1968 SNURFER SNOWBOARD Patent-Snow Ski Board-Poppen 615

This is a reproduction of the patent issued to the inventor from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). There are 5 documents total. The 1st drawing sheet of the patent has been printed onto 65 lb. parchment cover stock. This print has been sized for installation into any 8" x 10" standard picture frame. The additional sheets included are printed on 60 lb. 5.50" x 8.50" parchment paper. These accompanying documents describe the scope of this invention in formal terms. The following is an excerpt from the patent...

"A snow coasting device for use as a mono-ski with both feet of the skier thereon disposed fore and aft and unbound, in the form of an elongate board or the like generally flat transversely having a width greater than the normal ski of a pair of skis and a length less than the length of the normal ski of a pair of skis, there being an intermediate portion, an upwardly curved front end portion and an upturned rear end portion, with anti-skid foot rest means approximately midway the length of the board and the rear end thereof, a lanyard attached to the front end of the ski, laterally spaced grooves or ridges on the bottom of the ski, a durable waterproof plastic cover on the bottom of the ski and metal protection at the edges. The present invention relates to a snow ski, and more particularly to a surf-type snow ski which is adapted to support both feet of a skier and to be easily maneuvered thereby without foot bindings, thereby providing a new snow sport which incorporates features of certain summer pastimes, namely surfboarding, skate boarding, and slalom water skiing.

The prodigious entertainment and athletic recreation provided by the sport of surfing is well known. In this sport the athlete stands on an elongate, usually wooden, board, and is borne shoreward on the crest of a breaking wave. The central interest involves the surfers’ efforts to remain upright. Tricks, stunts, or maneuvers may be executed by the more skilled while remaining balanced on the gyrating surf board. Another well known sport, recently popular among physically agile youngsters, is that of the skate board, which is a short narrow platform supported by roller skate wheels. The skater’s feet are placed in a fore and aft alignment on the skate board; and the “skater” attempts to remain balanced on the board while it coasts along a flat surface, usually an ordinary sidewalk. This roller sport resembles surfing on dry land, and the skater may execute special tricks or maneuvers for an intensified interest and thrill..."