Appeal No. 2004-2304
Application No. 09/886,735
a peripheral platform;
a deck spanning an interior of the peripheral
platform;
a portion for receiving a shoe of a user mounted
on the deck wherein the portion fits in an aperture in
the platform and wherein the portion pivots to allow a
front of the portion and a rear of the portion to move
in an upward motion and a downward motion; and
a plurality of traction portions which extend
generally downward from a horizontal plane of the deck
when in snowshoe mode.
8. A combination snowshoe and ski that operates
in both a snowshoe mode and a ski mode, the
combination snowshoe and ski comprising:
a peripheral platform;
a deck spanning an interior of a peripheral
platform;
a flat bottom surface of the deck, wherein the
flat bottom portion is used to traverse a snow covered
area when in ski mode; and
a portion for receiving a shoe of a user mounted
on the deck wherein the portion pivots and retards
movement when the portion extends downward below the
flat bottom surface of the deck.
12. A combination snowshoe and ski that operates
in both a snowshoe mode and a ski mode, the
combination snowshoe and ski comprising:
a peripheral platform;
a deck spanning an interior of the peripheral
platform;
a portion for receiving a shoe of a user mounted
on the deck;
a smooth flat bottom surface of the deck, wherein
the smooth flat bottom portion is used to traverse a
snow covered area; and
a removable plurality of traction portions which
extend generally downward from the flat bottom surface
of the deck when in snowshoe mode.
On page 2 of the brief, appellants group claims 1 and
3-7 together, claims 8-11 together, and claims 12-15
together.
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