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Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996

Filed:

Feb. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:

Bill Forrest, Denver, CO (US);

Patrick Smith, Golden, CO (US);

Assignee:

Mountain Safety Research, Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36123 ; 36122 ;
Abstract

A variable length snowshoe (200) is provided to accommodate changing snow conditions or snowshoeing applications. The snowshoe (200) includes a flotation plate (202) and at least one detachable tail extender (204). The snowshoe (200) also includes detachable brakes (216) and toothed traction bars (212) to provide improved traction on ice and enhanced forward, rearward and side slipping protection. A de-icing crampon (214) and gripping tabs (210) which facilitate binding strap manipulation are also disclosed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Forrest, Bill. (1996). Variable length snowshoe (U.S. Patent No. 5517773). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5517773

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