Glissade pad

Abstract

A glissade pad that is lightweight, easily portable and facilitates sliding on snow or ice is described herein. A user sits on the top or bottom surface of the pad and wraps the leg straps around his or her legs. The top and bottom surfaces can each be made of a different material to provide more or less friction as desired.

1 . A glissade pad comprising: 
 a top generally planar surface;    a bottom generally planar surface;    a front edge;    a recess in the front edge; and    a first strap, wherein a first end of the first strap protrudes through a first side edge of the pad and a second end of the strap protrudes through the recess,    wherein the glissade pad is adapted to be positioned between a body and a ground surface to allow the body to slide along the ground surface.    
   
   
       2 . The glissade pad of  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the strap is adapted to be connected to the second end of the strap so that the strap is attached to a portion of the body.  
   
   
       3 . The glissade pad of  claim 1 , wherein the glissade pad further comprises a second strap.  
   
   
       4 . The glissade pad of  claim 3 , wherein the first strap is adapted to be connected to a first portion of the body and the second strap is adapted to be connected to a second portion of the body.  
   
   
       5 . The glissade pad of  claim 1 , wherein the top surface is formed of a first material and the bottom surface is formed of a second material, wherein the first material is different from the second material.