Patent ID: 7614627

Claim:
A runner mountable on a ski, having an underside, on an ice-going vehicle comprising: an elongate runner body fabricated of metal plate, having a predetermined thickness, of a first metal material having longitudinally opposite ends, an upper inner surface for contacting the underside of the ski and a lower outer surface and being of a predetermined hardness, an elongate wear strip, having a predetermined length and a predetermined width fabricated of a second material that is relatively harder than said predetermined hardness of said first material secured to and projecting from said lower surface of said runner body; and at least one transversely extending mounting hole formed between said ends and between said upper and lower surfaces of said runner body adapted to receive mounting hardware for securing said runner body to the ski, said width of said wear strip being substantially equal to said predetermined thickness, and means reacting with said runner body for forcing said upper inner surface into intimate contact with the underside of the ski; said elongate runner body having a U-shape.