Patent ID: 8251378

Claim:
A flexible sled, comprising: a flexible body including a perimeter, the flexible body being configured to be in a sledding position and a storage position, a first side and a second side remote from the first side in the sledding position, wherein the flexible body includes a multi-layer construction with a first layer and a second layer including vinyl to contact snow in the sledding position and in contact with the first layer, wherein the first layer is different than the second layer and defines the first side, wherein the second layer defines the second side; and a foldable rod adjacent the perimeter of the flexible body, the foldable rod being unfolded in the sledding position of the flexible body to allow the flexible body to be used as a sled, the foldable rod being folded when in the storage position of the flexible body; wherein the storage position has a smaller size than the sledding position; wherein the foldable rod is twistable into an intermediate figure eight position between the sledding position of flexible boy and the storage position of the flexible body, wherein the foldable rod includes metal; wherein a first part of the first side and a first part of the second side face each other in the storage position; wherein the flexible body in the storage position has a second part of both of the first side and the second side facing outwardly; wherein the flexible body in the sledding position has a circular shape; and wherein the foldable rod is twisted such that the foldable rod crosses itself at one location to form a lemniscate which becomes a fold whereat a first lob of the intermediate figure eight position is folded onto a second lob of the intermediate figure eight position to place the foldable rod in the storage position.