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US 4,997,196 AGranted
Illuminated skateboard
OwnerJohn L. Woodinventor
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Abstract
Improvements to a skateboard comprise a board having a complete string of LED's embedded in a groove around the periphery of the skateboard in the first embodiment, powered by a microcontroller and a battery mounted to the underside of the board. In the second embodiment, along the same lines, a kit is provided wherein skid bars have the LED's mounted in them, connected by wiring leading to the microcontroller and battery. The kit can be sold for after-market use, and may consist of just the two side boards, or the rear skid board as well, often called the kick board.
Claims4
An improvement to a skateboard comprising:
- (a) a battery-powered microcontroller mounted to the bottom side of said skateboard;
- (b) at least one string of LED's wired to and driven by said microcontroller;
- (c) mounting means mounting said at least one string of LED's to the periphery of said skateboard;
- and,
- (d) said skateboard defining a peripheral groove and said at least one string of LED's being mounted in said groove.
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