Locks – Portable – Fetters
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-26
2001-02-27
Gall, Lloyd A. (Department: 3627)
Locks
Portable
Fetters
C070S018000, C070S030000, C070S058000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06192719
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
A snowboard assembly comprised of a snowboard connected to a locking device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Retractable locking assemblies for securing equipment such as ski poles, skis, and the like are well known. Thus, by way of illustration, U.S. Pat. No. 5,063,762 of Catherine M. Vanderweghe discloses a locking assembly external to, and mounted on, a portable or riding device.
The locking assembly described in the Vanderweghe patent is less than ideal. In the first place, it is rather cumbersome to use, requiring locking structure on each of two separate ski poles. Furthermore, because it involves the digital manipulation of several small parts, such as a rewind button
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and a retractable cover
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, it is often difficult to manipulate by one whose fingers are numbed.
To the best of applicants' knowledge, no one in the prior art has provided a snowboard assembly comprised of a locking device which easy to use, relatively durable and reliable, and attractive.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the invention, there is provided a snowboard assembly comprised of a snowboard attached to a locking assembly, wherein the locking assembly is comprised of a case attached to said snowboard, and a locking assembly disposed within said case.
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patent: 3727934 (1973-04-01), Averbook et al.
patent: 4398403 (1983-08-01), Menick
patent: 4573332 (1986-03-01), Ma
patent: 5063762 (1991-11-01), Vandeweghe
patent: 5306046 (1994-04-01), Stanley
patent: 5531082 (1996-07-01), Wolk et al.
DiProsa Dante
Neubauer Josef
Stukas Alfred A.
Gall Lloyd A.
Greenwald Howard J.
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