Method and apparatus for skateboard suspension system
OwnerEric W. Oldendorfinventor
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Abstract
Angle pads are removably sandwiched between the truck assemblies and boards of skateboards. These pads have upper and lower surfaces with different interface angles with the respective truck assemblies and boards, that increase or decrease the pivot angle of the truck assemblies relative to the boards and thus selectively change the amount of board tilt required to provide a desired turning of the axles and wheels through the truck assemblies. Thus the angle pads allow selective changing of the magnitude of turning of either the front or rear truck assemblies and wheels to achieve exceptional turning ability or high speed stability.
Claims9
In a skateboard having a board and front and rear truck assemblies for supporting the board, each truck assembly having wheels rotatably mounted on an axle which is pivotally mounted at a pivot angle to a mounting bracket, the improvement comprising:
- angle pad means for being removably sandwiched between the truck assemblies and the board for supporting said board on said truck assemblies,
- and said pad means comprising an individual pad for each truck assembly, each of said pads having interface angles respectively with the truck assemblies and board for altering the effective pivot angle of the truck assemblies between the board and the wheels.
The method of changing respective turn angles of the front and rear wheels on a skateboard having a board and truck assembly with wheels and a pivot axis defining turn angles for the front and rear wheels, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a pair of wedge shaped, angle pads having top and bottom substantially flat surfaces that lie in intersecting planes,
- and mounting one of said pads between each of the front and rear truck assemblies and the board for supporting the board on said pads on said truck assemblies,
- wherein the step of selecting said pads include selecting pads with angles for altering the effective pivot angle of the truck assemblies between the board and the wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.