Snowboard Simulation Riding Device
AssigneeNo Snow Ventures, LLC
InventorsMark Falanga, Andres J. Salas-Acosta
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Abstract
A wheeled riding device has a body with an elongate front arm, a turning tail, and a joint part pivotally connecting the turning tail and front arm relative to one another. A front wheel is carried by a forward end of the front arm. Rear wheels are carried by a rear end of the turning tail. A standing platform is supported over the front arm and turning tail. The rear wheels and turning tail can pivot laterally side to side relative to the front arm. The front wheel and front arm can pivot vertically up and down relative to the standing platform. The front wheel, during a turn, is cambered inward into the turn. The device is controlled by the rider using body movements and skills required to ride a snowboard.
Claims20
A wheeled riding device comprising:
- a body with an elongate front arm and a turning tail pivotally connected relative to one another at a joint part;
- a front wheel carried by a forward end of the front arm;
- rear wheels carried by a rear end of the turning tail;
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- a standing platform supported over the front arm and turning tail,
- wherein the rear wheels and turning tail can pivot laterally side to side relative to the front arm, and wherein the front wheel and front arm can pivot vertically up and down relative to the standing platform.
A snowboard simulation device comprising:
- an elongate front arm with a free end and a back end;
- a turning tail with a forward end and a rear end;
- a platform structure defining foot landings and having a lengthwise axis, the back end of the front arm and the forward end of the turning tail each pivotally connected to the platform part;
- a front wheel carried by the free end of the front arm;
- and
- rear wheels carried by the rear end of the turning tail,
- wherein, by turning the platform structure about its lengthwise axis, the front arm turns relative to the turning tail side to side and the front wheel is cambered to the same side.
A snowboard simulation device comprising:
- an elongate front arm with a free end and a back end;
- a turning tail with a forward end and a rear end;
- a platform structure defining foot landings, the front arm connected to and pivotable about an arm axis and the turning tail connected to and pivotable about a tail axis relative to the platform structure;
- a single front wheel carried by the free end of the front arm;
- two laterally spaced apart rear wheels carried by the rear end of the turning tail;
- and
- a brake associated with each of the rear wheels,
- wherein the arm axis is generally horizontal and oriented perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the platform structure and wherein the tail axis is generally vertical but tilted rearward at an angle relative to a vertical reference, resulting in an articulated steering motion when the front arm is leaned to one side or the other about the lengthwise axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.