of the intermediate structure.

9. A gliding board according to claim 8 , wherein:

said connecting element is made of rubber or an equivalent material.

10. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

at both of the ends of the gliding board, said at least one lower reinforcement and/or said at least one upper reinforcement respectively comprise a longitudinal slit so that in a zone of said at least one of the ends there is a reduced reinforcement thickness above and/or below said intermediate structure.

11. A gliding board according to claim 1 , wherein:

at both of the ends of the gliding board, said at least one lower reinforcement and said at least one upper reinforcement respectively comprise a longitudinal slit so that in a zone of said at least one of the ends there is a reduced reinforcement thickness above and below said intermediate structure.

12. A gliding board comprising:

a pair of longitudinally spaced apart ends comprising:

a forwardmost tip;

a rearwardmost tail;

a front section including a shovel extending longitudinally forwardly to the tip;

a rear section spaced rearwardly from said shovel, said rear section extending longitudinally to the tail;

an intermediate section extending longitudinally between the front section and the rear section;

the front section, the rear section, and the intermediate section each including superimposed components as follows:

a gliding sole providing a bottom surface of the gliding board;

a top layer;

an intermediate structure including a compression-resistant core;

a lower reinforcement structure positioned below the intermediate structure and above the gliding sole, said lower reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said lower reinforcement structure comprising at least one lower reinforcement layer;

an upper reinforcement structure positioned above the intermediate structure and below the top layer, said upper reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said upper reinforcement structure comprising at least one upper reinforcement layer;

at least one of the front section and the rear section encompassing the following:

a longitudinally extending zone extending to one of said ends, said longitudinally extending zone having a width less than a width of the gliding board;

at least one of the lower reinforcement structure and the upper reinforcement structure being weakened within said longitudinally extending zone compared to outside said longitudinally extending zone;

the intermediate structure further comprising a connecting element interposed width-wise within a vertical slit in said compression-resistant core, said connecting element and said core providing the intermediate structure with width-wise continuity;

the core and the connecting element being made of different materials, the connecting element not being compression-resistant;

the connecting element having a width that is larger than a width of said zone.

13. A gliding board according to claim 12 , wherein:

said superimposed components for a cap construction for the gliding board, said top layer extending across a top of the gliding board and continuously extending from said top of the gliding board down along opposite sides of the gliding board.

14. A gliding board comprising:

a pair of longitudinally spaced apart ends comprising:

a forwardmost tip;

a rearwardmost tail;

a front section including a shovel extending longitudinally forwardly to the tip;

a rear section spaced rearwardly from said shovel, said rear section extending longitudinally to the tail;

an intermediate section extending longitudinally between the front section and the rear section;

a side cut radii of less than 15 meters;

the front section, the rear section, and the intermediate section each including superimposed components as follows:

a gliding sole providing a bottom surface of the gliding board;

a top layer;

an intermediate structure including a compression-resistant core;

the intermediate structure further comprises a connecting element interposed width-wise within a vertical slit in said compression-resistant core, said connecting element and core providing the intermediate structure with width-wise continuity;

the core and the connecting element are made of different materials, the connecting element not being compression-resistant, the core and the connecting element having identical thicknesses;

a lower reinforcement structure positioned below the intermediate structure and above the gliding sole, said lower reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said lower reinforcement structure comprising at least one lower reinforcement layer;

an upper reinforcement structure positioned above the intermediate structure and below the top layer, said upper reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said upper reinforcement structure comprising at least one upper reinforcement layer;

at least one of the front section and the rear section encompassing the following:

a longitudinally extending zone extending to one of said ends, said longitudinally extending zone having a width less than a width of the gliding board;

at least one of the lower reinforcement structure and the upper reinforcement structure being weakened within said longitudinally extending zone compared to outside said longitudinally extending zone.

15. A ski comprising:

a pair of longitudinally spaced apart ends comprising:

a forwardmost tip;

a rearwardmost tail;

a front section including a shovel extending longitudinally forwardly to the tip;

a rear section spaced rearwardly from said front section, said rear section extending longitudinally to the tail;

an intermediate section extending longitudinally between the front section and the rear section;

the front section, the rear section, and the intermediate section each including superimposed components as follows:

a gliding sole providing a bottom surface of the ski;

a top layer;

an intermediate structure including a compression-resistant core;

a lower reinforcement structure positioned below the intermediate structure and above the gliding sole, said lower reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said lower reinforcement structure comprising at least one lower reinforcement layer;

an upper reinforcement structure positioned above the intermediate structure and below the top layer, said upper reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said upper reinforcement structure comprising at least one upper reinforcement layer;

a longitudinally extending front zone extending within the shovel to the tip, said front zone having a width less than a width of the shovel;

a longitudinally extending rear zone extending within the rear section of the ski to the tail, said rear zone having a width less than a width of the rear section;

the lower reinforcement structure and the upper reinforcement structure both having a weakened area, said weakened area of each of the lower and upper reinforcement structures being weakened within said front zone compared to outside said front zone;

the lower reinforcement structure and the upper reinforcement structure both having a weakened area, said weakened area of each of the lower and upper reinforcement structures being weakened within said rear zone compared to outside said rear zone;

the core of at least the rear section comprising a rigid core and a connecting element made of a different material than the remainder of the core, the connecting element being positioned in said rear zone and being transversely flexible;

said connecting element of the rear section having a width that is larger than a width of said weakened area of said rear zone.

16. A ski according to claim 15 , wherein:

each of said weakened reinforcement structures of the upper and lower reinforcement structures in the front zone has a length, extending to the tip, of at least 150 mm and no greater than 400 mm;

each of said weakened reinforcement structures of the upper and lower reinforcement structures in the rear zone has a length, extending to the tail, of at least 20 mm and no greater than 200 mm.

17. A ski according to claim 16 , wherein:

each of said weakened reinforcement structures of the upper and lower reinforcement structures in the front and rear zones has a width of at least 5 mm and no greater than 30 mm.

18. A ski according to claim 16 , wherein:

each of said weakened structures comprises a slit.

19. A ski according to claim 15 , wherein:

in each of the front zone and the rear zone, a slit is provided within said compression-resistant core, said slit in the core in respective ones of the front and rear zones is filled with an elastic non-compression resistant material, thereby providing continuity of said intermediate structure within said front and rear zones and outside said front and rear zones.

20. A ski according to claim 16 , wherein:

in each of the front zone and the rear zone, a slit is provided within said compression-resistant core, said slit in the core in respective ones of the front and rear zones is filled with an elastic non-compression resistant material, thereby providing continuity of said intermediate structure within said front and rear zones and outside said front and rear zones.

21. A gliding board according to claim 1 , further comprising:

side cut radii of less than 15 meters.

22. A gliding board according to claim 12 , further comprising:

side cut radii of less than 15 meters.

23. A ski according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a side cut radius of less than 15 meters on each of opposite sides of the ski.

24. A gliding board comprising:

a pair of longitudinally spaced apart ends comprising:

a forwardmost tip;

a rearwardmost tail;

a front section including a shovel extending longitudinally forwardly to the tip;

a rear section spaced rearwardly from said shovel, said rear section extending longitudinally to the tail;

an intermediate section extending longitudinally between the front section and the rear section;

the front section, the rear section, and the intermediate section each including superimposed components as follows:

a gliding sole providing a bottom surface of the gliding board;

a top layer;

an intermediate structure including a compression-resistant core;

the intermediate structure further comprises a connecting element interposed width-wise within a vertical slit in said compression-resistant core, said connecting element and core providing the intermediate structure with width-wise continuity;

the core and the connecting element are made of different materials, the connecting element not being compression-resistant, the core and the connecting element having identical thicknesses;

a lower reinforcement structure positioned below the intermediate structure and above the gliding sole, said lower reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said lower reinforcement structure comprising at least one lower reinforcement layer;

an upper reinforcement structure positioned above the intermediate structure and below the top layer, said upper reinforcement structure having a transversely extending width and a thickness, said upper reinforcement structure comprising at least one upper reinforcement layer;

at least one of the front section and the rear section encompassing the following:

a longitudinally extending zone extending to one of said ends, said longitudinally extending zone having a width less than a width of the gliding board;

at least one of the lower reinforcement structure and the upper reinforcement structure being weakened within said longitudinally extending zone compared to outside said longitudinally extending zone;

said connecting element having a width that is larger than a width of said longitudinally extending zone.

25. A gliding board according to claim 21 , wherein:

the gliding board is a snowboard configured to support a rider's feet.

26. A gliding board according to claim 21 , wherein:

the gliding board is a snow ski configured to support only a single foot of a skier.

27. A gliding board according to claim 22 , wherein:

the compression-resistant core is a unitary compression-resistant core extending width-wise of the gliding board, from outside the width of the zone and entirely through the width of the zone.