Platform steerable skateboard

Details Platform steerable skateboard Platform steerable skateboard

1992-05-07

1993-08-17

Mitchell, David M.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Coasters

280 871, 280 1127, A63C 1701

Patent

active

052362086

ABSTRACT:
A fully steerable skateboard generally comprises an elongate chassis rollingly supported by a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels. Each wheel rotates about a substantially horizontal axis for rollingly supporting the chassis and rotates about a vertical axis for steering the chassis. A steering mechanism attached to the chassis and to the wheels steers the wheels in response to movement of a rider's foot. The wheels at all times define a stable support plane for said skateboard. Each said wheel is rotatable through 360 degrees. Braking is accomplished by rotating a wheel set ninety degrees to the direction of travel. According to a preferred embodiment, the wheel steering mechanism includes a pair of foot platforms for supporting a rider's feet. Steering linkage connects each foot platform to a set of wheels such that rotation of each foot platform steers the wheels. The chassis has an underside that forms a plane such that obstacles can only strike a wheel below its axle.

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patent: 4202559 (1980-05-01), Piazza
patent: 4445699 (1984-05-01), Darasko

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