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US 2003/0193170 A1Published application
Snow scooter with rear mounted foot actuated brake
AssigneeSki Skoot, Inc.
InventorsRobert Louis Gille, James R. Abney
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for conveying a user across snow, sand, or similar media. The apparatus may include a snowskate or snow scooter comprising an elongated glide plate having an upper surface with a stand-on area for receiving the feet of a user and a lower surface for slidingly but controllably engaging snow. The glide plate also may have front and back portions that are rounded and/or bent upwards. The apparatus also may include wheels, a handle, and/or a brake.
Claims1
An article for conveying a human being across the surface, comprising:
- a sheet of rigid material of sufficient size to accommodate use by a human being, said sheet being elongated and having a longitudinal axis, and an upper surface for providing thereon support for a user, and a central section having a substantially constant width throughout;
- and a forward end portion bent upwardly, and a rear end portion bent upwardly, and a lower surface shaped with a series of grooves therein, said grooves having a constant width as they extend along said lower surface parallel to the longitudinal axis of said sheet, and said grooves offset from said longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.