APORTING SLEDGE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: sports and transport vehicles. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to single-seat sledge for natural routes. Proposed sporting sledge contains runners, sidemembers whose front and rear free ends are rigidly connected by crossmembers carrying the seat and connected in pairs with runners in nose parts which are furnished with shock absorbers. Sledge has connecting rods one of hinge of which axles is secured in middle part of runner and the other, in middle part of sidemember. Front ends of sidemembers are coupled with runners by means of hinge coupling units with fitted-in shock absorbers arranged directly behind hinge axle of coupling unit at side towards end parts of runners. Connected rod is installed to form acute angle with runner. Shock absorbers are made in form of resilient spring. Invention improves efficiency of sledge and facilities steering at simultaneously increasing velocity characteristics without adverse effect on health of sportsman owing to reduction of vibration loads. EFFECT: improved quality of sledge. 2 cl, 3 dwg