Abstract: A board (1) for gliding, in particular on snow, having a protective upper layer (3) covering the internal structure of the board, including the core (5) and any reinforcements (10), wherein: it has a metal plate (2) arranged between the protective upper layer (3) and the internal structure of the board, said plate (2) is located level with a transparent region (4) of the protective upper layer (3), said plate (2) has at least one recess (12) formed on its upper face, inside which the material of the protective upper layer (3) penetrates.

Abstract: A gliding board (1), including a gliding surface (4) that terminates in at least one raised end (2), said end (2) including a peripheral zone (5) and a central zone (6), the peripheral zone (5) extending from the side (9) of the board toward the central zone (6) of said end, this peripheral zone (5) having a thickness (e1) which is less than that (e2) of the central zone (6) of the end and being connecting to the latter by a discontinuity (7) that forms an inflexion, wherein the width (d) of the peripheral zone (5), measured perpendicularly to the side (9) of the board, increases from the beginning of the end as far as the highest point (12) of the end.

Abstract: A crosscountry ski (1), the lower face (3) of which is curved to form a wax zone (2) positioned substantially in the region lying below the user's boot, wherein its upper face (11) has at least one recess (10), and wherein each recess (10) holds a rigid longitudinal bar (12, 13) extending from the rear of the wax zone (2) to the front of said zone, with one of the ends (17) of each bar (12, 13) abutting (4) on an element (16) which is fixed relative to the ski, while complementary means (20) interacting with the other end (18) of each bar (12, 13) are provided in order to adjustably compress said bar (12, 13).

Abstract: A short ski (1) having a length LT of less than 110 cm, in particular for skiing by children, having a reduced-thickness region (3) in its central zone (2), which is bounded at the front and the rear by maximum-thickness regions (4, 5) each capable of holding the elements (6, 7) of a safety binding, said ski having an overall flexibility (SG), that is to say a flexure under deformation by a force F of 20 decanewtons applied to the upper surface of the ski midway between the two supporting points respectively lying level with the front contact line (LCFR) and rear contact line (LCRE), which is between: L p 3 H max 2 × 10 - 5 ? ? ? and ? ? ? L p 3 H max 2 × 2.10 - 5 expressed in millimeters, where Lp is the bearing length as defined between the front and rear contact lines and Hmax is the maximum thickness of the ski, both expressed in millimeters.

Abstract: Device for raising the elements (12, 44) of a ski binding consisting of two platforms (1, 4) articulated together in a median zone of the device. One of the platforms (4) has an extension (5) extending beyond the axis of articulation (7) of the platforms, via which extension a part of the force exerted by the skier on the binding may be applied to the ski in the median zone of the binding so as to improve grip and behavior of the ski during a turn.

Abstract: A snowboard binding (1) that includes a strap (10) for gripping the front part of the foot, said strap being capable of pivoting relative to an axis (11) substantially perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the binding. It is defined in that it includes means for limiting the rearward pivoting of said strap (10) relative to said axis.

Abstract: Snowboard binding has a base plate (1) having an arch (4), a rear support piece (24) which can be displaced on the base plate, a foot strap (13), optionally an instep strap (5), and a linking device for kinematic linking between the foot strap and the rear support piece. The kinematic linking device has linking pieces (14, 15, 25, 26) connecting the support piece (24) and the foot strap (13) and passing on each side of the central zone of the base plate. This binding may be adjusted rapidly, symmetrically or non-symmetrically, without the necessity of removing and replacing screws.

Abstract: A snowboard binding (1) that includes a part (10) that can move relative to a fixed part (2) and a manually actuated mechanism (20) for adjusting the position of and immobilizing the moveable part (10) relative to the fixed part (2), wherein said mechanism includes an operating lever (30), that is integral with the fixed part (2), and a retractable locking piece (25) that is capable of moving through the effect of the movement of the lever (30), between a position in which it is caught in a housing (15) chosen from a plurality of housings produced in the moveable part (10), and a position in which it is retracted, thus allowing the moveable part (10) to move relative to the fixed part (2).

Abstract: A snowboard binding (1) including a base plate (2), arranged to receive the sole of the user's boot, and an element (5) for securing to the board located in the central part of the base plate, wherein the base plate (2) includes two plates (10, 11) for receiving the contact of the boot sole, these two plates (10, 11) partially overlapping and each having an adjustable longitudinal position, and wherein locking means (25) pass through the two plates (10, 11) in their overlap zones (14, 16) in order to anchor them in an element (5) for securing the base plate to the board.

Abstract: A device for gliding over snow includes a runner equipped with a gliding sole, on which is mounted a plate for receiving the user's two free feet. A projection over the plane of the gliding sole of the rear end of the plate is offset rearward by at least 20 millimeters relative to a projection of the rear end of the runner.

Abstract: A raising platform (6) is intended for mounting on the upper surface (3) of a board (1) for gliding over snow in order to receive and to raise the bindings securing a user's boot to a board (1) for gliding over snow. The raising platform (6) is divided into two longitudinal parts (9, 10) that are each placed directly on the upper surface (3) of the board (1) for gliding over snow and that are connected together by at least one bridge (11).

Abstract: A boot for a ski or an in-line roller skate has a flexible upper and a sole allowing the foot to flex during walking. Its sole has a rigid part in the rear region of the boot, over about one half of the length of the sole, this rigid part being designed so as to form an interface between the heel and a binding of the ski or in-line roller skate. The interface may be standard, that is to say independent of the boot size.

Abstract: A board for gliding for downhill skiing, of “shell” type construction having, at lest in an underfoot zone a lower gliding surface composed of a sole plate bordered by metal edges and a topsheet substantially parallel to the lower gliding surface, on either side of the center longitudinal plane of the board. The underfoot zone further includes lateral faces extending between the metal edges and the topsheet, the lateral faces having recesses located below the plane of the topsheet and opening out in the latter. The base of the recess forms a slope that is inclined longitudinally relative to the lower gliding surface and the topsheet.

Abstract: A snowboard binding (1), including a base plate (2) equipped on at least one of its front (12) and/or rear ends with a rigid plate (10), the upper face (11) of which is tilted upward and designed to receive the forces from the front and/or rear zones of the boot:

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a board for gliding over snow comprises, in particular, a step, prior to the subsequent steps of producing the gliding board, consisting in manufacturing a decorative and protective exterior assembly (3), the exterior assembly (3) being provided with at least one additional piece (8) and then being positioned in a mold for the subsequent steps of producing the board.

Abstract: Interface plate (1) intended to be secured to the upper face of a ski and capable of accommodating the toe piece and the heel piece of a safety binding, characterized in that it has a longitudinal recess forming a slideway capable of holding projecting parts situated under the toe piece and under the heel piece, while allowing the toe piece and the heel piece to slide inside the slideway with a view to adjusting the binding to the length of the boot, and in which the profiles (10, 11; 12, 13) of the zones of the slideway respectively holding the toe piece and the heel piece are geometrically identical.

Abstract: An element forming an inclined wedge, intended to be integrated with the front or rear end of the base plate of a snowboard binding, or directly with the upper face (5) of a snowboard, is disclosed. The element includes an upper face (9) intended to receive the bearing forces of the front or rear end of the sole of a boot, and having a mechanism for adjusting the angle of inclination, measured in a longitudinal plane, between the upper face of the element and the base plate of the binding or the upper face of the snowboard. The element may also provide a mechanism (30, 31) for adjusting the longitudinal position of the element in relation to the binding or snowboard.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a ski (1) comprising at least one binding-raising zone (5) formed by an extra thickness of the structure of the ski forming a projection in the region of the zone of the runner (2). Such a ski has a groove (12) let in over at least a portion of the length of each of its lateral faces, said groove (12) being located between the upper face (6) of the raising zone (5) and the edge (9) of the ski.

Abstract: A raising platform for a binding for a board for gliding over snow, including a planar central zone capable of receiving the front stop and the heel piece of the binding, and two lateral portions of which the lower edge is intended for interacting with the board for gliding, wherein the lower edge of the lateral portions has, in a longitudinal plane, a certain gradient relative to the plane of the central zone.

Abstract: A snow gliding board (1) comprises, in particular, an outer face (6) formed by a decorative and protective upper assembly, said decorative and protective upper assembly being covered with at least one varnish film on at least its outer surface (6).