Snowshoe with forward frame support
US8544193B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C13/006
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A snowshoe with binding suspended by tension straps secured to a frame is assembled from a generally U-shaped nose, and an aft section which can be a midsection and a tail. In one embodiment the nose has sufficient strength to resist inward pulling under tension to suspend the binding resiliently, without significant strength contribution from aft portions of the frame. The aft portion of the snowshoe includes traction elements, i.e. rows of teeth, positioned to engage into snow and ice. An important aspect of the invention is that the nose and aft sections are non-integral and very dissimilar in cross section, in a suspended-binding snowshoe.
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