Snow sled
AssigneeSledWorks, Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Levy, Paul Kevin Smith
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Abstract
A sled (24) traversing a surface is provided. The sled includes a shell (22) having an upper surface, a lower surface, and spaced first and second ends. The sled also includes a steering assembly (24) coupled to at least the shell, elongate first and second runners (26a) and (26b), and a pivot assembly (60) extending between the shell and at least one of the first and second runners. The pivot assembly permits pivoting motion of the first or second runner relative to the shell. The sled also includes a first attachment assembly (58a-58c) extending between the shell and at least one of the first and second runners, such that the first attachment assembly permits sliding and pivoting motion of the first and second runners relative to the shell.
Claims17
A sled for traversing a surface, the sled comprising:
- (a) a shell having an upper surface, a lower surface, and spaced first and second ends;
- (b) a steering assembly coupled to at least the shell;
- (c) elongate first and second runners, each runner having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (d) a pivot assembly extending between the shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the pivot assembly permitting pivoting, but not sliding, motion of the first or second runner relative to the shell;
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- (e) a first attachment assembly extending between the shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the first attachment assembly permitting sliding and pivoting motion of the at least one of the first and second runners relative to the shell.
A sled for traversing a surface, the sled comprising:
- (a) a body shell having an upper surface, a lower surface, and longitudinally spaced first and second ends;
- (b) elongate first and second runners, each runner having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (c) a steering assembly having one end coupled to the body shell and a second end coupled to the first and second runners;
- (d) a pivot joint extending between the body shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the pivot joint permitting pivoting, but not sliding, motion of the first or second runner relative to the body shell;
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- (e) a first pivot and slide joint extending between the body shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the first pivot and slide joint permitting sliding and pivoting motion of the at least one of the first and second runners relative to the body shell.
A sled for traversing a surface, the sled comprising:
- (a) a body shell having an upper surface, a lower surface, and longitudinally spaced first and second ends, the body shell having an integrally formed body support, the body support being sized and configured to capture momentum of a sledder during use to assist in restraining the sledder within the sled and to assist in steering of the sled;
- (b) elongate first and second runners, each runner having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (c) a steering assembly having one end coupled to the body shell and a second end coupled to the first and second runners;
- (d) a pivot joint extending between the body shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the pivot joint permitting pivoting, but not sliding, motion of the first or second runner relative to the body shell;
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- (e) a first pivot and slide joint extending between the body shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the first pivot and slide joint permitting sliding and pivoting motion of the at least one of the first and second runners relative to the body shell.
A sled for traversing a surface, the sled comprising:
- (a) a body shell having an upper surface, a lower surface, and longitudinally spaced first and second ends, the body shell having an integrally formed body support, the body support being sized and configured to capture forward and lateral movement of a sledder during use to assist in restraining the sledder within the sled and to assist in steering of the sled;
- (b) elongate first and second runners, each runner having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (c) a steering assembly having one end coupled to the body shell and a second end coupled to the first and second runners;
- (d) a pivot joint extending between the body shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the pivot joint permitting pivoting, but not sliding, motion of the first or second runner relative to the body shell;
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- (e) a first pivot and slide joint extending between the body shell and at least one of the first and second runners, the first pivot and slide joint permitting sliding and pivoting motion of the at least one of the first and second runners relative to the body shell.
A sled for traversing a surface, the sled comprising:
- (a) a shell having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (b) a steering assembly coupled to the shell;
- (c) first and second runners, each runner having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (d) a pivot assembly extending between the shell and the first runner, the pivot assembly permitting pivoting, but not sliding, motion of the first runner;
- (e) a first pivot and slide assembly extending between the shell and the first runner, the pivot and slide assembly permitting sliding and pivoting motion of the first runner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.