Configurable snowshoe and ski device
OwnerLane Ekberginventor
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Abstract
A device is disclosed for a configurable snowshoe and ski device. The device includes a base member having a bottom for traversing over snow and ice covered terrain, a positionable axle rotatably coupling a mounting plate with the base member, and the axle positionable to enable one of a plurality of positions including a first position in which the mounting plate pivots above the plane of the base member and a second position in which the mounting plate pivots through the plane of the base member. The device may also include a plurality of wings coupled to the base member, the wings convertible between a skiing configuration in which the wings from a surface for gliding over snow and a snowshoe configuration in which the wings extend to increase the surface area of the base member.
Claims23
A device for traversing snow and ice covered terrain, the device comprising:
- a base member having a bottom for traversing over snow and ice covered terrain;
- a positionable axle rotatably coupling a mounting plate with the base member;
- the axle positionable to enable one of a plurality of positions including a first position in which the mounting plate pivots above the plane of the base member and a second position in which the mounting plate pivots through the plane of the base member;
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- a plurality of wings coupled to the base member, the wings convertible between a skiing configuration in which the wings from a surface for gliding over snow and a snowshoe configuration in which the wings extend to increase the surface area of the base member.
A device for traversing snow and ice covered terrain, the device comprising:
- a base member having a bottom for traversing over snow and ice covered terrain;
- a plurality of wings coupled to the base member, the wings convertible between a skiing configuration in which the wings from a surface for gliding over snow and a snowshoe configuration in which the wings extend to increase the surface area of the base member;
- a positionable axle rotatably coupling a mounting plate with the base member;
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- the axle positionable to enable one of a plurality of positions including a first position in which the mounting plate pivots above the plane of the base member and a second position in which the mounting plate pivots through the plane of the base member.
A device for traversing snow and ice covered terrain, the device comprising:
- a base member having a bottom for traversing over snow and ice covered terrain;
- an opening in the base member configured to allow a mounting plate to rotate through the plane of the base member;
- a removable skiable surface configured to engage the opening of the base member and form a substantially continuous skiing surface;
- a positionable axle rotatably coupling a mounting plate with the base member;
- the axle positionable to enable one of a plurality of positions including a first position in which the mounting plate pivots above the plane of the base member and a second position in which the mounting plate pivots through the plane of the base member;
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- a plurality of wings coupled to the base member, the wings convertible between a skiing configuration in which the wings from a surface for gliding over snow and a snowshoe configuration in which the wings extend to increase the surface area of the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.