Apparatus and system for regaining or maintaining balance in snow
OwnerDean Whiteheadinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus that receives a pole tip and assists a user to achieve a standing position in snow is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pole tip receiving member having a base and a pole tip engagement. The pole tip engagement engages a tip of a pole limits lateral movement of the pole with respect to the pole tip receiving member. a coupling secures the pole tip receiving member to the snow traversal device. Engagement of the pole by the pole tip receiving member transfers a pressure applied by the pole to a supporting substrate of the snow traversal device. The transfer of the pressure applied by the pole increases the effective surface area of the pole.
Claims20
An apparatus configured to receive a pole tip and to assist a user to achieve a standing position in snow, the apparatus comprising:
- a pole tip receiving member comprising a base and a pole tip engagement, the pole tip engagement configured to engage a tip of a pole and to limit lateral movement of the pole with respect to the pole tip receiving member;
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- a coupling configured to secure the pole tip receiving member to a snow traversal device, wherein engagement of the pole by the pole tip receiving member transfers a pressure applied by the pole to a supporting substrate of the snow traversal device, the transfer of the pressure applied by the pole increasing the effective surface area of the pole.
A system for assisting a user in achieving a standing position in snow, the system comprising:
- a snow traversing device comprising a supporting substrate;
- a pole tip receiving member disposed on the supporting substrate, the pole tip receiving member comprising a pole tip engagement configured to engage a tip of a pole and to limit lateral movement of the pole with respect to the pole tip receiving member;
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- wherein engagement of the pole by the pole tip receiving member transfers a pressure applied by the pole to the supporting substrate of the snow traversal device, the transfer of the pressure applied by the pole increasing the effective surface area of the pole.
An apparatus configured to receive a pole tip and to assist a user to achieve a standing position in snow, the apparatus comprising:
- a pole tip receiving member comprising a base and a pole tip engagement, the pole tip engagement configured to engage a tip of a pole and to limit lateral movement of the pole with respect to the pole tip receiving member, the pole tip engagement comprising a pocket having an opening sized to receive the tip of the pole, the opening comprising an inner wall configured to limit lateral movement of the pole;
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- a coupling configured to secure the pole tip receiving member to a snow traversal device, wherein engagement of the pole by the pole tip receiving member transfers a pressure applied by the pole to a supporting substrate of the snow traversal device, the transfer of the pressure applied by the pole increasing the effective surface area of the pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.