Carbon fiber skateboard hanger with metal shield
OwnerWen Tang Tsaiinventor
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Abstract
An improved hanger, such as a skateboard hanger is disclosed. More specifically, a method of manufacture and a device providing improved hanger strength, smoothness, durability, and toughness is disclosed. The improved hanger device comprises a lightweight hanger, such as a carbon fiber-based hanger coupled with a shield fashioned from one or more strong, tough, durable, impact-resistant material(s) such as aluminum. The shield functions to protect the hanger from damage upon impact with solid unyielding materials, while the lightweight hanger offers improved skateboard maneuverability, and control, particularly when the skateboard is airborne.
Claims16
A skateboard truck assembly with a hanger comprising:
- a first truck and a second truck mounted to an underside of a skateboard deck, the first and second trucks each comprising first and second hangers, respectively, wherein each of the first and second hangers housing a first and second axle, respectively, set through, the first and second axles defining a first and second axle axis, said first and second axis parallel one another;
- wherein at least one of said first and second hangers comprise a protective shield encasing or covering at least a portion of the top edge of said hanger, and wherein said at least one of said first and second hangers is molded from carbon fibers.
A method for constructing a skateboard hanger made of carbon fiber with a partially encased a protective shield, said method comprising the steps of:
- rolling resin impregnated carbon fiber sheet around a set axle to form a first rod as an axle-wrapped-rod;
- further rolling resin impregnated carbon fiber sheets into two additional rods;
- setting the first rod within a hanger-shaped-mold such that the axle-wrapped-rod forms a top edge of the hanger, and the two additional rods are bent within the hanger-shaped mold to form a remaining perimeter of the hanger;
- filling unwanted gaps in the hanger with resin-impregnated carbon fiber sheets;
- coupling a protective shield to the top edge of the hanger with shaped carbon fibers;
- covering and curing the hanger-shaped mold with the carbon fibers and protective shield set therein;
- uncovering the hanger-shaped mold;
- trimming unwanted carbon fibers from a cured product;
- removing the cured product from within the mold.
A method for constructing a skateboard hanger made of carbon fiber with a partially encased a protective shield, said method comprising the steps of:
- setting at least one carbon fiber sheet into a hanger-shaped mold below and around a set axle;
- filling the mold with carbon fiber, while leaving a space for a protective shield;
- coupling the protective shield into to a top edge of the hanger with shaped carbon fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.