Patent ID: 6837512

Claim:
A method of applying a friction enhancing material to a snow-traveling device, said snow-traveling device having a first surface for engaging a human and a second contacting surface for contacting a congealed precipitation surface, said friction enhancing material comprising a first side and a second side, and said friction enhancing material further comprising a woven slant pile pattern having a uniform weave of polyester coated with droplet shaped beads of polyvinyl chloride for engaging the congealed precipitation surface, said method comprising the steps of: preparing the snow-traveling device for receiving the friction enhancing material onto the second contacting surface of said snow-traveling device; preparing the friction enhancing material for application onto the snow-traveling device to thereby increase the friction between the congealed precipitation surface and the snow-traveling device; interposing an adhesive between the second contacting surface of the snow-traveling device and the first side of the friction enhancing material to releasably adhere the friction enhancing material to the snow-traveling device; and applying pressure to the second side of the friction enhancing material to thereby install the friction enhancing material onto the second contacting surface on the snow-traveling device by placing the adhesive substance into close contact with both the snow-traveling device and the friction enhancing material whereby the friction between the second contacting surface and the congealed precipitation surface is enhanced.