Patent ID: 6401367
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A load-bearing apparatus adapted to be fixed to a user's foot and adapted to increase a foot load-bearing capacity on a soft support, especially snow, sand, or water, said apparatus comprising:a frame having a raised front shovel portion, said raised front shovel portion having edges and a lower surface adapted to come in contact with the soft support, the frame extending along a longitudinal axis; said raised front shovel portion comprising a lower surface having at least one protuberance, said protuberance being oriented substantially along the longitudinal axis, and said raised front shovel portion including at least one gliding surface, said gliding surface having a substantially continuous slope and connecting said protuberance to one of said edges of said lower surface of said raised front shovel portion, said raised shovel portion including at least one scale arranged on said lower surface, said at least one scale having a rearwardly directed concavity adapted to retain the apparatus on the soft support and against rearward movement.