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US 5,667,229 AGranted
Toboggan with runners
AssigneeLemiteg Lebensmittel - und Freizeittechnik GmbH
InventorPeter Wenger
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Abstract
The toboggan proposed has a device which adjusts the runner to allow the toboggan to negotiate curves, the adjustment being made by means of a steering member in such a way that the radius of curvature of the runners is the same as the radius of the curve to be negotiated. The toboggan may be stopped by an automatic braking member when the steering member is not pulled rearwardly or restrained by the operator of the toboggan.
Claims6
A steerable sled comprising a plurality of runners which are deformable by an adjusting means for steering the sled;
- a user actuated steering member which acts on the adjusting means;
- an automatic braking means which includes a braking member operatively connected to the steering member, the braking member being normally biased downwardly into a braking position for engagement with a runway for the sled and the braking member being movable to a raised non-braking position when the steering member is pulled by the user;
- said adjusting means comprising a shaft upon which the steering member is mounted, lateral pivotal movement of the steering member by the user resulting in a rotary movement of the shaft, the shaft extending in the longitudinal direction of the sled and to which a first force-transmitting means is rigidly connected, which by means of a second force transmitting means, effects the lateral deformation of the two runners;
- said second force-transmitting means further including a force-transmitting linkage which is connected to the runners and a resilient clamp by which the first force-transmitting means are resiliently clamped in such a manner that the first force-transmitting means can rotate in the clamp and will convert a rotary movement of the shaft to a linear movement of the force-transmitting linkage.
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