Snowshoes
AssigneeRobert Erwin BEHRENS
InventorsMarco LOCATELLI, Robert Erwin BEHRENS
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Abstract
Snowshoes are provided which include a footwear supporting plate, a front binding device and a rear binding device. The plate has a lattice-like, essentially flat configuration formed by a plurality of hollow prismatic structures partially superimposed on one another. The main axis (x) of each hollow prismatic structure may be inclined by an angle (α) between 20° and 70° relative to a middle plane of the plate, in such a manner that lower edges of the hollow prismatic structures form sharp edges which allow the plate to grip snow and inner surfaces of the hollow prismatic structures offer high resistance to penetration into snow allowing for the distribution of weight of a user over a wide contact surface, thereby ensuring good floatability.
Claims11
1-10. (canceled)
A snowshoe comprising a footwear supporting plate, said plate having a lattice-like configuration formed by a plurality of hollow prismatic structures, wherein said structures are interconnected with one another in a partially superimposed manner and wherein a main axis (x) of each of said structures is inclined with respect to a middle surface of the plate in such a manner that a projection of said main axis (x) on a longitudinal vertical plane forms an angle (α) between 20° and 70° with a normal direction (z) perpendicular to said middle surface of the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.