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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311317 | Snowmobile runner and method of manufacture A traction runner for a snow ski is fabricated of a lightweight metal such as aluminum and is formed on its upper surface with a channel in which mounting members are fixed. A channel is formed also in the lower surface and a carbide wear strip is brazed through ind... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278642 | Snow sled A snow sled (100) comprising a seating portion (116) that includes a lightweight space frame (104) having a suspension-type seat (108) stretched among the space frame. The sled further includes a steering portion (120) and an artic... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243926 | Runner sled that is twistable during steering A sled includes a pair of runners that are formed from a single, continuous, hollow plastic pipe. The runners are fixed to a platform at three locations: the rear ends of the runners curve upward and are attached to the rear end of the seat, while intermediate porti... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204497 | Steering post for recreational vehicle A steering post for use with a recreational vehicle, particularly a snowmobile or ATV, is described. The steering post includes a steering shaft having upper and lower ends; at least two steering arms, the two steering arms being positioned at an angle to a longitud... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195254 | Adjustable ski for a snowmobile A snowmobile ski includes an elongate ski element. The elongate ski element has a tip and a tail defining a length therebetween, top and bottom surfaces, first and second lateral edges extending longitudinally between the tip and the tail defining a width therebetwe... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188693 | Frame construction for a vehicle A frame assembly is described including a tunnel, an engine cradle disposed forward of the tunnel and connected thereto, and a sub-frame disposed forward of the engine cradle and connected thereto. A forward support assembly extends upwardly from the subframe. An up... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182165 | Snow cycle A snow cycle includes a conventional motorcycle chassis having a set of steerable front forks and a rear swing arm, which normally mount front and rear wheels of the cycle, respectively. A snow track module is mounted to the rear swing arm and has an endless track d... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7124848 | Frame construction for a vehicle A frame assembly is described including a tunnel, an engine cradle disposed forward of the tunnel and connected thereto, and a sub-frame disposed forward of the engine cradle and connected thereto. A forward support assembly extends upwardly from the subframe. An up... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104551 | Sliding device for snow sports A sliding device for snow is provided with a supporting slide (1) and a turning slide (2) arranged in front of the supporting slide. The smallest portion of said turning slide (2) is wider than the widest portion of the supporting slide (1 | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097187 | Suspension system for a motor vehicle An independent suspension system is provided for coupling a set of wheels to a vehicle body structure. The system includes independently pivotable swing arms, a shock absorber assembly, a joining arm and tie rods. The swing arms are attached to the vehicle body stru... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090227 | Ski sled with boot blocks and ride-operated weight transfer device for steering A ski sled with adjustable boot blocks and a rider-operated weight-transfer device for rider-controlled steering. The boot blocks are provided with fixed and/or variable angle adjustment devices for changing the angle of the ski bottoms with respect to the snow surf... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040634 | Snowskateboard A snowskateboard includes a support deck having an upper side and a lower side opposite the upper side. First and second trucks are mounted to the lower side. The trucks include rotatable yokes having axles. A set of first runners is disposed over the first yoke axl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6969074 | Ski-sled frame for mounting to snow skis A ski-sled frame that can be detachably mounted to a standard pair of skis by attaching the frame to a standard set of ski bindings. The ski-sled may include a seat for carrying the rider, a frame supporting the seat, handles for balance and that aid in steering the... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6905128 | Maneuverable and brakeable high performance snow sled A maneuverable, brakeable, roll resistant high performance snow sled suitable for use on downwardly sloping terrain. The preferred embodiment of the sled embodies a tandem, mirror image, in-line suspension and shock absorbing system connecting the main frame member ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6783134 | Ski vehicle A ski vehicle includes a frame having a first ski mounted thereon. A steering column having a handlebar attached thereto is rotatably mounted to the frame. A second ski is mounted to the steering column. A seat post has a first end and an opposing second end. The fi... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6692009 | Snowmobile ski with offset runner and keel A snowmobile ski includes a bridge adapted to connect to a ski leg of a snowmobile, a ski body having an inner lateral edge, an outer lateral edge, a top surface adapted to be connected the bridge, and a bottom surface adapted for moving over snow, a keel... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6648348 | Ski-snowboard A ski-snowboard device has a support board for the user and a plurality of ski pairs mounted to the underside of the board. The ski-snowboard has a steering and suspension system, connecting the skis in each pair, to provide paired steering and independen... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6585065 | Wheeled board A vehicle including a platform, a braking and steering system fitted onto the platform including a handle movable along two substantially perpendicular axes to control steering by moving the handle with respect to a first of said axes and to control braki... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6575479 | Three runner sled A three runner sled includes a single steerable front runner and two directionally fixed rear runners extending from a frame. The frame has a longitudinal backbone member with an elongate seat. Each rear runner has a knee rest somewhat forwardly positione... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6530582 | Runner-mounted personal vehicle A steerable personal vehicle is providing for use on snow, land and water. The steerable personal vehicle has a steering assembly and a frame. The steering assembly and the frame are connected by a joint about which either may be rotated relative to the o... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6431561 | Snowmobile with asymmetric skis A snowmobile having asymmetrical, high floatation skis. The snowmobile includes left and right steerable skis carried by a front suspension system that in turn is mounted to the snowmobile's chassis. Each ski has a downwardly extending longitudinal keel, ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6367820 | Snow surf board A snow board with a ground contacting surface having a bulbous area at the forward end of the board and two ridges extending along from the bulbous area toward the rear end of the board. Each ridge is close to one edge opposite the other ridge and is curv... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6341786 | Ski board apparatus A ski board apparatus for ski boarding down a slope. The ski board apparatus includes a board for supporting a user. The board has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a back edge, a first side edge and second side edge. Two pairs of elongate ru... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6279925 | Sled with independent steerable skis that simultaneously move in three distinct directions A method and apparatus for providing a sled having independently steerable skis is provided. The apparatus provides a sled having skis that move in three distinct directions in response to a single control input. Each of the skis is independently controll... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6116622 | Steerable and brakable sled A steerable and brakable sled comprises a body member having a passenger compartment and being mounted to a frame and upon a pair of skis each having a duckbill-shaped forward portion, and further comprises steering and braking controls, the steering cont... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6019380 | Adaptive monoski frame A mono-ski frame adapted for skiing in the sitting position and designed to allow a rearward and downward traverse of the upper portion of the frame relative to the lower portion during loaded conditions to enhance the carvability during the turn. The mon... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5879214 | Convertible floating and sledding toy A convertible toy that can be ridden by a child alternatively: (i) floating on water in a swimming pool or (ii) downhill sledding on snow covered hills. The toy has an elongate hull for buoyantly floating the toy and child on a water surface, and for slid... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5823546 | Toboggan A highly manoeuvrable toboggan (50) comprises a pair of ski members (60) connected only by a flexible and resilient plastic seat (70). The seat (70) is sufficiently flexible to enable the ski members (60) to be moved independently, relative to one another... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5799956 | Two-piece apparatus for sliding on a surface A two-piece apparatus for sliding over a surface. The device includes forward and rear runners connected by a linkage which allows a user to increase deviation of the runners from a horizontal plane at the same time that a deviation from the longitudinal ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5547204 | Multipurpose mobile device with open sided foot engagement A device for traveling a standing, sitting or prone person along a surface has a foot engaging component which facilitates control of the device and retention of the device at the user's feet while also enabling quick unimpeded entry and withdrawal of the... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5518080 | Snow vehicle A snow vehicle comprises at least one runner (20, 20'; 54) by way of a ski which is mounted in such a way that it can be tilted and/or steered by means of manual tilting and/or steering members (5) connected actively to actuators (17, 18, 22, 17', 18', 22... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5509665 | Luge sled A luge sled having features which enhance performance and safety characteristics of the sled. The sled generally comprises a support structure for supporting a sled rider, at least two runners, a cavity, a mounting boss, and an elastomeric bushing positio... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5503242 | Propeller driven snow buggy A propeller driven vehicle for traversing snow and ice covered terrain with improved steering response and stability. The vehicle has a motor driven propeller providing motive force to sustain forward motion of the vehicle regardless of terrain conditions... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5433458 | Dog sled Disclosed is a dog sled that has improved steering capabilities, and includes spaced-apart sideframes and a plurality of rigid cross ties that hold the sideframes spaced apart in parallel relationship, the cross ties connecting to the side frames by flexi... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5351975 | Sliding apparatus for snow sports A device for snow sports is characterized in that the rear of a forward steering skid (2) is rounded, while a widest part of the bearing skid (1) is about 2/3 as wide as the widest part of the steering skid and is its length is approximately twice that of... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5344167 | Ski sled A ski sled is shown which has a seat platform carrying a seat, the platform being mounted by flexible support members to a pair of spaced, parallel skis so that the skis can be tilted with respect to the platform. A pair of steering members pivotally conn... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5335925 | Snow sled In a ride-on snow sled of the steerable type, a pair of support side runners are fixedly attached to fore and aft vertically oriented legs. The legs are adapted to slide up and down within hollow tubular frame members. The upper ends of the front legs of ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5161810 | Ice skateboard with means for imparting a cant to the blades An ice skateboard comprising an elongated platform having secured to the front and rear portions of the underside conventional skateboard trucks, with transverse axles supported by a structure facilitating slight controllable swinging movement of the axle... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5038882 | Snowmobile spindle arrangement An improved spindle arrangement for a suspension system for supporting skis of a snowmobile induces a steering bias in each of the respective skis. A spindle is attached to respective upper and lower linkages of unequal dimensions by ball joints. The ball... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5033572 | Drive system for a snowmobile A suspension/traction unit for a snowmobile is disclosed as having an area of primary support and a two stage angle of attack. The traction unit includes a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the snowmobile chassis a predetermined height above ground leve... | 07/23/1991 |
