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US 4,193,609 AGranted
Ski device
OwnerFred L. Bissettinventor
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Abstract
A new and improved ski device capable of operation over water, snow, ice, artificial surfaces, or the like. The unit utilizes a seat design articulated to a single runner in a fashion analogous to the spacing of foot bindings in an ordinary ski. The unit features a stremlined chassis, an anti-sway linkage, improved shock-absorbing means, and a pair of auxiliary foot-mountable short skis for stability, control, and added performance.
Claims26
A ski device, which comprises:
- an elongated runner;
- seating means pivotally mounted at its forward end to said runner;
- anti-sway means pivotally mounted between said seating means and said runner;
- and
- shock-absorbing means pivotally mounted between and extending downwardly and forwardly form the rear portion of said seating means to said runner, wherein the distance between the pivotal mount of said forward end of said seating means to said runner and the pivotal mount of said shock-absorbing means to said runner is approximately the same as the distance between the front and rear foot bindings of a regular, foot-mounted ski.
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A ski device, which comprises:
- an elongated runner;
- seating means pivotally mounted at its forward end to said runner;
- anti-sway means pivotally mounted between said seating means and said runner;
- shock-absorbing means pivotally mounted between and extending downwardly and forwardly from the rear portion of said seating means to said runner;
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- first, second and third mounting bracket means fastened to the upper surface of said runner to which are respectively pivotally mounted said forward end of said seating means, said anti-sway means and said shock-absorbing means, and wherein said mounting bracket means include hinged means for fastening same to said runner.
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A ski device, which comprises:
- an elongated runner;
- seating means pivotally mounted at its forward end to said runner;
- anti-sway means pivotally mounted between said seating means and said runner;
- shock-absorbing means pivotally mounted between and extending downwardly and forwardly from the rear portion of said seating means to said runner;
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- wherein said seating means comprises a vertically oriented chassis and a seat mounted to the top of the rear portion thereof, and wherein said top of said rear portion of said chassis is inclined downwardly and rearwardly from the central portion thereof and includes mounting bracket means for removably fastening said seat thereto;
- and
- further comprising means connected to said seat for removably fastening a carrying strap thereto.
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A ski device, which comprises:
- an elongated runner;
- seating means pivotally mounted at its forward end to said runner;
- anti-sway means pivotally mounted between said seating means and said runner;
- shock-absorbing means pivotally mounted between and extending downwardly and forwardly from the rear portion of said seating means to said runner;
- and
- wherein said seating means comprises a vertically oriented chassis and a seat mounted to the top of the rear portion thereof, and wherein said top of said rear portion of said chassis is inclined downwardly and rearwardly from the central portion thereof and includes mounting bracket means for removably fastening said seat thereto;
- and
- wherein the top of the front portion of said chassis is inclined downwardly and forwardly from the central portion thereof;
- and
- further comprising a pair of fenders hingedly mounted to said chassis along said top of said front portion thereof.
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A ski device, which comprises:
- an elongated runner;
- seating means pivotally mounted at its forward end to said runner;
- anti-sway means pivotally mounted between said seating means and said runner;
- shock-absorbing means pivotally mounted between and extending downwardly and forwardly from the rear portion of said seating means to said runner;
- and
- mounting bracket means including hinged means for fastening same to the upper surface of said runner which includes pivotal mounts for said forward end of said seating means, said anti-sway means and said shock-absorbing means, wherein the distance between the forwardmost and rearmost pivotal mounts of said mounting bracket means is approximately the same as the distance between the front and rear foot bindings of a conventional, foot-mounted ski.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.