Land vehicles – Runner vehicle – Folding
Patent
1984-04-30
1986-03-04
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles
Runner vehicle
Folding
280 8, B62B 1316, B62B 1318
Patent
active
045736952
ABSTRACT:
Sled apparatus including a body supporting portion, a runner portion, a runner supporting portion and a steering portion; the body supporting portion including an elongated frame section with rigid longitudinal edges and front and rear ends, the frame section including two generally quadrangular members disposed in an end to end relationship and pivotally connected to one another; the runner portion including a runner disposed below and spaced from each longitudinal edge of the frame section, each runner including forward and rear runner sections selectively connectable in an end to end relationship when the quadrangular members are disposed in a single plane; the runner supporting portion including a plurality of spacer sections each having one end pivotally connected to a longitudinal edge and an opposite end rigidly affixed to a runner section, the spacer sections affixed to each forward runner section being disposed remote from the front end of the frame section, pivotal cross members joining spacer sections that extend from opposite longitudinal edges of the frame section; the steering portion including a transverse bar member pivotally connected to the front end of the frame section at the center thereof, connector bars each having one end pivotally connected to a free end of each forward runner section adjacent the front end of the frame section, the connector bars extending to one another with adjacent ends being pivotally connected to a central rearward extension of the transverse bar member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 938300 (1909-10-01), Coleman
patent: 1030170 (1912-06-01), Evans
patent: 2472920 (1949-06-01), Peenstra
patent: 3912290 (1975-10-01), Rich
McCarthy Joseph G.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Urban Arthur L.
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