Patent ID: 8544194

Claim:
A length-adjustable snowshoe comprising: a frame including first and second engagement sections spaced along a first axis; a carrier fixed to the frame, with a shoe-fixing device adapted to be mounted to the carrier; a connecting member mounted to the first and second engagement sections of the frame, with the connecting member including top and bottom sides spaced along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, with the connecting member further including first and second sides extending between the top and bottom sides, with the first and second sides of the connecting member spaced along a third axis perpendicular to the first and second axes, with a pivotal portion formed on the top side of the connecting member, with the connecting member further including two receiving holes extending from the first side through the second side along the first axis, with a compartment extending from the pivotal portion through one of the two receiving holes; an extension member including first and second legs slideably received in the two receiving holes of the connecting member, with the extension member slideable along the third axis between first and second positions; a sliding member mounted on the extension member to move therewith; and a positioning member pivotably received in the compartment of the connecting member and pivotable relative to the connecting member about an axis parallel to the third axis, with the positioning member including a lobe, with the lobe including a protruded positioning portion and a recessed releasing portion, with the positioning member pivotable in the compartment between a stop position and a releasing position, with the positioning portion pressing against the first leg of the extension member to retain the extension member in the first position, the second position, and any location between the first and second positions when the positioning member is in the stop position, with the releasing portion aligned with and not pressing against the first leg and with the positioning portion disengaged from and not pressing against the first leg when the positioning member is in the releasing position, allowing the extension member to slide between the first and second positions, with a distal end of the first leg of the extension member having a first spacing to the first side of the connecting member along the third axis when the extension member is in the first position, with the distal end of the extension member having a second spacing to the first side of the connecting member along the third axis, with the first spacing larger than the second spacing.