Patent ID: 7419167
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A sled device for transporting a person and cargo over a variety of surfaces, said device comprising: a sled including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall to define a receiving space of said sled, said receiving space receiving the person and cargo, said bottom wall being slidable along a soft support surface to facilitate transportation of the person and the cargo; a front wheel assembly being rotatably coupled to said sled, said front wheel assembly being rotated between a deployed position and a stowed position, said front wheel assembly engaging and rolling along a hard support surface to facilitate transport of said sled over the hard support surface when said front wheel assembly is in said deployed position; and a plurality of rear wheel assemblies being pivotally coupled to said sled, each of said rear wheel assemblies being pivoted between a lowered position and a raised position, said rear wheel assemblies engaging and rolling along the hard support surface when said rear wheel assemblies are in the lowered position, a medial section of a support bar is positioned under said bottom wall of said sled when said front wheel assembly is in the deployed positioned, said medial section of said support bar being positioned above said top face of said sled when said front wheel assembly is in the stowed position, each of said front wheels being coupled to said medial portion of said support bar.