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US 10,946,886 B2Granted
Sled transport apparatus
OwnerAnnette Cunningham, Thomas H. Downeyinventors
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Abstract
A sled transport apparatus for transporting people and supplies on sand and snow includes a sled body having a bow, a stern, a starboard side, a port side, a bottom, an upper perimeter, and a cavity. A divider wall is coupled to the sled body and extends from the starboard side to the port side and from the bottom to the upper perimeter. The divider wall forms a cooler receptacle within the cavity from the divider wall to the stern that is configured to receive a cooler. A seat bottom is coupled to the sled body adjacent the divider wall and extending from the starboard side to the port side and toward the bow. A towrope is coupled to the sled body.
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A sled transport apparatus comprising:
- a sled body having a bow, a stern, a starboard side, a port side, a bottom, and an upper perimeter, the sled body having a cavity between the bow, the stern, the starboard side, and the port side;
- a divider wall coupled to the sled body, the divider wall extending from the starboard side to the port side and from the bottom to the upper perimeter, the divider wall forming a cooler receptacle within the cavity from the divider wall to the stern, the cooler receptacle being configured to receive a cooler;
- a seat bottom coupled to the sled body, the seat body being coupled adjacent the divider wall extending from the starboard side to the port side and toward the bow;
- a towrope coupled to the sled body;
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- the seat bottom having a hinge, the hinge being coupled to the port side of the sled body, the seat bottom swingably opening and alternatively closing to cover a storage compartment within the cavity, the storage compartment extending from the divider wall to the bow.
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A sled transport apparatus comprising:
- a sled body having a bow, a stern, a starboard side, a port side, a bottom, and an upper perimeter, the sled body having a cavity between the bow, the stern, the starboard side, and the port side, the bow having a covered portion, the covered portion having a pair of handle apertures extending through to the cavity;
- a divider wall coupled to the sled body, the divider wall extending from the starboard side to the port side and from the bottom to the upper perimeter, the divider wall having a channel extending through to the bottom of the sled body and from proximal the port side to proximal the starboard side, the divider wall forming a cooler receptacle within the cavity from the divider wall to the stern, the cooler receptacle having a drainage aperture extending through the bottom of the sled body, the cooler receptacle being configured to receive a cooler;
- a seatback being slidingly engageable within the channel, the seatback having a stored position and an alternate raised position;
- a seat bottom coupled to the sled body, the seat body being coupled adjacent the divider wall extending from the starboard side to the port side and toward the bow, the seat bottom having a hinge coupled to the port side of the sled body, the seat bottom swingably opening and alternatively closing to cover a storage compartment within the cavity, the storage compartment extending from the divider wall to the bow;
- a lock having an upper portion coupled to the seat bottom and a bottom portion being coupled to the starboard side of the sled body adjacent the upper perimeter, the bottom portion and the upper portion being lockably engageable so as to lock the contents of the storage compartment;
- a towrope coupled to the sled body, the towrope comprising a pair of ropes and a handle, each of the pair of ropes being coupled to the handle and to the bow of the sled body, the pair of ropes being slidingly coupled through the pair of handle apertures;
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- a plurality of pole holders coupled to the sled body, each of the plurality of pole holders being configured to secure an umbrella pole or a fishing pole, each of the plurality of pole holders comprising a base and an upper support.
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A cooler and a sled transport apparatus combination comprising:
- a cooler;
- a sled body having a bow, a stern, a starboard side, a port side, a bottom, and an upper perimeter, the sled body having a cavity between the bow, the stern, the starboard side, and the port side, the bow having a covered portion, the covered portion having a pair of handle apertures extending through to the cavity;
- a divider wall coupled to the sled body, the divider wall extending from the starboard side to the port side and from the bottom to the upper perimeter, the divider wall having a channel extending through to the bottom of the sled body and from proximal the port side to proximal the starboard side, the divider wall forming a cooler receptacle within the cavity from the divider wall to the stern, the cooler receptacle having a drainage aperture extending through the bottom of the sled body, the cooler receptacle selectively receiving the cooler;
- a seatback being slidingly engageable within the channel, the seatback having a stored position and an alternate raised position;
- a seat bottom coupled to the sled body, the seat body being coupled adjacent the divider wall extending from the starboard side to the port side and toward the bow, the seat bottom having a hinge coupled to the port side of the sled body, the seat bottom swingably opening and alternatively closing to cover a storage compartment within the cavity, the storage compartment extending from the divider wall to the bow;
- a lock having an upper portion coupled to the seat bottom and a bottom portion being coupled to the starboard side of the sled body adjacent the upper perimeter, the bottom portion and the upper portion being lockably engageable so as to lock the contents of the storage compartment;
- a towrope coupled to the sled body, the towrope comprising a pair of ropes and a handle, each of the pair of ropes being coupled to the handle and to the bow of the sled body, the pair of ropes being slidingly coupled through the pair of handle apertures;
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- a plurality of pole holders coupled to the sled body, each of the plurality of pole holders being configured to secure an umbrella pole or a fishing pole, each of the plurality of pole holders comprising a base and an upper support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.