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US3169779A
US3169779A US235089A US23508962A US3169779A US 3169779 A US3169779 A US 3169779A US 235089 A US235089 A US 235089A US 23508962 A US23508962 A US 23508962A US 3169779 A US3169779 A US 3169779A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B13/00—Sledges with runners
    • B62B13/02—Sledges with runners characterised by arrangement of runners
    • B62B13/06—Sledges with runners characterised by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines
    • B62B13/08—Sledges with runners characterised by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines with steering devices
    • B62B13/12—Sledges with runners characterised by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines with steering devices with tilting or bending runners
    • B62B13/125—Sledges with runners characterised by arrangement of runners arranged in two or more parallel lines with steering devices with tilting or bending runners the runners being bent in the shape of the curve to follow
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B39/00—Increasing wheel adhesion
    • B60B39/02—Vehicle fittings for scattering or dispensing material in front of its wheels
    • B60B39/12—Vehicle fittings for scattering or dispensing material in front of its wheels the material being sheet-like or web-like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B15/00—Other sledges; Ice boats or sailing sledges

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  • the present invention relates to toboggans and has the primary object of providing a toboggan which can be steered by Varying the distribution of weight on it.
  • a dish-shaped toboggan comprising in combination: a dish-shaped shell having a forwardly turned-up bottom and two inwardly inclined side walls making angular transition with said bottom, the edges included between said bottom and said side walls diverging forwardly symmetrically of the vertical longitudinal middle plane of the toboggan.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a toboggan according to this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view to FIG. 1, and
  • FIG. 3 is an end elevation viewed from the rear to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • 'Ilse toboggan illustrated comprises a dish-shaped body 1, which consists e.g. of glass-fibre reinforced polyester.
  • a seat cushion 2 is attached which is indicated only in dotted lines in order to better show the structure of the dish.
  • two hand grips 3 are fixed laterally on said dish 1, and a small bracket 4 is attached in front, to which a cord may be attached for pulling the toboggan.
  • the dish 1 has a bottom 5 which curves upwardly in front and makes angular transition with two substantially plain side walls 6, which are symmetrical to the vertical middle piane of the toboggan-comparable with the slopes of a valley-and are inclined at an angle varying from about 53 to 45 to the rear portion of the bottom 5 (see the rear end elevation of FIG. 3).
  • the transition from thebottom S to the side walls 6 is through two edges 7, which are parallel to one another at the rear portion of the toboggan (ontthe left hand side of FIG. 2') and diverge for-wardly to a steadily increasing degree (on the right hand side of FIG. 2);
  • the bottom 5 has two corrugations 11 symmetrical and parallel to the longitudinal middle plane of the toboggan for-ming grooves at the underside and forming converselyribs on its upper surface.
  • the steering of the toboggan according to the present invention is effected exclusively by varying the distribution of weight.
  • the toboggan runs straight forward, the downwardly hollow longitudinal corrugations 11 counteracting any change of direction.
  • the right hand side edge 7 cuts more deeply into the snow than the left hand side edge 7, which, owing to the forward portion of the right hand side edge 7 being turned outwardly towards the right, involves a turning of the ⁇ toboggan to the right.
  • the toboggan is deiiected towards the left, when the riderdisplaces his weight to the left.
  • the riding of such a toboggan makes different demands on the riders skill than the usual toboggan with runners, and it may be expected that this Will induce the use of my said toboggan by sport-lovers, particularly by children.
  • the present toboggan has the advantage of being steerable, and as compared with the runner toboggans the advantage of being better protected from snow. Moreover the present toboggan lends itself particularly well to mass production, since the dish 1 may be pressed in one piece.
  • the dish 1 need not necessarily be made of synthetic material, butrcould be stamped .and pressed just as well e.g. of light metal alloy. Obviously the dish 1 could be made of a synthetic substances dyed in the mass, so that the dish permanently keeps its color and does not become unsightly by a surface coat of paint wearing off.
  • a dish-shaped toboggan comprising a bottom wall having an upwardly curved front end portion, said bottom wall being provided with longitudinally extending grooves arranged in spaced relation to form runner surfaces on both sides thereof, upwardly and outwardly vextending walls along the side edges of said bottom wall I, wall, and hand grips secured to said laterally extending lugs.
  • a toboggan 'comprising a bottom wall having an upwardly curved front end portion, said bottom wall being provided with longitudinally extending grooves arranged in spaced relation to form runner surfaces on both sides thereof, upwardly and outwardly directed laterally 3.
  • a toboggan comprising a bottom wall having an upwardly curved front end portion, and arcuately curved side edges, upwardly andv outwardly directed side walls connected to said'curved side edges with the side walls ⁇ diverging near therfront portion of the toboggan from the center lineV thereof, said side walls being disposed at the rsame to be steered when theweight is shifted from side to side corresponding to the direction of steering.V
  • a dish-shaped toboggan made of a synthetic plastic t. material comprising a dish-shaped shell having a bottom which is turned up in front and i's'provided on its lower surface with runner guides, said bottom merging over edges with two downwardlyV inclined side walls which aresyrnrnetrical to the longitudinal axis, said two side walls (6) over forwardly diverging edges (8)V merging into lugs V(9) which slope outwardly'and kare concave toward 4the top and which in their front portion are provided with handles.
  • VA dish-shaped toboggan made of a synthetic plastic material, comprising aV dishfshaped shell having a bottom which is turned 11p-in front andis provided on its lower vsurface with runner guides, said bottom merging over n edges with two downwardly inclined sideV walls which are symmetrical to the longitudinal axis, said side walls (6) being inclined downwardly at an Vangle of 40 to 60 degrees.

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US3937482A (en) * 1973-10-01 1976-02-10 Merlin Johnson Self-uprighting towable sled for snowmobiles and the like
US3952354A (en) * 1973-07-19 1976-04-27 Turner Richard W Sled
JPS51163255U (de) * 1975-06-20 1976-12-25
US4077638A (en) * 1975-04-02 1978-03-07 Olav Gerhard Lund Arrangement in steerable slide-trays
US4524984A (en) * 1980-08-19 1985-06-25 Axelson Peter W Controllable sled for snow skiing
US5340144A (en) * 1992-10-08 1994-08-23 Eleneke Charles L Dynamic fluid engaging surface for vehicles
USD377772S (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-02-04 Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. Sled
USD380705S (en) * 1995-09-20 1997-07-08 Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. Sled
US5687977A (en) * 1996-02-02 1997-11-18 Smith; Bruce Cameron Steerable toboggan
USD386449S (en) * 1996-03-07 1997-11-18 Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. Sled
USD419918S (en) * 1998-11-11 2000-02-01 Rubbermaid Incorporated Sled
WO2002072405A2 (en) * 2001-03-09 2002-09-19 Wham-O, Inc. Foam core sledding device with steering control
US6604747B2 (en) * 1998-07-29 2003-08-12 B & M Welding, Inc. Stowable rescue device for patient transport
US20040070158A1 (en) * 2002-01-21 2004-04-15 Fitzgerald David J. Snow recreation device
US20040119254A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2004-06-24 David Sellers Steering-rail for sled
US20040119253A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2004-06-24 David Sellers Snow-brake for sled
US20050046128A1 (en) * 2002-03-11 2005-03-03 Lehr Gregory S. Dual density foam core sports board
US20050140101A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2005-06-30 Wham-O, Inc. Snow sled having steerable foot rudders
US20050218611A1 (en) * 2004-04-06 2005-10-06 Mehrmann Charles F Carving soft toboggan
US20060273533A1 (en) * 2005-02-28 2006-12-07 Wham-O, Inc. Snow sled having steerable foot rudders
US20070085320A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2007-04-19 David Sellers Dba Mad River Rocket Co. Sled with a calf-securing strap
US20070176376A1 (en) * 2004-02-19 2007-08-02 Maier Georg N Snow glider
US20090179392A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2009-07-16 New Invents Gmbh - S.R.L. Sporting apparatus
US20100207338A1 (en) * 2006-02-02 2010-08-19 Peter Sulzenbacher Bobsleigh
US20160075364A1 (en) * 2014-09-12 2016-03-17 Nicolas Raymond Recreational bobsleigh
US9296408B1 (en) * 2011-10-11 2016-03-29 Gary Springwater Transport device
US10029722B1 (en) 2011-10-11 2018-07-24 Gary Springwater Transport device

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US3952354A (en) * 1973-07-19 1976-04-27 Turner Richard W Sled
US3937482A (en) * 1973-10-01 1976-02-10 Merlin Johnson Self-uprighting towable sled for snowmobiles and the like
US4077638A (en) * 1975-04-02 1978-03-07 Olav Gerhard Lund Arrangement in steerable slide-trays
JPS51163255U (de) * 1975-06-20 1976-12-25
US4524984A (en) * 1980-08-19 1985-06-25 Axelson Peter W Controllable sled for snow skiing
US5340144A (en) * 1992-10-08 1994-08-23 Eleneke Charles L Dynamic fluid engaging surface for vehicles
USD380705S (en) * 1995-09-20 1997-07-08 Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. Sled
US5687977A (en) * 1996-02-02 1997-11-18 Smith; Bruce Cameron Steerable toboggan
USD377772S (en) * 1996-02-09 1997-02-04 Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. Sled
USD386449S (en) * 1996-03-07 1997-11-18 Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc. Sled
US6604747B2 (en) * 1998-07-29 2003-08-12 B & M Welding, Inc. Stowable rescue device for patient transport
USD419918S (en) * 1998-11-11 2000-02-01 Rubbermaid Incorporated Sled
WO2002072405A3 (en) * 2001-03-09 2003-02-06 Wham O Inc Foam core sledding device with steering control
WO2002072405A2 (en) * 2001-03-09 2002-09-19 Wham-O, Inc. Foam core sledding device with steering control
US20070170668A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2007-07-26 Wham-O, Inc. Snow sled having steerable foot rudders
US20050140101A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2005-06-30 Wham-O, Inc. Snow sled having steerable foot rudders
US20040070158A1 (en) * 2002-01-21 2004-04-15 Fitzgerald David J. Snow recreation device
US20060249928A1 (en) * 2002-01-21 2006-11-09 Wham-O, Inc. Snow recreation device
US7083173B2 (en) 2002-03-11 2006-08-01 Wham-O, Inc. Dual density foam core sports board
US20050046128A1 (en) * 2002-03-11 2005-03-03 Lehr Gregory S. Dual density foam core sports board
US20040119253A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2004-06-24 David Sellers Snow-brake for sled
US7086654B2 (en) * 2002-12-24 2006-08-08 David Sellers Snow-brake for sled
US20070085320A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2007-04-19 David Sellers Dba Mad River Rocket Co. Sled with a calf-securing strap
US20040119254A1 (en) * 2002-12-24 2004-06-24 David Sellers Steering-rail for sled
US20070176376A1 (en) * 2004-02-19 2007-08-02 Maier Georg N Snow glider
US20050218611A1 (en) * 2004-04-06 2005-10-06 Mehrmann Charles F Carving soft toboggan
US20060273533A1 (en) * 2005-02-28 2006-12-07 Wham-O, Inc. Snow sled having steerable foot rudders
US20090179392A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2009-07-16 New Invents Gmbh - S.R.L. Sporting apparatus
US20100207338A1 (en) * 2006-02-02 2010-08-19 Peter Sulzenbacher Bobsleigh
US9296408B1 (en) * 2011-10-11 2016-03-29 Gary Springwater Transport device
US10029722B1 (en) 2011-10-11 2018-07-24 Gary Springwater Transport device
US20160075364A1 (en) * 2014-09-12 2016-03-17 Nicolas Raymond Recreational bobsleigh
US9457830B2 (en) * 2014-09-12 2016-10-04 Nicolas Raymond Recreational bobsleigh

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