US 6,981,706 B1
Sliding recreational device
Detlef Kramer, Lompoc, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Duke Technologies, Inc., Reno, Nev. (US)
Filed on May 19, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/440,904.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/410438, filed on Sep. 16, 2002.
Int. Cl. B62B 17/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 280—21.1 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steerable sliding recreational device comprising:
a body having a top surface and a bottom surface and an outer perimeter configured to form a passenger occupancy area;
a sliding pan having opposed top and bottom faces, said top face attached to said bottom surface of the body;
a seating platform attached to said top surface of the body;
a cushioning pad disposed between said seating platform and said sliding pan;
at least two handles mounted on said body; and
a steering mechanism movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, said steering mechanism comprising:
a control lever mounted adjacent to each of said handles;
a cable connected to each of said control levers extending along said top face; and
at least two steering paddles mounted to said sliding pan, each paddle operably connected to one of said cables;
whereby, through activation of any of said paddles, the device may be steered by a person riding it.