Control blades for body sled

Abstract

Control blades to be used in conjunction with prior art the Body Sled U.S. Pat. No. 4,413,832. To be combined with or affixed to Body Sled components of forearm control runners, chest plate, and Thigh runners. Combining the control blades with the Body Sled will increase performance and control of tracking, braking and direction control of the Body Sled on compact snow and ice conditions, thus enhancing the sled's working surface, increasing sled stability and maneuverability.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A set of Control Blades having a linear blade surface and linear edges perpendicular to its linear mountings Linear blade surface and linear edges taper at either end of the blade towards the base surface and conclude the blade at the point of the base surface. Linear base surface extending beyond conclusion of the blade, tapers and concludes base at the point of Body Sled runner surface. Area of base between conclusion of blade and conclusion on base provides area of attachment of control blade to Body Sled runner surface.  
     
     
         2 . Control Blades as defined in  claim 1 , having linear edges on blades to cut into ice surfaces.  
     
     
         3 . Control Blades as defined in  claim 2 , having blades to slice through compact snow and surface of blade to resist the blades sideways movement through snow.  
     
     
         4 . Control Blades as defined in  claim 3 , further comprising the pair of unconnected control blades attached to the pair of forearm control runners. Control blades used thusly provide edges and blade surfaces for parallel turning, and turned perpendicular to each other provide opposing blade surfaces for braking. Control blades attached as a parallel pair on the chest plate facilitate tracking and the blade surfaces resist sideways movement. Control blades used in pairs on both pairs of thigh runners facilitate tracking and the blade surfaces resist sideways movement.