Occupant propelled tread vehicle
OwnerGeorge E. Gillilandinventor
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Abstract
An amusement device comprising a closed loop formed of a plurality of hingedly connected slats connected at facing edges to permit a user to walk along the top of the loop which moves in an opposite direction or to move the vehicle from inside the loop; another aspect resides in a user supporting roller-sled supported to roll over the lower surface of the interior of the loop to permit riding movement of the device down inclined surfaces while another embodiment employs a composite loop consisting of two relatively movable loops joined by a continuous slide bearing with either loop being movable to provide a steering effect.
Claims16
An amusement device in the nature of a self-complete, user powered vehicle comprising a plurality of parallel slats arranged in spaced edge-to-edge relation in a closed flat loop configuration, said slats having inner faces forming the internal surface of said loop and outer faces forming the outer surface of said loop, and hinge means provided between facing edges of said slats for permitting relative pivotal movement of adjacent slats inwardly with respect to said loop but preventing substantial relative pivotal movement of said slats in a reverse direction outwardly of said loop beyond a position in which said slats are in substantial coplanar orientation, said slats being of sufficient number and size to form a loop of adequate size to permit a user to assume a position of use fully within the confines of said internal surface of said loop or to be supported on the upper external surface of said loop.
A ridable user powered amusement type device comprising a closed relatively flexible free-standing loop means of flattened oval configuration having an upper linear flight and a lower linear flight and an inner face and an outer face, said loop means including means forming a part thereof for independently maintaining said upper linear flight spaced above said lower linear flight by an amount sufficient to permit a user to assume a position of use fully within the confines of said inner surface and a roller-sled including a support panel extending adjacent the lower linear flight for supporting a user of the device on the interior of said loop and rollers mounted on said support panel to roll along said inner face portion of the lower flight to effect movement of said loop along said supporting surface.
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