US1087745A - Snow-shoes. - Google Patents

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MMWR@ STATES PATENT lllfffE.

CHARLES E. ELLIS, 0F ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.

SNOW-SHOP Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 12H4..

pplication filed November 12, 1912. Serial No. 730,937.

State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Snow-Shoes, `of which the following is a specification.

lllhis invention relates to snow shoes or skees and has for an object to provide a der vice of this character' which will be construeted of metal and wood and combined so that the metal will present a running surface ofimaximum length and efficiency while the wood portion ofthe device is designed to presentan eifective foot bearing and arch support and a central longitudinal brace for the metal element of the device.

Another obieet of the invention is to provide a skee which will be so constructed that the different elements thereof may be eifectually connected together without the use of permanent fastening devices.

Another object of the invention is to provide intertitting elements of the skee which when operatively combined will afford means for securely holding the foot strap in proper position upon the device.

1n the dra-wing forming a portion of this application, and in which like letters of lreference indicate similar parts in the several 'v'iews-Figure l is a perspective view of the ske F ig.- 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line of Fig. l. 35 1 The device comprises a metal member 1 and a member 2 'of wood. The metal member is stamped from a single length of sheet steel and provided throughout its length with parallel spaced side Hanges. The bottom., or running surface of the metal member is curved upwardly and forwardly at one end as at 4 in the usual manner.

rlihe flanges 3, intermediate of their length are provided with upstanding ears 4 which are provided with inwardly struck teats 5 which areA embedded in the sides of the wooden member 2 whereby the latter is securely retained in place upon the metal member and against accidental longitudinal movement therein. The member 2 is provided on its bottom and preferably at a point approximately midway of its length with a transverse groove 5 in which the lower portion 6 of a foot strap 7 extends.

When the member 2 is forced to place in the metal member l of the skee the foot strap is effeetually held in an applied position without the use of permanent. fastening devices such as nails or the like. The side flanges 3 of the metal member are yieldable relatively whereby they can be sprung apart to permit the wooden member 2 to be removed and to enableI one to remove the foot strapV when the latter becomes worn and when it is desired to replace it by a new one. The member 2 is provided preferably with a hoi-i4 zontally disposed rest 8 for the heel of the shoe of the wearer and from the rest the material Q is extended upwardly vertically as at 9 and then curved forwardly and upwardly as at l() and then downwardly as at ll. From this construction it is evident that the portion l() will form an arch rest for the foot. The loop 7 extends over the arch rest so that. when the foot is extended beneath the loop it may be brought into se cure contact' with the arch rest l0.

I claim A skee comprising a metallic runner having yieldable side flanges, a foot rest detachably arranged between the flanges, spaced ears formed on each of the flanges adjacent to the foot rest and provided with inwardly struck teats adapted to penetrate the foot rest and to hold the same against lougitudi- Cit nal movement, a strap carried by the foot rest and having a foot receiving; loop dls- I posed above the foot rest, the sides of the strap extending between the spaced ears on each of the flanges whereby to restrict the lateral movement of the said loop.

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. ELLIS, Witnesses:

MARTHA L. HOLLER, THEO. A. SCHACHT.

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