| 20090121447 | REINFORCED SKATEBOARD DECK - A skateboard deck is provided with a first lower layer and an upper layer coupled to an upper surface of the first lower layer. The upper layer includes a top surface provided in part by a fiber-reinforced layer and in part a side barrier. The skateboard deck may further include one or more additional lower layers affixed beneath the first lower layer. The fiber-reinforced layer may be inlaid within the side barrier, which may be an outer portion of a wood veneer or thermoplastic sheet. The fiber-reinforced layer may be formed substantially of woven para-aramid fibers encased in an adhesive matrix. The fiber-reinforced layer and the side barrier may be die cut, the die cut removing a central portion of the wood veneer or thermoplastic sheet to provide an opening in which the fiber-reinforced layer is inlaid. The layers may be press molded together with the fiber-reinforced layer and the side barrier held together prior to the press molding by an adhesive tape. The skateboard deck may also be provided with a spacer layer fitted to the central opening of the upper layer and adhered to a bottom surface of the fiber-reinforced layer. | 05-14-2009 |
