US2016187A

US2016187A - Sled runner shoe

Info

Publication number: US2016187A
Application number: US717466A
Authority: US
Inventors: Vincent Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1934-03-26
Filing date: 1934-03-26
Publication date: 1935-10-01
Anticipated expiration: 1952-10-01

Description

T N E C m. V J.

sLED RUNNER SHOE Filed March 26, 1954 @W5/zi,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Oct. 1, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to sleds, and its general object is to provide runner attachments in the fo-rm of shoes that are adapted to be clamped to the sled runners after the latter become worn, or

to new sled runners, to protect the same, as well as to prolong the life thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide sled runner shoes that can be fixed to the runners in an easy and expeditious manner, are

simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremely eflicient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the appli cation of one form of my inventio-n attached to a sled.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a perspective enlarged View of a portion of the shoe.

Figure 5 is a similar view of a portion of a modied form.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the letter A indicates a sled of a well known construction and which includes substantially T-shaped cross sectional runners B.

In the form of the invention as disclosed in' Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, it will be noted that the shoes for the runners B each include an elongated base portion I with flanges 2 formed on the longitudinal edges thereof and which are bent in clamping engagement with the upper surface of the base of the runners B, as best shown in Figure 3 of the drawing.

The forward portions of the shoes are curved upwardly in order to follow the curvature of the forward portions of the `runners B, and in order to provide the curved forward portions for the shoes, it will be noted that the flanges 2 for a portion of their length are slit transversely so as to facilitate the bending of the shoes as will be apparent.

5 Cooperating with the flanges 2 for securing the shoes to the runners B, there are clamps which are secured to the forward ends of the curved forward portions of the shoes, and these curved forward portions are indicated by the reference numeral 3. One clamp is provided for each 5 shoe and each clamp includes a base 4 that is provided with a teat 5, the latter being received into an opening 6 arranged centrally in the base portion of the curved forward portion of its shoe, and formed with the base of the clamp and extending 10 in curved formation therefrom are arms l which engage the flanges 2, and thence extend into upright parallel portions 8 that engage the sides of its runner. 'I'he arms 'l terminate in apertured ends that are arranged in contacting en- 15 gagement and passing through the apertures thereof is a bolt and nut connection 9.

In Figure 5 I have illustrated a modified form of my invention which includes a base lll, the latter being of a length substantially coextensive 20 with the length of the runner, and the base portion IU is likewise provided with a curved forward portion to follow the curvature of the runner. A clamp of the type shown in the first mentioned form may be used for securing the 25 curved forward portion of the modified form to the runner, while the remaining portion of the base lll of the modified form is secured to the runner through the instrumentality of spring arms Il, that'are formed integral with the side 30 edges of the base and extend inwardly in curved formation and terminate in upturned confronting ends as shown.

While I have shown a single pair of spring arms I l, it is of course to be understood that any num- 35 ber of pairs may be employed throughout the length of the base I0, and while I have referred to the arms Il as being spring arms orin other words of resilient nature, these arms may be substantially rigid and bent about the runners. 40

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will be obvious that I have provided shoes for sled runners that can be applied to old or new sleds, in an easy and expeditious manner, and the shoesv will protect the runners 4 and materially prolong the life thereof.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent. 50

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, pro vided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.l

What I claim is:

l. A protector shoe for sled runners comprising an elongated base shaped to follow the longitudinal shape of the base portion of a runner, means extending laterally from the longitudinal edges of the shoe base to be clamped about the runner, a clamp shaped to follow the transverse shape of the shoe and runner and to be clamped about the same for cooperation with said means for securing the shoe to the runner, securing means at they upper portion of the clamp, said shoe base having an opening therein, and a teat on the clamp to be received in the opening for cooperation with the securing means to hold the clamp against movement.

2. A protector shoe for sled runnerscomprising a base, inwardly bent flanges formed on the longitudinal edges of said b ase and being oo-Y ture of the forward portion of a runner, said flanges at the curved portion of the shoe being slit transversely to facilitate the bending of the shoe about the forward portion of the runner, a clamp at the outer end of the curvedportion and connected with respect to the runner at its upperportion and with the shoe at its lower portion, and 5 said clamp cooperating with the flanges for securing the shoe to the runner.

3, A protector shoe for sled runners of cross sectional T-shaped coniguration and shaped to follow the longitudinal shape, of the base of the 10 runner and being substantially co-extensive therewith, spring arms/formed laterally on the longitudinal edges of said base and being curved toward each other to substantially follow the transverse shape of the runner for clamping engage- 15 ment therewith, meansV cooperating with the arms for securing the shoe toy the runner, and said means being secured together at its upper portion and having connection with the base at its lower portion to hold said means against move- 20 ment.

JOSEPH VINCENT.