Patent ID: 9597578
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A63C

Claim:
1. An apparatus for holding a footwear toe to a snow travel aid, the apparatus comprising a pair of teeth each of which engage concavities in opposite side portions of the toe to grasp the toe while permitting pivotal movement of the footwear about the toe in forward and rearward directions; wherein the teeth are moveable between a closed position in which the teeth grasp the toe and an open position in which the teeth do not grasp the toe; wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one toe stop configured to be moveable between a first position in which the at least one toe stop is in front of the toe when the toe is positioned for the teeth to engage the concavities, and a second position sufficiently displaced from the first position to not interfere with the toe during said pivotal movement; and wherein moving the teeth to the open position causes the at least one toe stop to move to the first position.