Sit skis and sit ski assemblies
AssigneeTRD U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsTodd Holbert, Henri G. Durand, Kenneth M. Brown
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Abstract
A sit ski for an athlete includes a ski, a bucket disposed above the ski and configured to support the athlete, and a suspension disposed between the ski and the bucket. The suspension includes a support frame coupled to the ski, a first rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame, a second rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame, a shock coupled to the bucket and to the support frame, and a bump stop configured to contact the bucket.
Claims18
A sit ski for an athlete comprising:
- a ski;
- a bucket disposed above the ski and configured to support the athlete, the bucket comprising a bucket bottom configured to support the athlete, a bucket top selectively coupleable to the bucket bottom, and an airbag disposed on the bucket top, the airbag configured to exert a pressure on a leg portion of the athlete, wherein the bucket encloses the leg portion of the athlete when the bucket top is coupled to the bucket bottom;
- and
- a suspension disposed between the ski and the bucket, the suspension comprising:
- a support frame coupled to the ski;
- a first rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- a second rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- a shock coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- and
- a bump stop configured to contact the bucket.
A sit ski for an athlete comprising:
- a ski;
- a bucket disposed above the ski and configured to support the athlete, the bucket comprising a bucket bottom, a bucket top selectively coupleable to the bucket bottom, and an airbag disposed on the bucket top, the airbag configured to exert a pressure on a leg portion of the athlete;
- and
- a suspension disposed between the ski and the bucket, the suspension comprising:
- a support frame coupled to the ski;
- a first rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- a second rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- and
- a shock coupled to the bucket and to the support frame.
A sit ski assembly comprising:
- a ski;
- a bucket disposed above the ski and configured to support the athlete, the bucket comprising a bucket bottom, a bucket top selectively coupleable to the bucket bottom, and an airbag disposed therein, the airbag configured to exert a pressure on a leg portion of the athlete;
- and
- a suspension disposed between the ski and the bucket, the suspension comprising:
- a support frame coupled to the ski;
- a first rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- a second rotatable member rotatably coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- a shock coupled to the bucket and to the support frame;
- and
- a bump stop configured to contact the bucket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.