US964809A - Coaster. - Google Patents

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P. H. QUAGKENBUSH.

GGASTEB. APPLICATION I'IPHD FEL, 1910. 964,809. Patented July 19, 1910.

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PAUL H. QUACKENBUSI-I, 0F HERKIMER, NEW YORK, ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-HALF T0 HENRY M. QUACKENBUSH, OF HERKIMER, NEW YORK.

COASTER.

.To all 'whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL II. QUACKEN- BUSH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Herkimer, in the county of I'Ierkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coasters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coasters or sleds, and provides a combined sled and toboggan designed to unite the advantages of each in a single structure, capable of use for either kind of coasting without change or alteration of any sort.

The essential idea of the invention is the forming of a toboggan and sled in a single structure, such that the sled runners form side pieces or hand holds upon the toboggan, and the toboggan top forms the top of the sled when the structure is used as a toboggan or as a sled respectively.

I illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention in the accompanying drawing, which gives a perspective view of the coaster.

In the drawing, 1 represents the side pieces of the toboggan which, it will be understood, also form the sled runners. These are parallel with each other and are curved as at 9. and 3 to form the rounded ends of the sled runners and toboggan, respectively. The curvature at 3 is not necessarily the same as the curvature at 2, each being adapted to secure the best results for sled or toboggan, as the case may be.

One edge of the side pieces 1 is provided with a metal shoe or runner 4, which is indicated as being a fiat shoe, but might be of any of the well known types of sled runner. The side pieces 1 are connected by cross pieces or frames 5 and 6, the cross frames 5 being located at the eXtreme lower edge of the side pieces 1, as viewed in thedrawing, and the cross frames 6 being located at the point of juncture of the curvature of the portions 2 and 3 of the side frames. In this Way maximum clearance is given under Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 9, 1910.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Serial No. 542,845.

the coaster when used as a sled. To these cross frames is attached a series of longitudinal wooden strips 7 of suitable thickness, the strips being laid closely together and sprung to the curvature 3 of the side frames 1. These strips form the bottom of the toboggan, curving upward at theforward end in the well known manner.

When used with the runners upon the snow, the coaster serves as a sled, the strips 7 forming the top of the sled. By inverting the coaster it appears as shown in the drawing, and may be used as a toboggan, the strips then being the toboggan bottom in contact with the snow, and the side frames serving to close in the sides of the toboggan and to give a hand hold to the occupants.

It is of course apparent that the structure may be varied between quite wide limits without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that the proportions, design of the curves and the like may be changed to suit individual preferences and conditions.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim is 1. In combination with a toboggan, side pieces attached to the sides of the toboggan and adapted to serve as runners when the toboggan is inverted. l

2. In a coaster, the combination of sled runners and a curved top attached thereto and adapted to serve as a toboggan when the coaster is inverted.

3. In a coaster, the combination of a frame, a toboggan bottom; and sled runners, the toboggan bottom and the runners being located on opposite sides of the frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL H. QUACKENBUSH.

llVitnesses:`

E. B. MITCHELL, ROBERT I. MACLELLAN.

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