| 摘要 |
A snowshoe (10) having a pivot axle (24) for pitch rotation of the footbe d platform (22) relative to the snowshoe frame (12) is supported from the fr ame in a manner that provides for significant lateral flexing, i.e. pivoting on the roll axis, to accommodate use of snowshoes on side hill terrain. Ins tead of a relatively rigid support from the snowshoe frame, the footbed plat form is supported by left and right tension bands (30) that are connected to the snowshoe frame and to' left and right ends of the transverse pivot rod (24) that provides pitch rotation. Preferably the connection to each end of the pivot rod is with a rotatable spindle (32) over which the tension band e ngages, such rollers (32) being connected at right angles to the two ends of the pivot rod. A rotation limiter (50) can be included to limit free rotati on of the binding (18) in the pitch-direction to a selected arc. The footbed support system can be employed on any type of snowshoe, whether a tubular f rame, non-tubular frame or molded composite snowshoe.
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