Land vehicles – Wheeled – Coasters
Patent
1978-05-10
1980-01-15
Mitchell, David M.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Coasters
280 112, A63C 1700
Patent
active
041835468
ABSTRACT:
A skateboard having two pairs of large wheels supporting a board on which a user stands, with the board having a low central deck surface between the two pairs of wheels and raised front and rear portion above the wheels with upper surfaces higher than the central deck surface. Trucks are connected to the underside of the front and rear portions and project downwardly to mount the two pairs of wheels for swinging movement generally about two oppositely inclined axes. A handle post is detachably connectable to the board in either upwardly projecting or rearwardly projecting positions, and additional handles are mounted to the board for swinging movement between active and retracted positions. A brake mechanism is actuable by a manually operated unit through a flexible operating shaft assembly, and may be either held movably in a user's hand or connected to the board, desirably through one of the handles.
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Green William P.
Mitchell David M.
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