Sliding device for recreational purposes

Abstract

A hockey puck comprising a resilient material having each of a first predetermined configuration and a first predetermined thickness and having a centrally disposed opening therein. The centrally disposed opening has a predetermined diameter. A first disk has a second predetermined configuration, a second predetermined thickness and a predetermined coefficient of friction. A portion of the first disk is engageable with a first side of the resilient material. A second disk has a third predetermined configuration, a third predetermined thickness and a predetermined coefficient of friction. A portion of the second disk is engageable with an opposed second side of the resilient material. The resilient material extends beyond a periphery of the first and second disks a predetermined distance. There are a plurality of projections disposed on the portion of at least one of such first disk and second disk where such first disk and such second disk engage the resilient material for securing the resilient material so as to prevent it from moving. There is a means for securing such first disk to such second disk.

1 . A sliding device for recreational purposes, said sliding device comprising:
 (a) a resilient material having each of a first predetermined configuration, a first predetermined thickness and a predetermined hardness, said resilient material having a centrally disposed opening therein, said centrally disposed opening having a predetermined shape;   (b) a first disk having a second predetermined configuration and a second predetermined thickness, a portion of said first disk engageable with a first side of said resilient material, said first disk produced from a preselected material having a predetermined coefficient of friction;   (c) a second disk having a third predetermined configuration and a third predetermined thickness, a portion of said second disk engageable with an opposed second side of said resilient material, said second disk produced from said preselected material having said predetermined coefficient of friction and wherein said resilient material extends beyond a periphery of said first disk and said second disk a predetermined distance and wherein said second predetermined thickness and said third predetermined thickness of said first disk and said second disk, respectively, each have a thickness which is at least as thick as one half of said first predetermined thickness of said resilient material;   (d) a plurality of projections disposed on said portion of at least one of said first disk and said second disk where said portion of said first disk and said second disk engage said resilient material for securing said resilient material so as to prevent it from moving relative to said first disk and said second disk; and   (e) a means of securing said first disc to said second disc.   
   
   
       2 . The sliding device, according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for securing said first disk to said second disk includes a central connecting shaft. 
   
   
       3 . The sliding device, according to  claim 2 , wherein said central connecting shaft includes a female socket member having a central opening and centrally secured to an inside surface of one of said first disk and said second disk and a male shaft which extends outwardly from an inside surface of an opposite one of said first disk and said second disk for engaging said central opening of said female socket member. 
   
   
       4 . The sliding device, according to  claim 3 , wherein said male shaft and said female socket member are connected by means of a snap fit. 
   
   
       5 . The sliding device, according to  claim 3 , wherein said female socket member and said male shaft extend through said centrally disposed opening in said resilient material. 
   
   
       6 . The sliding device, according to  claim 3 , wherein said female socket member further includes at least one slot disposed on a side of said female socket member, said at least one slot extends inwardly towards a base portion of said female socket member for a predetermined distance. 
   
   
       7 . The sliding device, according to  claim 6 , wherein said female socket member further includes a pair of slots disposed on diametrically opposite sides of said female socket member, said pair of slots extending inwardly towards a base portion of said female socket member for a predetermined distance. 
   
   
       8 . The sliding device, according to  claim 6 , wherein said male shaft further includes at least one projection disposed on an outer surface of said male shaft, said at least one projection extends inwardly towards a base portion of said male shaft for a predetermined distance for engagement with said at least one slot disposed on said female socket member. 
   
   
       9 . The sliding device, according to  claim 8 , wherein said male shaft further includes a pair of projections disposed on said outer surface of said male shaft extending from a base portion of said male shaft for a predetermined distance for engagement with said pair of slots disposed on said female socket member. 
   
   
       10 . The sliding device, according to  claim 1 , wherein said resilient material is an elastomer. 
   
   
       11 . The sliding device, according to  claim 1 , wherein said first predetermined configuration is substantially round. 
   
   
       12 . The sliding device, according to  claim 11 , wherein said second and said third predetermined configurations are substantially identical. 
   
   
       13 . The sliding device, according to  claim 12 , wherein said second and said third configurations of said first disk and said second disk include a substantially flat outer surface with outer edges of said substantially flat outer surface being arcuate. 
   
   
       14 . The sliding device, according to  claim 12 , wherein said second and said third configurations further include an inner portion of said first disk and said second disk being concave. 
   
   
       15 . The sliding device, according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of projections are disposed on said portion of each said first disk and said second disk that engages said resilient material. 
   
   
       16 . The sliding device, according to  claim 15 , wherein said portion of said at least one of said first disk and said second disk that engages said resilient material is an inner edge portion. 
   
   
       17 . The sliding device, according to  claim 1 , wherein said preselected material used to form said first disk and said second disk is selected from a group including polyethylene, polypropylene and polytetrafluoroethylene. 
   
   
       18 . The sliding device, according to  claim 1 , wherein said predetermined shape of said centrally disposed opening in said resilient material is substantially round. 
   
   
       19 . A sliding device for recreational purposes, said sliding device comprising:
 (a) a resilient material having each of a first predetermined configuration, a first predetermined thickness and a predetermined hardness, said resilient material having a centrally disposed opening therein, said centrally disposed opening having a predetermined shape;   (b) a first disk having a second predetermined configuration and a second predetermined thickness, a portion of said first disk engageable with a first side of said resilient material, said first disk produced from a preselected material having a predetermined coefficient of friction;   (c) a second disk having a third predetermined configuration and a third predetermined thickness, a portion of said second disk engageable with an opposed second side of said resilient material, said second disk produced from said preselected material having said predetermined coefficient of friction and wherein said resilient material extends beyond a periphery of said first disk and said second disk a predetermined distance and wherein said second predetermined thickness and said third predetermined thickness of said first disk and said second disk, respectively, each have a thickness which is at least as thick as one half of said first predetermined thickness of said resilient material; and   (d) a means for securing said first disc to said second disc, said securing means includes:
 (i) a female socket member having a central opening and centrally secured to and extending outwardly from an inside surface of one of said first disk and said second disk; 
 (ii) a male shaft extending outwardly from an inside surface of an opposite one of said first disk and said second disk for engaging said central opening of said female socket member; 
 (iii) at least one slot disposed on a side of said female socket member, said at least one slot extending inwardly toward a base portion of said female socket member for a predetermined distance; and 
 (iv) at least one projection disposed on a side of an outer surface of said male shaft, said at least one projection extending outwardly from a base portion of said male shaft for a predetermined distance for engagement with said at least one slot disposed on said female socket member. 
   
   
   
       21 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said at least one slot is a pair of slots disposed on diametrically opposite sides of said female socket member, said pair of slots extending inwardly towards a base portion of said female socket member for a predetermined distance. 
   
   
       22 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said at least one projection is a pair of projections disposed on said outer surface of said male shaft extending outwardly from a base portion of said male shaft for a predetermined distance for engagement with said pair of slots disposed on said female socket member. 
   
   
       23 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said female shaft member is substantially cylindrical. 
   
   
       24 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said male shaft is substantially cylindrical. 
   
   
       25 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said sliding device further includes a plurality of projections disposed on said portion of at least one of said first disk and said second disk where said portion of said first disk and said second disk engage said resilient material for securing said resilient material so as to prevent it from moving relative to said first disk and said second disk. 
   
   
       26 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said male shaft and said female socket shaft are connected by means of a snap fit. 
   
   
       27 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said second and said third configurations of said first disk and said second disk include a substantially flat outer surface with outer edges of said substantially flat outer surface being arcuate. 
   
   
       28 . The sliding device, according to  claim 19 , wherein said predetermined shape of said centrally disposed opening in said resilient material is substantially round.