Patent ID: 7937855
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A snowshoe defining opposite front and rear ends, opposite first and second sides and opposite top and bottom surfaces and comprising: a rigid peripheral frame member comprising a top portion corresponding to said top surface of said snowshoe and a bottom portion corresponding to said bottom surface of said snowshoe and having a frame member thickness defined between said top and bottom portions; a decking that is at least semi-rigid and that comprises a central load-bearing portion and a number of tongue members fixed to said load-bearing portion and attached to said frame member whereby said frame member carries said decking; and a harness pivotally attached to either one of said decking and said frame member for allowing a person's foot to be releasably attached to said snowshoe; wherein said tongue members have a staggered attachment configuration relative to the thickness of said frame member and wherein at least some groups of consecutive tongue members include tongue members that extend alternately towards said top and said bottom portions of said frame member.