Ice skateboard and conversion kit
OwnerJohn W. Laneinventor
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Abstract
Ice skateboards, ice skateboard conversion kits, and methods for converting a skateboard to an ice skateboard are presented. An ice skateboard or an ice skateboard conversion kit may include four blades. Each blade may include an elongate sharp lower edge and an opening for pivotally mounting the blade on one of four skateboard axle ends. Eight spacer bushings each may include a bore for pivotally mounting the spacer bushing on one of the axle ends. Lengths of two of the spacer bushings may be configured to dispose at least one of the blades along a middle third of one of the axle ends when the blade is pivotally mounted to the axle end between the two spacer bushings.
Claims20
An ice skateboard conversion kit, comprising:
- a blade comprising an elongate sharp lower edge and an opening for pivotally mounting the blade on a skateboard axle end;
- and
- two spacer bushings, each spacer bushing comprising a bore for pivotally mounting the spacer bushing on the axle end,
- wherein lengths of the spacer bushings are configured to dispose the blade along a middle third of the axle end when the blade is pivotally mounted to the axle end between the two spacer bushings.
An ice skateboard, comprising:
- a skateboard deck;
- a pair of skateboard trucks coupled to the skateboard deck, each truck comprising two axle ends;
- and
- four blades, each blade comprising a flat metal body, the flat metal body of each blade comprising an elongate sharp lower edge and an opening by which the blade is pivotally mounted to one of the axle ends, each elongate sharp lower edge comprising a symmetrical, V-shaped cross-section.
A method of converting a skateboard to an ice skateboard, the skateboard having wheels mounted to axle ends, the method comprising:
- removing the wheels from each axle end;
- and
- mounting, on each axle end, a first bearing, a first spacer bushing, a blade, a second spacer bushing, and a second bearing, the first bearing disposed within the first spacer bushing, the second bearing disposed within the second spacer bushing, and the blade disposed between the first spacer bushing and the second spacer bushing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.