US1481520A - Sled - Google Patents

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W. MAKI Jan 22 1924.,

SLED

ATTORNEY.

Patented dan. 22, i924,

warren Mam, or

DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SLED.

Application led February To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, WALTER Mani, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of V'Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sleds and more particularly to the class of kicking sleds. The sled is propelled by one person standing with one .toot onone runner and kicking the sled forward holding to the handle or the sled meanwhile; another person may occupy the seat ot the sled. Another object is to provide a sled oi" this type that can be folded up to occupy the minimum space when not in use, when in storage or tor shipping purposes. A further object is to provide a sled of this type that is or simple construction, durable and eliicient in use.

llVith the roregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointedout in the appended claim and illustrated in the accomf panying drawing which forms a part oit this application and in which- Fig. 1 is a view ot my sled in side elevat-ion, the dotted lines denoting the position orp the folding parts when not in use.

Fig. Q is atop plan view of the sled.

Fig?) is a fragmentary plan view ot the sled. y

Fig. e is an enlarged tragmentary view showing the means for retaining the seat rigidly in position in the operative position of the sled.

Fig. 5 is across section on line 5-5 et Fig. 3.

Like refeence characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The reference numeral 1 denotes the runners having their iront ends 2 upturned. To the runners l secure a pair ot ears 3 to which a pair ot standards 4 are pivotally connected by the pins 5, said standards being connected attheir upper ends by the handle 6. Pivotally secured to the upturned ends of the runners 1 is a traine 7 the sides ot which converge 'trom the upturned runner ends and cross beneath the seat 8 that'they 23, 1922. Serial No. 538,641.V

support, the ends of the Jframe 7 being formed with the notches 9 for engagement with the buttons 10 carried by the standards 4i whereby said frame operative position.

A substantially U-shaped member l1 has its ends secured by the bar 1Q to the standards 4, the base ot said member being adapted tor disposal upon the seat 8, in the operative position of the same, and being releasably secured thereto by the spring fingers 13 carried by the seat, said seat being secured to the frame 7 by the staples 14, the sides or' said members serving as arms for the seat in operative position. Brace bars 15 tor the standards 4 connect the lower ends of the same and the said bar 12 and spring arm 16 carried by the bar bears upon the seat 8 in the operative position orn the same to prevent it, together with the Jframe 7, trom becoming accidentally disengaged from the buttons 10.

ln Fig. 1 in full lines and in Fig. 2 the sled is shown in assembled or operative position. To move it to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 the member 11 is disengaged rom the spring fingers 13, the notched ends of the traine 7 disengaged from the buttons 10 and the standards and traine 7 then permitted to drop to the position shown. These parts may now be tied or s'rapped to the runners and the sled is ready for storage or for shipping.

`What is claimed is In a sled, runners, standards pivotally carried thereby, a cross bar connecting said standards, a frame pivoted to the ends of said runners and adapted for releasable supporting engagement with said standards, a seat carried by said frame, and means carriedby said cross bar i'or engagement with opposite ends of said seat whereby the same and said frame are retained in operative position, said means comprising a spring arm terminally bearing upon the seat.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto ailiXed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

' WALTER MAXX.

Witnesses:

JACOB A. ToLoNEN, F. A. DU VAL.

7 is supported nr

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