US1545013A - Toboggan ski - Google Patents

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July 7, 1925. 1,545,013

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Patented July 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATEN GUSTAV W. RIEBE, 0F DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

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Application filed Becembcr 17, 1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it. known that I, GusTAv W. RIEBE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the count-y of St. Louis and yState of Minnesota, have invented certain Vnew and useful Improvements in Toboggan Skis, of which the following isa specication, reference being had therein to thev accompanying drawing..

This invention relates to novel means for traveling over snow; and the primary object of the present'invention is to provide an improved ski so constructed as to permit of the ready manipulation thereof by the user, allowing the convenient turning around with minimum effort and without danger of the user losing his balance and falling over.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved ski of short, wide construction, formed of laminated wood, or other suitable material; the short wide construction facilitating the vmanipulation of the ski as above related, and the use of a plurality of layers of material strengthening same.

Another object of the invention is the Y provisionof longitudinally extending reinforcingL beads formed on the lower surface of the ski, which prevent skidding, and also provide desirable runners forthe'ski when the latteris being used over hard surfaces such as ice and the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel means for attaching the skis to the feet of the wearer, and novel means for entirely covering and protecting the lower portion of the legs of the wearer from the elements and to prevent the forming of balls of snow and ice between the feet and the skis.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved ski of -the above Y type, which will be durable and efficient in use and of simple construction.

With these and other objects ink view, the invention consists in such Vnovel construction, arrangement an`"d-:form`ation of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and lillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

, Figure `1 is a perspective view of one of the improved skis as applied to the foot and leg of the wearer; n

Figure 2 is a rearend elevation of the ski Serial No. 681,131.

with a portion of the foot and leg shield broken away;

Figure 3 is' anzenlarged perspectiveview of the foot board;

Figure 4 is a perspective' view of one of the strap holding nails; l

Figure 5 is a top plan view ofthe foot board with the foot bridle attached; and

Figure 6 is` an enlarged perspective view of one of the bridle strap connections.

Referring to the drawings in det-ail, wherein similar reference characters designate correspondingparts throughout the several views, the improved ski comprises the` flat body portion 1, which is preferably formed of wooden material, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The extreme forward end of the ski is upturned,

as at 2, so as to facilitate the traveling of.

the user of the ski over a snow surface.

The lower surface'of the body portion 1 is provided with a pluralityy of spaced longitudinally extending ribs 3 which form means for reinforcing the body, as well as prevent skidding. These ribs 3 will also form runners for the ski when used over a hard surface such as ice or'the like.

A foot plate 4, formed preferably of soft wood, is secured to the upper surface ofthe body 1, and the foot of the user is adapted to rest directly upon'the upper surface thereof. The forward end of the foot plate 4 is pointed, as at 5, so as to avoid'snow gathering on the top portion of the body 1 during the use of the ski. The foot of the user is preferably held on the foot plate 4 by the use of an adjustable ankle strap .6, to which is connected a heel strap 7, side straps 8 and aftoe strap 9. The lower ends of the heel strap 7, the side straps 8 and toe strap 9 are secured in suitable notches 10 formed in the marginal edges of the foot board 4, either by nails, screws, vor the like. An additional adjustable strap 11 connects the straps 6 and 9 over the center of the foot.

In order to protect the lower portions of the wearers legs from the elements, a bell shaped covering 12 is provided. This cover 12 is preferably formed of moisture-proof material and can be constructed of woolen wise secured to the marginal edges of the .foot board Al. The upper end of the cover 12 terminates in a leg band 15, it being slit as at 16 to facilitate the placing of the foot within the cover, or if preferred a draw string may be used as a fastening means. The terminals of the leg band 15 can be connected in any preferred way, as indicated at 17.

lt is obvious that the cover 12 will fully protect the lower portion of the users legs from the elements and will keep the foot in a warm and dry condition, tlnisefieetire ly avoiding the forming of balls of snow and ice under the foot.

rihe straps "i", 8, and 11, are preferably loosely attached about the ank-,le strap G as clearly shown in Figure (l of the drawings, and these straps, together with the ankle and toe straps ti and 9, form a convenient and. secure bridle attachment for the foot; it being noted that by this attachment extending upwardly to the ankle eX ceptionally freeA movement of the foot is permitted without in any way resulting in a clamped positioning thereof, and when the foot is raised the ski will be suspended by the bridle normally assuming a straight i axialdine with the foot, which materia. ly

. assists in walking.

When the improved foot board and bootis used upon narrow common ski, it may be desirable to makevthe same considerably thicker than that illustrated in the drawings,` except as shown in dotted lines at 18, Fig re 2, when the edges thereof may be considerably flared outwardly to prevent the climbing of snow upon the foot.

in applying my 'improved ski Vto the foot it is obvious that the covering or boot together with the bridle internally thereof will lie prone upon the ski, and the foot may. be readily applied through the open end of the boot and the bridle properly fasA tened, when the boot is pulled up and attached to the leg. While l have shown this attachment as occurring above the knee of the wearer it is apparent that the same may be modified to cover a lesser or greater portion of the limbs as desired.

It is apparent also that a modified form of the device may be employed to advantage in the navigating of Inucky or wet lands7 for example that encountered in the growing of e tain crops such as cranberries or the like, where one is apt vto sink deeply in same vithout some form of increased tread sur* face.

lictvllig L llS xlGSCl 1| e my lib Gall/inn, lV lf. i claim and desire to secure by Letters l3ntent, is:

1. A toboggan ski including a fiat body of short length and relatively great width, a pointed foot board secured to the upper surface of the body7 considerably wid ,r than the users foot but less in width than the ski, notches within theV marginal edges of the foot beard, an ankle strap for adjustable engagement about the ankle of the wearer, toe straps the termini Vof which are fixed within two opposed notches in the lfoot board, heel and side straps leading from the ankle strap to the other notches in the foot board, and an adjustable strap leading from the ankle strap to the toe strap.

2. i toboggan ski including a flat body of short length and relatively great width, a Lioiuted foot board secured to theupper surface of the body, considerably wider than the wearei"s foot but less in width than t Le ski, notches within the marginal edges of the foot board, an ankle strapV for adjustable engagement about the ankle of the wearer, toe straps the termini of which are fixed within two opposed notches in the foot board, heel and side straps leadingfrom the ankle strap to the other notches inthe foot eoV board, an adjustable strap leading from the ankle strap to the toe strap, and a pron tecting boot wholly surrounding the foot of the wearer the lower end being rigidly fixed to the marginal edges of the foot board, and

the upper end adjustably attached to theV leg of the wearer.

3. The combination with a ski having a' foot attaching bridle and a protectingboot surrounding same, of means forming a portion of said bridle and' attaened 4about the ankle of the wearer permitting of free an-V gular movement of the leg of the wearer in respect to the ski when in userand normally holding the ski in proper alignment with the foot.

4l. The combination with a ski having a foot bridle and protecting boot thereabouts, of an adjustable strap about the upper end of the boot forming` the upper end of a vertically disposed opening longitudinall?,7 of the boot, substantially as and for the purpose described.

ln testimony whereof l hereunto a'liix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAV Wh RIEBE. Witnesses S. G. BRoNsoN, l S. GEO. STEVENS,

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