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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1989
Anker J Nielsen, Jr, Holden, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A board type recreational and sporting device for use in riding down an inclined surface includes an elongated platform for supporting a rider in a generally upright position. The platform has a front portion, a central portion and a rear portion. A front wheel is mounted on the front portion of the platform and pair of back wheels are mounted on the central portion of the platform. The rear wheels are mounted on the platform through a pair of leaf springs which are constructed and oriented on the platform so as to enable steering of the board by changing the position of one of the feet of the rider on the platform and the distribution of the weight of the rider on the platform. A brake plate is fixedly mounted on the back portion of the platform for use in slowing down the device when necessary as it traverses the surface and a rope is attached to the front portion of the platform for to assist providing balance, turning and slowing down of the device.
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