Patent ID: 7699323

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a plank having a first side and a second side and a first end and a second end; one or more supports coupled to the first side of the plank; one or more blades coupled to the one or more supports, the blades operable to glide across an icy surface; a piece of frictional material coupled to the second side of the plank, the frictional material operable to provide traction relative to the plank; a brake coupled to the first side of the plank, the brake operable to abrasively scrape the icy surface when applied to the icy surface, wherein the brake comprises a metal sheet, the metal sheet comprising a plurality of pointed protrusions; and a v-shaped plate coupled to the first side of the plank, the v-shaped plate comprising a first flat plate and a second flat plate coupled together along a common edge, the first flat plate and the second flat plate forming an acute angle therebetween, wherein: The v-shaped plate is coupled to the second end of the plank such that the common edge is fixed in-line with each of the one or more supports and the acute angle faces the one or more supports; and A height of the common edge extends over a majority of a height of the one or more supports such that the v-shaped plate forms a plow for the one or more supports at the second end of the plank.