Land vehicles – Wheeled – Coasters
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-25
2001-07-03
Mar, Michael (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Coasters
C280S842000, C280S843000, C280S011227
Reexamination Certificate
active
06254113
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to riding assemblies and more particularly to an all terrain riding assembly.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Rollerskates, rollerblades, skateboards, rollerskis and the like, as means for riding on even terrain such as a road surface have been widely known and used for some time. Skateboards, in particular, have become widely developed and generally comprise a platform large enough for a person to stand on with his or her feet side by side, and front wheel and rear wheel mounted for rotation about spaced apart parallel axes, the wheels being of rounded profile to enable the platform to tilt laterally in use. It is generally intended that the user should stand on the platform with his or her feet on either side of the imaginary line joining the centers of the wheels and should balance himself or herself as the skateboard moves forward.
Such structures are illustrated inter alia in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,282,598; 3,795,509; 4,150,838; and 5,125,617.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,794,955 there is disclosed an incline skateboard assembly comprised of a board body member mounted between parallelledly mounted shafts having outer wheel members permitting of facile assembly and disassembly, however, providing readily contact between the feet of the user and the wheel member during use and thereby readily contributing to potential events adverse to the physical well-being of the user. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,160,155, there is described a skateboard having wheels in tandem where the rear wheel may be similarly readily contacted by a foot of the user during use. Accordingly, it is desirable to provide an all terrain riding assembly which minimizes contact between the feet of the user and the wheels and appeals to users of skateboards, inline skates and the like.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide for a novel all terrain riding assembly capable of harsh usage with minimal potential for breakage during use.
Another object of the present invention is to provide for a novel all terrain riding assembly which essentially eliminates potential interference with the roller elements by the user during use.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide for a novel all terrain riding assembly capable of facile steering during use.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide for a novel all terrain riding assembly providing a stable riding platform under substantially all terrain conditions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by an all terrain riding assembly comprised of a body member, including a supporting surface for feet of the user disposed between a front housing member having a rotatably mounted, roller member and a rear housing member having a rotatably mounted, cylindrically-shaped roller member. A plane defining the supporting surface is below a plane defined by the top portions of the front and rear roller members. In a particular preferred embodiment the rear housing member is articularly mounted to the main body member as more fully hereinafter described.
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Mar Michael
Marn Louis E.
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