Patent ID: 6092312
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A stable, lightweight snowshoe construction comprising:A. a peripheral frame having opposite sides, a front and a rear;B. a membrane decking extending between said opposite sides, front and rear of said frame, said decking defining upper and underneath surfaces for said snowshoe construction;C. a foot binding on said upper surface for holding a user's foot in position with the toes of the foot facing toward said front; andD. a claw plate on the underneath surface of said snowshoe construction secured rigidly to said foot binding arrangement both at a first location positioned to bind the ball of a user's foot to said upper surface and at a second location spaced longitudinally rearwardly of said first location a sufficient distance to also maintain the heel of a user's foot at the upper surface of said snowshoe, whereby substantially all of the user's weight on the leg terminating in said foot is supported by said single claw plate.