Land vehicles – Wheeled – Coasters
Patent
1993-10-27
1996-06-04
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Coasters
280 87042, 280 1127, A63C 1702
Patent
active
055226205
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to a truck for a rideable vehicle, such as a skateboard. The truck of the present invention is arranged to be connected to the undersurface of a rideable vehicle, e.g., the deck of a skateboard.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Conventional rideable vehicles, such as skateboards, use a pair of trucks, one at the front and one at the rear of the rideable vehicle. These trucks carry the wheels of the vehicle and are rigidly mounted to the undersurface of the rideable vehicle. It is generally difficult for a rider to perform advanced riding manoeuvres on these conventional rideable vehicles, due to the limited performance capability of conventional trucks. Often, such advanced riding manoeuvres are not possible or can be performed only by very skilled riders.
In particular, conventional trucks do not readily permit a rider to use his/her body weight to try to impart a to and fro type movement to the truck to thereby propel the rideable vehicle.
The employment of this technique to move the rideable vehicle in a to and fro direction, i.e., propel the rideable vehicle, is made easier by the truck of the present invention. Thus, the truck of the present invention permits advanced riding manoeuvres to be more easily performed by a rider of a rideable vehicle, such as a skateboard.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided a truck for a rideable vehicle comprising pivotal member means and a wheel assembly carried by said pivotal member means, said wheel assembly comprising at least two spaced apart wheels and said pivotal member means is arranged to be pivotally connected to said vehicle by pivotal connection means, wherein said pivotal connection means is provided at a first location of said truck, said wheel assembly is provided at a second location of said truck spaced from said first location and said pivotal member means is pivotal via said pivotal connection means such that said truck is moveable in a to and fro manner and, in use, enables a rider to propel said vehicle to which said truck is attached, in a forward directional along a surface.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an under-surface perspective view of a skateboard incorporating an embodiment of a truck in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation view of the pivotal connection along the line 2--2 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the locking mechanism of the truck shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the front part of the skateboard shown in FIG. 1, showing the truck with the locking mechanism in its locking position (and non-locking position);
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the front part of the skateboard shown in FIG. 1, showing the truck with the locking mechanism in its locking position; and
FIG. 6 is an undersurface plan view of the skateboard shown in FIG. 1 with the locking mechanism in its non-locking position.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the drawings, there is shown a skateboard 100 incorporating a truck 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
The truck 10 is provided at the front of the skateboard 100.
The skateboard 100 itself comprises a deck 102 and another (rear) truck 104 both of which may be of conventional form. The deck 102 may be provided with an upwardly inclined offset portion 106 at its rear end and a rounded tapered portion 108 near its front end. The truck 10 comprises a pivotal member 12 which carries the rest of the truck 10 including a wheel assembly 13, and a locking mechanism 14. The rest of the truck 10 is attached to the pivotal member 12 by bolts 15. The pivotal member 12 is arranged to be connected to the deck 102 of the skateboard 100.
A pivotal connection 16 is arranged to connect the pivotal member 12 to the deck 102 such that the pivotal member 12 is able to perform pivotal motion relative to the deck 102. The pivotal connection 16 is provided near one end of the pivotal member 12 and the rest of the truck
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Focarino Margaret A.
Yu Min
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