Folding sports board and truck mounting apparatus
OwnerJordan Alvainventor
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Abstract
A folding sports board having a first section and a second section separated by a deck joint. A double hinge assembly may interconnect the first section and the second section at the deck joint. At least one tooth member may extend between the first section and the second section. The at least one tooth member may be operable to distribute forces away from the deck joint such that failure at the deck joint may be eliminated or reduced. Sections of the sports board can be easily replaced to customize the board based upon rider preferences or to fix broken sections.
Claims36
A folding sports board, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
- at least one recess formed in the terminal end of each of the first section and the second section of the deck;
- at least one tooth member;
- a first hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the first section of the deck;
- a second hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the second section of the deck;
- wherein the at least one tooth member is received into the at least one recess of the first section and is received into the at least one recess of the second section when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position.
A folding sports board having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
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- a double hinge assembly connecting the first section and the second section, said double hinge assembly providing a first hinge and a second hinge, both the first and second hinges extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the folding sports board.
A folding sports board, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
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- a means for distributing forces away from the deck joint between the first section and the second section.
An apparatus for mounting a wheel truck to a deck, said wheel truck having a baseplate with a plurality of bores and said deck having a plurality of bores, wherein said plurality of bores in the deck align with said plurality of bores in the baseplate, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of posts, said posts configured and dimensioned for being received into the plurality of bores in the deck and the plurality of bores in the base plate;
- at least one plate;
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- a means for applying a clamping force to said at least one plate to thereby clamp said baseplate between the at least one plate and a bottom surface of the deck while said plurality of posts are installed in said plurality of bores in the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.