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US 11,439,889 B1Granted
Skateboard with inertial enhancement
OwnerRobert Anton Pasicinventor
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Abstract
A skateboard truck that includes an inertia drive attached to a wheel. The inertia drive causes an inertial mass (i.e. flywheel) to turn at a higher speed then the wheel. During “pumping” of the skateboard the wheels accelerate and an inertia drive helps propel the skateboard given its inertia combined with the wheel inertia. The inertia drive may be configured to maintain skateboard stability at high speeds.
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A skateboard truck comprising;
- a hanger,
- a wheel having a first rotational axis and a periphery rotationally attached to the hanger,
- an inertial mass having a second rotational axis rotationally attached to the hanger,
- a drive device attached to the hanger configured to rotate the inertial mass at a greater rotational speed than the wheel.
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A method of adjusting the wheel inertia of a skateboard truck, wherein the skateboard includes;
- a wheel having a first rotational axis and a periphery,
- an inertial mass having mass and a second rotational axis configured to transfer torque to the wheel, and
- a drive device configured to rotate the inertial mass at a greater rotational speed than the wheel,
- comprising;
- adjusting the rotational speed of the inertial mass, and
- pumping the skateboard truck to get a desired response from the skateboard truck.
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A skateboard comprising;
- a hanger,
- a wheel rotationally supported on the hanger,
- an inertial mass rotationally supported on the hanger, and
- a drive device supported on the hanger configured to rotate the inertial mass at a speed greater than wheel speed and further configured to stabilize the skateboard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.