US359736A - Toboggan - Google Patents

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A. P. MIGEON.

TOBQGGAN` No. 359,736. Patented Mar. 22, 1887.

iln'rre rares artnr trice@ ACHILLE F. MIGECN, OF TORRINGTOET, CONNECTICUT.

TOBOGGAN.

-PECIE'ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 859,736, dated harch 22, 1887.

Application liled January 2l, 188i'. Serial No. 5224.984. (N0 m0=l0l-l To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ACHILLEF. MIGEON, of Torrington, in the county of Iiitehtield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toboggans; and the following is declared to be a description ofthe same.

In toboggans as heretofore made there has been no permanent or reliable connection or fastening device between the upper edge of the front hood and the side hand-rails or the body of the toboggan, and there was a consequent lack of strength and rigidity. The side rails have heretofore served the triple purpose of keeping the tobogganers within the space between the rails for fastening to them the cushioned seat and for the tobogganer to grasp in descending the slide. 'This latter is attended with danger, because of the liability of striking the hand against the string-pieces forming the shoot of the incline.

In my improved toboggan I employ 'flat longitudinal strips of wood to form the body and hood ofthe toboggan, as is usuai in the ordinary toboggan, and my improvements relate to the following features: I employ ribs or runners placed on the under side of the dat longitudinal strips, and the same are bent u p over and around the hood and continued along as the side rails, thus securely connecting the hood and body of the toboggan. I also employ an open-work of wire-netting, cord, rawhide, or canvas connected, respectively, to the edge of the hood and iirst cross slat of toboggan, the same acting as a foot-rest and brace, and at the same time overcoming a danger that exists to a lobogganer who might have his or her feet under the hood, and become entangled thereby and increase the risk of personal injury if the toboggan is overturned. I also employ handles within the side rails, which permit the tobogganer to hold on to the toboggan withoutthc risk of striking the hands against thc sides ofthe string-pieces upon the slide.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my impro ved toboggan complete. Fig. 2 is a cross-section, and Fig. 3 is a partial plan, ofthe toboggan in larger size. Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations of the front portion of the toboggan, showingmodications therein. These igures are also in larger size.

The toboggan is composed ol longitudinal slats a, which are bent over at the front ends to form the hoede', and the cross-slats b and c, and the narrow slats d, and the side rails, e, and metal postsj, connecting the rails c with the slats c.- These parts are common, and do not require further description.

The Vribs or runners g g are placed on the under side of the dat longitudinal strips or slats c and bolted or screwed thereto, and said runners are continued up around the hood e. The outside runners, g', are also continued down and formed into the side rails,c, the parts being shaped and tapered in any desired manner. I prefer to shoe the runners g g' with pieces of rlat steel. I have shown four of these runners; but there may be one under each slat a. The openworl which forms afoot-rest, 7i, and brace, is fastened along its upper edge to the edge of the hood a by straps and eyes or other means, and along its lower edge to one of the slats c or to the slats a in a similar manner.

rIhe foot-rest h is composed of an open-work of wire-netting, or of cotton or other cord, or of rawhide similar to snow-shoes; or it may be made oi' canvas. This foot-rest li. serves also to keep the feet of the tobogganer outside the hood, and they cannot be placed inside or within the hood, thus avoiding the danger that exists to the tobogganer il" the feet pass within the hood, as he or she cannot quickly free themselves it the toboggan is overturned.

The handles i, preferably of wrought or malleable cast metal, have arms i', upon the ends of which are rings encircling the rail c, and there is a brace, i?, curving downwardly and having a foot-piece secured by a screw to one of the crossslat-sc orb. The handles permit the tobogganer to take a firm hold within the line of the rails c, where the hands are protected. There may be any desired number of these handles upon the toboggan, the same being placed in pairs at intervals. The form of the separate handle may be modified without departing from my invention.

Instead of the side rails, c, and runners y being in one piece, as shown in Fig. 1, sometimes I connect them as shown in Figs. 4 and IOO 5. In Fig. lithe end of the rail e is capped with a metal head, e', through the outer end of which is a hole to receive the end ot' the Lrunner g after it is bent over the hood a', and

in Fig. 5 the turned-up end of the rail e and the turned-down end of the runner g are both tapered and lapped and riveted together.

Instead, of the metal posts f, (shown in Fig. 1,) I sometimes employ the wooden blocks 7c, that are shown in Fig. 5. These blocks k are notched to receive the crossslats c, and rest upon them and the slats a, andthe lower ends are bolted to the slats a., and the rails e rest upon the top of said blocks, and. bolts k pass through the rail c, block 7c, and slats c and (L, and iirmly fasten them together.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, in a toboggan, of the longitudinal slats bent at the forward ends to form the hood, cross-slats connecting the longitudinal slats together, longitudinal runners beneath and attached to the longitudinal slats, andside rails and connections between the side rails and cross-slats, the outside runners being extended around the hood to the side rails, so that 'the outer runners and side rails are rigid, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, in a toboggan, of' the longitudinal slats bent at the forward ends to form the hood, oross slats connecting the longitudinal slats together, longitudinall runners beneath and attached to the longitudinal slats, and side railsand connections-between the side rails and cross-slats, each outside runner and` side rail being of one piece of Wood bent around;

thehood, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, .in a toboggan having a hood, a', of a separate foot-;rest, h, attached at its top and bottom edges to the hood and` body of the toboggan, respectively, substau` 'tially as specified.`

4. The combination, in toboggan, With the slats al) c and the side rails, e, of handles t', arms t, connecting said handles with the rails e, and braces 2, connecting the handles With through and connecting the respeotiveparts 1 together, substantially as specified.

Signed by me this `15th day `of January, A. D. 1887.

ACHILLE F. MIGEON.

Witnesses:

GIDEoN H. WELCH, HENRY I. JACKSON.`

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