Patent ID: 6052922
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A snowshoe for securing to a user's boot, with the boot having a toe portion and an opposite end, the snowshoe comprising:(A) a base having a forward toe area and a centrally-located heel deck area, with said toe area having a toe hole opening positioned to receive said toe portion of said user's boot, said toe hole opening being encompassed by a downwardly extending toe hole flange, and said heel deck area being sized to receive said heel of the user's boot, and said heel deck area being centrally-split with a longitudinal opening extending from said toe hole flange towards the opposite end of the snowshoe and terminating in an elliptical opening for stress dissipation, whereby said centrally-split heel deck area provides for downward and outward flexing of said snowshoe heel deck area during a walking motion;(B) a perimeter flange encompassing an outer perimeter of said snowshoe; and(C) a binding assembly attached to said base, said binding assembly having securing means for holding said boot of said user to said binding assembly.