Patent ID: 6209894
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A sled adapted to be used on grassy surfaces, comprising:a support platform having a front end, a rear end, longitudinally extending sides, an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface including a substantially-planar surface portion for supporting a user;two longitudinally extending rows of wheels, each row of wheels comprising at least three wheels with a foremost wheel positioned adjacent said front end of said support platform, each wheel having opposed conically shaped end sections and a cylindrically shaped central section extending therebetween, a diameter of the central section of each foremost wheel being smaller than a diameter of the central section of each of the remaining wheels in each row of wheels, and each of the remaining wheels being substantially of the same size;a supporting axle extending through each of said wheels; anda rack secured to said lower surface for attaching said two rows of wheels in a laterally opposed configuration to said lower surface with each of the supporting axles being positioned in a common plane which is substantially parallel to said substantially planar surface portion of said support platform.