US2894760A

US2894760A - Scooter sled with adjustable handle bars

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Publication number: US2894760A
Application number: US686621A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kolstad Oscar
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1957-09-27
Filing date: 1957-09-27
Publication date: 1959-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 1976-07-14

Description

July 14, 1959 o. KOLSTAD 2,894,760

SCOOTER SLED WITH ADJUSTABLE HANDLE BARS Filed Sept. 27, 1957 4 F743 Oscar Ko/slad l 9 /6 26 INVENTOR. v m

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United States Patent SCOOTER SIJED WITH ADJUSTABLE HANDLE BARS Oscar Kolstad, Salt Lake City, Utah Application September 27, 1957, Serial No. 686,621

2 Claims. (Cl. 280-22) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in scooters, and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a gravity or occupant-propelled device of this character which may be used on snow or ice as a ski or scooter, or, when towed, as a water ski.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of the aforementioned character comprising novel adjustable steering means.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a scooter of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact, of light weight, safe, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

These, together with other objects-and advantages which will become subsequently apparent, reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a scooter constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the connected end portions of the front and rear sections of the ski, showing said sections separated; and

Figure 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section, taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a ski of suitable material and dimen sions which is designated generally by reference character 4. The ski 4 includes a stationary rear or main section 5 having pivotally connected by a joint 6 to its forward end portion a swingable front section 7 which terminates in an upwardly curved forward end portion 8.

At the joint 6, the ski sections 5 and 7 comprise lapped, oppositely bevelled

end portions

9 and 10, respectively, having secured thereon face-abutting plates 11 and 12, respectively, of suitable metal. The rear ski section 5 terminates in a rounded forward end 13 which is operable in an arcuate recess 14 provided therefor in the rear end portion of the ski section 7. Fixed on the plate 12 and rising therefrom is a threaded pin 15 which is journalled in a bearing 16 provided therefor in the plate 11 and the forward end portion 9 of the rear ski section 5. A retaining nut 17 is threaded on the pivot pin 15. Thus, the sections 5 and 7 of the ski 4 are pivotally connected.

Mounted for longitudinal swinging adjustment on the front section 7 of the ski 4 is a pair of handle bars 18. The handle bars 18 comprise spaced, substantially upright, parallel intermediate portions 19 and terminate in outwardly and then downwardly bent lower end portions "2,894,760 Patented July 14, 1959 20 which are pivotally secured to the longitudinal edges of the front ski section 7, as at 21. The handle bars 18 further include outwardly and then rearwardly bent upper end portions 22 having mounted thereon suitable grips 23.

Fixed on the intermediate portions 19 of the handle bars 18 is a horizontal, longitudinally elongated plate 24. The end portions of the plate 24 are apertured to accommodate the threaded upper end portions 25 of a pair of angulated brace and adjusting rods 26 having their lower end portions secured on the front ski section 7 at longitudinally spaced points, as indicated at 27. Nuts 28 are threaded on the upper end portions 25 of the rods 26 and engaged with the plate 24.

It is thought that the use of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the rider stands with one or both feet on the rear section 5 of the ski 4. Through the medium of the handle bars 18 and while leaning to the right or to the left, the front section 7 of the ski 4 may be swung for steering or turning in the desired direction. Of course, the handle bars 18 also materially assist the rider in maintaining his or her balance on the device. By adjusting the nuts 28 on the rods 26, the handle bars 18 may be swung forwardly or rearwardly and secured in adjusted position. The device may be used in the manner of a sled or toboggan on a snow-covered incline or propelled with one foot on level ground. Further, by attaching a tow rope to the forward end portion of the section 7, the device may be used as a water ski.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A scooter of the character described comprising: a ski including front and rear sections pivotally connected at one end, a pair of handle bars pivotally mounted for forwardly and rearwardly swinging adjustment on said front section, and means for securing said handle bars in adjusted position, said means including an apertured plate fixed on the handle bars, a pair of rods fixed on said front section forwardly and rearwardly of said handle bars, and comprising end portions extending slidably through the plate, and nuts threaded on said rods and engaged with the plate.

2. A scooter of the character described comprising: a ski including front and rear sections, said sections comprising lapped, oppositely bevelled end portions to provide continuous and coextensive upper and lower surfaces on said ski, a pin on one of said bevelled end portions journalled in the other of said bevelled end portions for pivotally connecting the ski sections, and a pair of handle bars mounted on the front section for swinging same on the rear section.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,181,025 Malmstrom Apr. 25, 1916 1,435,484 Landzettel Nov. 14, 1922 1,785,783 Mohr Dec. 23, 1930 2,101,229 Anderson et a1. Dec. 7, 1937 2,367,157 Tufts Jan. 9, 1945