Snowshoe-ski kit and method of adjusting the effective traction coefficient on a snowshoe-ski
US10092815B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C13/005
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A snowshoe-ski kit comprising a hybrid snowshoe-ski comprising a main body defining a bottom surface operative for moving over snow and having a snowshoe-ski traction coefficient, and a top surface opposite the bottom surface. The hybrid snowshoe-ski further comprises a binding attached to the main body for attachment to a person's foot atop the top surface. The kit also comprises a first removable and reversible sheet-like skin having opposite first and second surfaces each defining respective first and second skin traction coefficients that differ from each other and that differ from the snowshoe-ski bottom surface traction coefficient. The first skin is removably attachable to the snowshoe-ski main body with either one of the first and second surfaces bearing against the bottom surface and the other one of the first and second surfaces being exposed, for allowing the snowshoe-ski to be operatively used either alone or with the first skin installed with either one of the first and second skin surfaces exposed.
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