Invention Application
- Patent Title: SPIN TIGHTENED SNOWSHOE BINDING
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Application No.: US18062735Application Date: 2022-12-07
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Publication No.: US20230097559A1Publication Date: 2023-03-30
- Inventor: Corey A. Lewison , Kevin J. Kresch
- Applicant: Kwik Tek, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: Kwik Tek, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Kwik Tek, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Main IPC: A63C13/00
- IPC: A63C13/00

Abstract:
A spin-tightened snowshoe binding is provided, the binding comprising a sole plate configured to be hingedly interconnected to a snowshoe an axis extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the snowshoe, a toe cap interconnected with the sole plate with a first anterior strap and a second anterior strap, wherein the anterior straps are configured to wrap around the medial aspect and the lateral aspects of a toe box of a shoe inserted within the snowshoe binding, and wherein the toe cap is configured to interface with a top aspect of the shoe, a first lateral strap extends outward from the sole plate, wherein the first lateral strap is configured to wrap upward along a medial portion of the shoe, and extend toward a posterior aspect of the shoe, a second lateral strap extends outward from the sole plate, wherein the second lateral strap is configured to wrap upward along a lateral aspect of a shoe, and extend toward the posterior aspect of the snowshoe binding, a belt having a first end and a second end, the belt slideably interconnected with the distal end of the first lateral strap and the distal end of the second lateral strap, wherein the belt is configured to span around the posterior aspect of the shoe between the distal ends of the lateral straps, a tightening dial interconnected with the toe cap, a cable interconnecting the tightening dial, toe cap, sole plate, lateral straps, and first end and second end of the belt, wherein rotating the tightening dial in a first direction tensions the cable, and wherein rotating the tightening dial in a first direction retracts the toe cap toward the sole plate and retracts the first end and second end of the belt toward the toe cap.
Public/Granted literature
- US12059607B2 Spin tightened snowshoe binding Public/Granted day:2024-08-13
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