Training wheel for skateboarding
OwnerJakub Grzegorz Sitakinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a detachable training wheel apparatus for mounting to the underside of a skateboard tail or nose to assist with balancing a user during manoeuvres which require tipping of the skateboard onto two wheels, while allowing the board to continue rolling along the ground with minimal friction. The apparatus comprises a single wheel mounted to a mounting board by a pair of supports and a central bushing, with the opposing side of the mounting board having a flat surface provided with attachment means for detachably coupling to the skateboard underside, such as a hook and loop surface.
Claims10
A detachable training wheel apparatus for a skateboard to provide balance training to a rider, the apparatus comprising:
- a mounting board having a first flat surface provided with attachment means for detachably coupling the apparatus between one of a pair of wheels under a skateboard and a tail or nose of a skateboard such that said apparatus is positioned between said one of a pair of wheels and said tail or nose toward an outer edge of said skateboard;
- a pair of wheel supports extending a first length orthogonally from a second opposing surface of the mounting board, each wheel mount having an opening for receiving a screw or pin;
- a bushing spanning the width between the pair of wheel supports;
- a single wheel mounted on the bushing;
- and a pair of screws or pins configured to protrude through the openings in the wheel supports and secure the bushing and mounted wheel to the apparatus.
A method of providing training to provide balance training for a rider comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a skateboard, said skateboard further comprising:
- a deck with a first end (nose), a second (tail), a top side and a bottom side;
- a first set of wheels on said bottom side proximate said first end (nose) with a first reserved space between said first set of wheels and said first end (nose);
- a second set of wheels on said bottom side proximate said second end (tail) with a second reserved space between said second set of wheels and said second end (tail);
- affixing a training wheel in one or both said first reserved space and second reserved space, said training wheel further comprising:
- a mounting board having a first flat surface provided with attachment means for detachably coupling said training wheel to either or both of said first and second reserved spaces;
- a pair of wheel supports extending a first length orthogonally from a second opposing surface of the mounting board, each wheel mount having an opening for receiving a screw or pin;
- a bushing spanning the width between the pair of wheel supports;
- a single wheel mounted on the bushing;
- and a pair of screws or pins configured to protrude through the openings in the wheel supports and secure the bushing and mounted wheel to the apparatus;
- training for balance on said skateboard with said training wheel attached;
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- detaching said training wheel once balance has been mastered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.