Collapsible snowshoe
AssigneeDebra J. Kreutzer
InventorsDebra J. Kreutzer, James S. Page, Matt E. Page
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Abstract
A collapsible snowshoe is provided. The snowshoe includes a frame having a first supporting cross-bar configured to interact with a second supporting cross-bar, wherein the cross-bars are configured to alternate between an open position and a closed position, a first supporting material configured to be coupled to the cross-bars and further configured to extend between the cross-bars, whereby the extended supporting material creates a support surface for walking when the cross-bars are in the open position; and a frame-locking mechanism configured to secure the cross-bars in the open position.
Claims20
A collapsible snowshoe comprising,
- a frame having
- a first supporting cross-bar;
- a second supporting cross-bar, wherein said second supporting cross-bar is configured to cross and to be pivotally coupled to said first supporting cross-bar, wherein said cross-bars are configured to alternate between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein each said first supporting cross-bar and said second supporting cross-bar includes a respective front portion and a respective back portion and said pivotal coupling of said first supporting cross-bar and said second cross-bar is configured to be located between respective front and back portions of said supporting cross-bars;
- a first supporting material configured to be coupled to said cross-bars and further configured to extend between said cross-bars, whereby said extended supporting material creates a support surface for walking when said cross-bars are in said open position;
- and
- a frame-locking mechanism configured to secure said cross-bars in said open position.
A system for walking using a collapsible snowshoe, comprising:
- a plurality of cross-bars configured to cross and to be pivotally coupled to each other, wherein said cross-bars are further configured to switch between an open position and a closed position, whereby in said open position, outermost tips of said cross-bars are configured to move away from one another, and in said closed position, said outermost tips of said cross-bars are configured to move toward each other;
- wherein each cross-bar in said plurality of cross-bars includes a front portion and a back portion and said pivotal coupling lm of said plurality of cross-bars is configured to be located between respective front and back portions of said plurality of cross-bars;
- an extendable supporting material secured to at least portions of said cross-bars and configured to provide largest support area when said cross-bars are in said open position;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to secure said cross-bars in said open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.