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US 10,272,318 B2Granted
Snowshoe
AssigneeQuarry Trail, LLC
InventorsDavid Rupp, Nicholas Hansen
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Abstract
A snowshoe provides a way for outdoor enthusiasts to traverse the backcountry effectively and efficiently. The snowshoe allows the user to glide through the snow like a cross-country ski, but with the minimal footprint of a traditional snowshoe. The snowshoe includes a board and a binding mechanism that secures the user to the board, but allows for a pivoting motion. The pivoting motion allows the user to ascend steep terrain by performing a motion similar to cross-country skiing.
Claims20
A snowshoe comprising:
- a board having a top and bottom surface, the top surface including a continuous portion in which no openings exist through the board, the bottom surface also including a continuous portion in which no openings exist through the board;
- a binding mechanism that secures a user's boot to the board, the binding mechanism including a boot support plate that is positioned overtop the continuous portion of the top surface, the boot support plate having a front end that is coupled to the continuous portion of the top surface of the board via a hinging mechanism and a back end that is free to pivot away from the top surface of the board thereby allowing a heel of the user's boot to be lifted away from the top surface of the board when the user's boot is secured to the boot support plate, the hinging mechanism causing the boot support plate to remain fully above the continuous portion of the top surface of the board while the back end of the boot support plate pivots such that a toe of the user's boot remains above the top surface, the binding mechanism further including a heel riser structure that includes two or more risers each of which has a different length to thereby allow the back end of the boot support plate to be selectively supported at different heights;
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- a skin that at least partially covers the continuous portion of the bottom surface of the board.
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A snowshoe comprising:
- a board that dissipates the user's weight over a snow surface, the top surface including a continuous portion in which no openings exist through the board, the bottom surface also including a continuous portion in which no openings exist through the board;
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- a binding mechanism that secures the user to the board, the binding mechanism including a boot support plate that is positioned overtop the continuous portion of the top surface, the boot support plate having a front end that is coupled to the continuous portion of the top surface of the board via a hinging mechanism and a back end that is free to pivot away from the top surface of the board thereby allowing a heel of the user's boot to be lifted away from the top surface of the board when the user's boot is secured to the boot support plate, the hinging mechanism causing the boot support plate to remain fully above the continuous portion of the top surface of the board while the back end of the boot support plate pivots such that a toe of the user's boot remains above the top surface, the binding mechanism further including a heel riser structure that includes two or more risers each of which has a different length to thereby allow the back end of the boot support plate to be selectively supported at different heights.
A pair of snowshoes, each snowshoe comprising:
- a board having a top and bottom surface that extend along a length and a width of the board, the length of the board being less than 36 inches, the width of the board being greater than 5 inches, the top surface including a continuous portion in which no openings exist through the board, the bottom surface also including a continuous portion in which no openings exist through the board;
- a binding mechanism that secures a user's boot to the board, the binding mechanism including a boot support plate that is positioned overtop the continuous portion of the top surface, the boot support plate having a front end that is coupled to the continuous portion of the top surface of the board via a hinging mechanism and a back end that is free to pivot away from the top surface of the board thereby allowing a heel of the user's boot to be lifted away from the top surface of the board when the user's boot is secured to the boot support plate, the hinging mechanism causing the boot support plate to remain fully above the continuous portion of the top surface of the board while the back end of the boot support plate pivots such that a toe of the user's boot remains above the top surface;
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- a skin that at least partially covers the continuous portion of the bottom surface of the board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.