US1253338A - Sled. - Google Patents

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C. S. BEEBE.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED APR.30. 1917.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

'NTTE %TATBE@ PATENT GHARLES S. BEEBE, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO B. B. MANUFACTUBINGCOM- PAINY, OF BACINE, WISCONSIN, A. CORPORATION OF VTISCONSIN.

SLED.

Patented Jan. 15., 191%..

Application filed April 30, 1917. Serial No. 165,363.

7 To all whom it may concern:

l 3e it known that 1, CHARLES S. Bnnnn, a cit1zen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of W1scons1n, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which'the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to sleds and the object of the invention is to improve the construction of sleds in the manner to be hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings which accompany this specification and form a part hereof, which drawings illustrate an embodiment of this invention, and on which drawings the same reference characters are used to designate the same parts wherever they may appear in each of the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the sled; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the sled and- Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the sled on the line 3-3 on Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numerals 1 and 2 designate runners. These runners are preferably made from angle iron, as clearly shown by the drawings and have substantially horizontal central parts with upwardly curved front ends similar in these respects to ordinary sled runners. The rear ends of the runners are bent upwardly rather abruptly to form inclined parts 3 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The front ends of the runners are united by a bar 4, which is connected to the front ends of the runners by bolts or pivots 5 and 6. Running boards 7 and 8 are secured to the runners 1 and 2 in any suitable manner as, for example, by the rivets 9 and 10 and angle irons 11 and 12, which are secured to the running boards and the runners by rivets as clearly shown by the drawings. The angle irons 11 and 12 are located about mid way of the lengths of the runners and the runners are free to be bent or flexed sidewise in front of these angle irons in the manner to be hereinafter described. The front ends of the running boards 7 and 8 are bent upwardly, following the general curves of the front ends of the runners. to provide foot- rests 13 and 14. A seat 15 is supported near its rear end by a bent bracket 16, which is preferably secured to the seat are provided with metal tips and 21 rivted thereto and bent around a rod 22, which passes through the seat 15. The ends of the rod 22 may be upset or headed over against washers 23 and 24c. Metal straps 25 and 26 are pivoted to the seat 15 by a single pivot 27 and are also pivoted to the bar 1 by a single pivot 28. A steering yoke 29 is rigidly fastened to the metal straps 25 and 26 so that pressure against either end of the steering yoke will rock the metal straps 25 and 26 about the pivot 27 and move the bar l sidewise and bend or flex the runners sidewise forward of the angle irons 11 and 12. In the construction illustrated by the drawings, the steering yoke 29 is secured to the metal straps 25 and 26 both by the pivot 28 which extends through the bar 4:, and by the bolt 30. The ends of the steering yoke 29 may be provided with holes 31 and 32 for attaching a rope thereto.

A handle 33is pivoted upon the rod 22 so that it can be lowered flush with the seat 15 or can be raised to an elevated position. In the construction illustrated by the drawings, the handle is composed of two members S4 and 35 located on opposite sides of the seat 15 and united by a bar 36. A but ton 37 pivoted on the rivet or bolt 17 can be turned so as to hold the handle flush with the seat, or can be turned so as to release the handle. The metal tips 20 and 21 are pro-v vided with parts 38 and 39 which project out into the path of movement of the handle, as it is swung upwardly around the rod 22, to serve as stops to limit the movement per mitted to the handle, so that the handle can afiord a rigid brace for the user of the sled. When the handle is lowered flush with the seat 15, the members 3 1 and 35 rest upon the top part of the bent bracket 16 as clearly shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings. In the use of the sled, the user can sit upon the seat 15, and the handle 33, with his feet upon the horizontal parts of the running boards or against their foot-rests 13 and 1 1. The sled can be steered by bending or flexing the runners either by pressing with a foot against the steering yoke 29 or pulling on rope 40 secured thereto. By standing on the Jill) can have practically all the pleasure of skeeing and can either coast with his hands free or can maintain lllS balance by meansiof the rope or the handle 33. By providing the stops 38 and 39 for the handle 33, a rigid support" is obtained for the handle,

which makes it safe for small: childrento coast on the sled in a standing position. The sled can also be used-in the same manner as an'or'dinary sled.

It will be: noticed particularly from: inspection of Figs. 2'and 3 of the drawings thatthe total Width of the seat 15 and handle '33 isthesa-me asthe distance-between the running boards'7 and 8 and, as theseat is elevated above therunning boards, it provides asuipport which can 'be' gripped betweemth'elegs oflithe rider, when-he'-is- -standin'gzup on theFIItIllllIlg-bOMdS,=SO tl12ttl1E02lI1 maintainihis position more-securely.

If: the use-n. desires tor-stop -theiprogress of the? S16CL- 'h6 canshift his :feet back: on the running board so that his. weight will; be

oven the rear. inclined parts. 3 of the-runners andltherebytilt up the-front endiof'thevsled and produce a braking effect in the same 7 general manner that a skater sometimes tilts 'his'skates tolslo'w down or stop.

If-the sled is used on snow soft enough permit therunners 1 and '2 to. sink in' to until the slediis supported by thev running boards-7 andS, the running boards 7and 8 will act as; skees and, being fastened to- 1. In a sled, the combination with a seat, of running boards below the seat and at the sid'esth'er'eof and provided with upwardly inclined parts, and runners below the running boards.

2. In a sled,,the combination wlthaseat,

x of running .boards'be'low the seat-andat the sides thereof and provided with upwardly' inclined parts, runners below the running boards and with. their 'forward ends free to be flexed sidewise, and means foriflexingthe forward ends ofv the runners sid'ewise.

3. In a slecLthe eombination witha seat and running boards, of runners below the runningQboa-rds andhaving their: rear ends inclined upward.

4:. Ina s1ed, the. combination with. a seat and runningi-boardssbelow the seat andlat the asidesf thereof; ,-of a handle adapted-to be raised above the seat. 4

5. In a sled, the combination withaseat, running boards and runners, ofla rigidv handle. pivoted, to the seatso that. it can lbe turned into tli'eplane. oflthe-'seat'- orv tubev turneddown flush with the. seat ori elevated.

abovethe seat,,and a stop forutheehandle when in 7 its elevated position.

In witness whereof I .heretoafiix my signature; V

CHARLES; BEEBE.

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Washington, D. C?

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