Patent ID: 8313112

Claim:
A sand sled for transporting a passenger or cargo over a sandy surface comprising: a) a substantially flat base having a front edge and a rear edge, said rear edge being rounded; b) a framework comprising bottom and top spaced tiers above and spaced from said base each said tier formed by a rail extending back from a midsection of said base to and beyond said rear edge of said base and being rounded along a rear of said base, said tiers being supported by spaced front and rear pairs of stanchions between said base and said bottom tier, and between said bottom tier and said top tier, both of said tiers extending beyond said rear edge of said base with said top tier extending further to the rear than said bottom tier; c) said rails and stanchions each comprising a rigid core surrounded by padding; d) a leash for pulling said sand sled across the sand; and e) means for securing said leash to said sand sled comprising fastening attachments at leading edges of a front pair of stanchions, with one set of fastening attachments in a fixed location below said bottom tier and another set of fastening attachments in a fixed location between said bottom and top tiers for varying attachment of said leash to enable a user to make leverage adjustments according to the load being pulled.