US 12,194,368 B2Granted

Snowshoe

OwnerRyan C. Hothinventor

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Abstract

A snowshoe having a binding for a downhill ski boot on a binding platform which can pitch, i.e., rotate about a transverse axis of the snowshoe. The binding platform is supported on a front strap which is attached to the sides of the framework for the snowshoe, which is of sufficient flexibility to pitch and, preferably, roll, i.e., rotate about the longitudinal axis of the framework. Decking between the binding platform and the framework has a front aperture to permit the binding platform to pitch and roll; is of such length as to permit extension of the framework, which is made possible by having the framework be a tubes separated on its first and second sides and containing an insertable tube in the areas of the separations; and has such flexibility as to enable the decking to fold underneath the binding platform when the tube of the framework is unextended.

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Dependent claims

A snowshoe which comprises:

a framework having a first side, a second side;
a front strap having a first end attached to the first side of said framework and a second end attached to a second side of said framework, the front strap configured to roll generally within a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the framework;
a binding platform attached to and supported by said front strap, said binding platform having a front, a first side, a second side, and a top;
a downhill ski boot binding attached to the top of said binding platform, the downhill ski boot binding comprised of a generally rigid toe fastening portion and a generally rigid heel fastening portion, wherein each of the generally rigid toe and heel fastening portions is configured to be primary means for attaching a downhill ski boot with an instep to the snowshoe, the downhill ski binding located forward and rearward of the instep when the downhill ski boot is attached to the snowshoe;
a rear strap having a first end attached to the first side of said framework and a second end attached to a second side of said framework to support said binding platform;
and
a decking attached to said framework, being located between said framework and said binding platform, and having a front aperture to avoid interfering with the pitching of said binding platform.

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