Snow sled having steerable foot rudders
The present invention is a snow sled for use by a rider to glide upon a snow surface. In one embodiment, the snow sled comprises a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion comprises a median portion and first and second foot rudder cavities each comprising a bottom wall having an upper surface adapted to receive the rider's foot and an lower surface adapted to slide upon the snow. The rear portion comprises a seat portion having a bottom wall having an upper surface adapted to receive the rider and a lower surface adapted to slide upon the snow. The snow sled further comprises a plurality of first ribs extending substantially from the median portion to the first rudder cavity and a plurality of second ribs extending substantially from the median portion to the second rudder cavity to allow said first and second foot rudder cavities to be flexible relative to said median portion thereby allowing the rider to steer the sled by exerting a force to said first or second foot rudder cavities.
1 . A sled for use by a rider to glide upon a snow surface, the sled comprises a front portion and a rear portion, said front portion comprising a median portion and first and second foot rudder cavities each comprising a bottom wall having an upper surface adapted to receive the rider's foot and an lower surface adapted to slide upon the snow, said rear portion comprising a seat portion having a bottom wall having an upper surface adapted to receive the rider and a lower surface adapted to slide upon the snow, said lower surface of said first and second foot rudder cavities and said lower surface of said seat portion being in substantially exclusive contact with the snow surface thereby providing a fast sled; the first and second foot rudder cavities connected to the median portion to be flexible relative thereto.
2 . The snow sled of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first ribs extending substantially from said median portion to said first foot rudder cavity and a plurality of second ribs extending substantially from said median portion to said second foot rudder cavity to allow said first foot and second foot rudder cavities to be flexible relative to said median portion thereby allowing the rider to steer the sled by exerting a force to said first or second rudder cavities.
3 . The snow sled of claim 2 , wherein said first and second ribs are of one-half cylindrical shape.