Apparatus for improving human mobility on snow surfaces

An apparatus for improving human mobility on congealed precipitation when the human is utilizing a snow-traveling device, the snow-traveling device having a contacting surface, said apparatus comprising:

• engagement means for engaging the contacting surface of the snow-traveling device to thereby hold said apparatus in place on said snow-traveling device;
• protrusion means for protrusively engaging the surface of the congealed precipitation when the human mobilizes the snow-traveling device by contactably engaging the surface of the congealed precipitation with the protrusion means thereby causing the snow-traveling device to be propelled when acted upon by a user controlling the snow-traveling device;
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• fastener means for fastening said engagement means in a first position on the snow-traveling device such that the protrusion means can be selectively held at the first position and removed from the snow-traveling device by the user.

An apparatus for improving human mobility on congealed precipitation when a human is utilizing a snow-traveling device, the snow-traveling device having a contacting surface, said apparatus comprising:

• engagement means for engaging the snow-traveling device, said engagement means contactably connecting to the human, wherein said human actuates the snow-traveling device by manually maneuvering said snow-traveling device;
• protrusion means for protruding into a mass of congealed precipitation, said protrusion means contactably attached to said engagement means, wherein said human causes the snow-traveling device to be maneuvered such that the protrusion means is placed into contact with a mass of congealed precipitation preventing the snow-traveling device from excess movement;
• fastener means for fastening said engagement means in a first position on the snow-traveling device such that the protrusion means can be selectively held at the first position and removed from the snow-traveling device by a human during the course of an outdoor excursion to thereby selectively allow the attachment and detachment of said engagement means;
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• said apparatus is fabricated from injection molding.

A method of applying a friction enhancing material to a snow-traveling device, said snow-traveling device having a first surface for engaging a human and a second contacting surface for contacting a congealed precipitation surface, said friction enhancing material comprising a first side and a second side, said method comprising the steps of:

• preparing the snow-traveling device for receiving the friction enhancing material onto the second contacting surface of said snow-traveling device;
• preparing the friction enhancing material for application onto the snow-traveling device to thereby increase the friction between the congealed precipitation surface and the snow-traveling device;
• interposing an adhesive between the second contacting surface of the snow-traveling device and the first side of the friction enhancing material to releasably adhere the friction enhancing material to the snow-traveling device;
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• applying pressure to the second side of the friction enhancing material to thereby install the friction enhancing material onto the second contacting surface on the snow-traveling device by placing the adhesive substance into close contact with both the snow-traveling device and the flexible fabric whereby the friction between the second contacting surface and the congealed precipitation surface is enhanced.

An apparatus for improving human mobility on congealed precipitation when a human is utilizing a snow-traveling device, the snow-traveling device having a first end, a second end and a contacting surface, said apparatus comprising:

• friction enhancement means for enhancing friction between the contacting surface of said snow-traveling device and the congealed precipitation;
• a first side provided on the friction enhancement means adapted for making contacting with the snow-traveling device;
• a second side provided on the friction enhancement means for contacting the congealed precipitation surface;
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• means for adhering the first side of said friction enhancement means to the contacting surface of the snow-traveling device to increase the friction between the snow-traveling device and the congealed precipitation to improve mobility of the human on the congealed precipitation.

An apparatus for improving human mobility on congealed precipitation when a human is utilizing a snow-traveling device, the snow-traveling device having a contacting surface, said apparatus comprising:

• engagement means for engaging the snow-traveling device, said snow-traveling device contactably connecting the human, wherein said human actuates the snow-traveling device by manually maneuvering said snow-traveling device;
• protrusion means for protruding into a mass of congealed precipitation, said protrusion means contactably attached to said engagement means, wherein said human causes the snow-traveling device to be maneuvered such that the protrusion means is placed into contact with a mass of congealed precipitation preventing the snow-traveling device from excess movement;
• fastener means for fastening said engagement means in a first position on the snow-traveling device such that the protrusion means can be selectively held at the first position and removed from the snow-traveling device by a human during the course of an outdoor excursion to thereby selectively allow the attachment and detachment of said engagement means;
• wherein said engagement means comprises an upper wall and a lower wall for contactably engaging the snow-traveling device to thereby grip said snow-traveling device causing the engagement means to be immovable;
• wherein said fastener means further comprises a first aperture formed in said engagement means, the first aperture allowing the snow-traveling device to pass therethrough,
• an upper wall and a lower wall for contactably engaging the snow-traveling device to the engagement means to thereby cause said snow-traveling device to become immovable, a tightening band contactably introduced through a tightening slot selectively allowing said tightening band to be inserted into a connector, wherein said tightening band is tightened snugly thereby causing the upper wall to contact the snow-traveling device fixing said engagement means to said snow-traveling device;
• wherein said protrusion means comprises an elongated member protrusively engaging the congealed precipitation mass;
• wherein said engagement means and said protrusion means are fabricated from at least one of the materials selected from the following group:
• thermoplastics, fiber reinforced thermoplastics, thermosetting plastics, elastomers, stainless steel, copper, alloy steels, molybdenum, tool steels, tungsten, ferrous alloys, other specialty alloys, and custom-blend alloys used in injection molding;
• wherein said connector selectively receives the tightening band whereby said tightening band is prevented from moving by snugly gripping said tightening band to thereby attach said engagement means to said snow-traveling device;
• wherein said fastener means is detachably attached to said snow-traveling device allowing a human to attach said apparatus to the snow-traveling device without the aid of tools and instruments;
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• wherein said fastener means comprises a securing device for attaching the engagement means to the snow-traveling device.

An apparatus for improving mobility of a vehicle having pneumatic tires, the pneumatic tires comprising tread, on congealed precipitation, said apparatus comprising:

• friction enhancement means for enhancing friction between the tread and the congealed precipitation;
• a first side provided on the friction enhancement means adapted for making contact with the tread;
• a second side provided on the friction enhancement means for contacting the congealed precipitation surface;
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• means for adhering the first side of said friction enhancement means to the contacting surface of the tread to increase the friction between the vehicle and the congealed precipitation to improve mobility of the vehicle on the congealed precipitation.

An apparatus for improving mobility of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising pneumatic tires and the pneumatic tires comprising a tread, on congealed precipitation, said apparatus comprising:

• friction enhancement means for enhancing friction between the tread and the congealed precipitation;
• a first side provided on the friction enhancement means adapted for making contact with the tread;
• a second side provided on the friction enhancement means for contacting the congealed precipitation surface;
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• means for adhering the first side of said friction enhancement means to the tread to increase the friction between the vehicle and the congealed precipitation to improve mobility of the vehicle on the congealed precipitation.

An apparatus for improving mobility of a bicycle having at least two tires and each of the tires comprising tread, on congealed precipitation, said apparatus comprising:

• friction enhancement means for enhancing friction between the tread and the congealed precipitation;
• a first side provided on the friction enhancement means adapted for making contact with the tread;
• a second side provided on the friction enhancement means for contacting the congealed precipitation surface;
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• means for adhering the first side of said friction enhancement means to the tread to increase the friction between the tire and the congealed precipitation to improve mobility of the bicycle on the congealed precipitation.