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Vehicle for ice and snow

US4320905A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 2, 1978
Grant dateMar 23, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 2, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63C2203/46
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vehicle for snow and ice which is ridden by standing thereon is provided with a boat-like hull section having a bottom and curved upwardly at its forward and after ends. At least two outer longitudinal runners are located on the outer portions of the bottom. Preferably, a center longitudinal runner is located between the outer runners and may extend to the forward and after ends of the hull section. To accommodate the feet of a rider, forward and after platform members are mounted on each end of the hull which members are preferably tilted upwardly. A center platform member is mounted atop the hull section between the forward and after platform members. In other embodiments, a portion of the center runner at its forward end is serrated to allow frontal pivoting and acrobatic exercises. In still another embodiment there is provided a braking means consisting of a serrated triangular block mounted on the undersurface of the after platform member which digs into ice or snow in response to rearward pressure on the after platform member.

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