Patent ID: 6866273
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A sliding device for supporting a rider when sliding on a surface, comprising: a runner having first and second upturned ends and an intermediate portion between the upturned ends, the runner having an overall length of at most 45 inches; a deck elevated from the runner, the deck having a front to back direction and an upper surface for supporting-a rider; and a spacer secured to the runner at a runner attachment position and secured to the deck at a deck attachment position so that forces applied by a rider on the deck are transmitted to the runner, and so that the deck is restrained from pivoting relative to the runner about an axis running in the front to back direction; wherein the runner and the deck are constructed and arranged to allow riding with both the first upturned end of the runner forward and the second upturned end of the runner forward, and wherein the runner has a width that is approximately 0.4 to 0.8 times a width of the deck, and the deck has a width between 7 and 15 inches.