Cool Front, Inc.

K-2 Corporation

Francis E Mahoney

Christian Richard Trifilio

Timothy A Bachman

Frank Martin Phillips

Stephen H Luhr

Richard A Luhr

Thomas C Meier

Gregory Vinton Matthews

A snowshoe having a pivot axle for pitch rotation of the footbed platform relative to the snowshoe frame is supported from the frame in a manner that provides for significant lateral flexing, i.e. pivoting on the roll axis, to accommodate use of snowshoes on side hill terrain. Instead of a relatively rigid support from the snowshoe frame, the footbed platform is supported by left and right tension bands that are connected to the snowshoe frame and to left and right ends of the transverse pivot rod that provides pitch rotation. Preferably the connection to each end of the pivot rod is with a rotatable spindle over which the tension band engages, such rollers being connected at right angles to the two ends of the pivot rod. A rotation limiter can be included to limit free rotation of the binding in the pitch direction to a selected arc. The footbed support system can be employed on any type of snowshoe, whether a tubular frame, non-tubular frame or molded composite snowshoe.

Snowshoe footbed pivot system

A snow sled comprising a seating portion that includes a lightweight space frame having a suspension-type seat stretched among the space frame. The sled further includes a steering portion and articulated steering mechanism that links the steering portion to the seating portion. The articulated steering mechanism allows the steering portion to be pivoted laterally relative to the seating portion so as to make the sled readily steerable. A pair of rear skis are removably attachable to the seating portion. The steering portion includes a ski support and a pair of front skis pivotably attached to the ski support. Chatter and movement of the front skis are dampened by a pair of boots that engage the ski support and the respective front skis.

Snow sled

A snow sled () comprising a seating portion () that includes a lightweight space frame () having a suspension-type seat () stretched among the space frame. The sled further includes a steering portion () and an articulated steering mechanism () that links the steering portion to the seating portion. The articulated steering mechanism allows the steering portion to be pivoted laterally relative to the seating portion so as to make the sled readily steerable. A pair of rear skis () are removably attachable to the seating portion. The steering portion () includes a ski support () and a pair of front skis () pivotably attached to the ski support. Chatter and movement of the front skis are dampened by a pair of boots () that engage the ski support and the respective front skis.

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Barre, VT, United States of America

Francis E Mahoney