Skateboard apparatus

A skateboard device, said device comprising:

• a board for supporting a user, said board having a top surface and a bottom surface, said board having a front end and a back end, said front and back ends being tapered such that said front and back ends comprise rounded edges, said board having a pair of bends therein, one of said bends being generally nearer said front end and one of said bends being generally nearer said back end such that said front and back ends are angled upwardly with respect to a central portion of said board;
• a first wheel assembly, said first wheel assembly comprising:
• a suspension assembly being coupled to said bottom surface of said board, said suspension assembly being positioned generally adjacent to said back end of said board, said suspension assembly comprising a first and a second plate having a plurality of biasing means therebetween for biasing said first plate away from said second plate, said first plate being coupled to said bottom surface of said board, each of said biasing means being springs;
• a first truck assembly being mounted to said second plate, said first truck assembly comprising an axle having a pair of wheels mounted thereto, said axle having a longitudinal axis orientated generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said board;
• a second wheel assembly, said second wheel assembly comprising:
• a rotation assembly being mounted to said bottom surface of said board, said rotation assembly being generally adjacent to said front end of said board, said rotation assembly comprising a fixed plate and a rotating plate, said fixed plate being mounted to said bottom surface of said board, said fixed plate having an annular groove therein, said annular groove facing away from said board, said rotating plate being rotatably coupled to said fixed plate, said rotating plate having an annular groove therein such that said annular groove in said fixed plate is generally opposite of said annular groove in said rotating plate, a plurality of ball bearings being between said annular grooves in said fixed and rotating plates;
• a second truck assembly being mounted to said rotating plate, said second truck assembly comprising an axle having a pair of wheels mounted thereto;
• a biasing member for biasing said second wheel assembly in a first position such that said second wheel assembly is generally directed in the same direction as said first wheel assembly, said biasing member comprising:
• a pair of springs, each of said springs have a pair of ends, one of said ends of a first spring being coupled to said rotating plate, one of said ends of a second spring being coupled to said second plate;
• a pair of rods, each of said rods having a distal portion and a proximal portion, an external surface of said proximal portions being threaded, each of said springs being coupled to the distal portion of one of said rods;
• a coupling means for removably coupling said rods together, said coupling means being a tubular member, said tubular member being generally hollow and having an internal surface being threaded, wherein each of said rods have a proximal portion removably inserted in an end of said tubular member, wherein tension between said rotating plate and said second plate may be increased by rotating said coupling means in a first direction;
• a steering assembly for altering the rotational direction of the wheels of said second wheel assembly, said steering assembly comprising:
• a first extension member being elongate and having a first end and a second end, said first end being integrally coupled to said rotating plate, said first extension member extending away from said rotating plate such that said second end extends beyond said front end of said board, said first extension member having a plurality of apertures therein;
• a second extension member being elongate, said second extension member having a plurality of apertures therein, said second extension member being removably fastened to said first extension member by a pair of fastening members extending through said apertures in said first and second extension members, each of said fastening members being a bolt and nut;
• a handle portion;
• a connector means for connecting said handle portion to a free end of said second extension member, said connector means being an elongate flexible member having a first and a second end, said first end being fixedly coupled to said handle portion, said second end being removably coupled to an aperture located generally adjacent to a free end of said second extension member, said connector means being a cable.

A skateboard device, said device comprising:

• a board for supporting a user, said board having a top surface and a bottom surface, said board having a front end and a back end;
• a first wheel assembly being coupled to said bottom surface of said board, said first wheel assembly being positioned generally nearer said back end than said front end;
• a second wheel assembly being coupled to said bottom surface of said board and being positioned generally nearer said front end than said back end of said board, said second wheel assembly generally comprising an axle and a pair of wheels, said axle being adapted to pivot about an axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of said board;
• a steering assembly for altering the rotational direction of the wheels of said second wheel assembly, said steering assembly having a first end coupled to said second wheel assembly and extending away therefrom such that a user may grasp a free end of said steering assembly;
• said first wheel assembly further comprises:
• a suspension assembly being coupled to said bottom surface of said board, said suspension assembly being positioned generally adjacent to said back end of said board;
• a first truck assembly being mounted to said suspension assembly;
• said second wheel assembly further comprises:
• a rotation assembly, said rotation assembly comprising a fixed plate fixedly mounted to said board and a rotating plate rotatably coupled to said fixed plate;
• a second truck assembly being mounted to said second plate such that said rotating truck assembly may pivot with respect to said board;
• a biasing member for biasing said second wheel assembly in a first position such that said second wheel assembly is generally directed in the same direction as said first wheel assembly, said biasing member having a first end and a second end, said first end being coupled to said first wheel assembly and said second end being coupled to said rotating plate;
• wherein said steering assembly further comprises:
• a first extension member being elongate and having a first end and a second end, said first end being integrally coupled to said rotating plate, said first extension member extending away from said rotating plate such that said second end extends beyond said front end of said board, said first extension member having a plurality of apertures therein;
• a second extension member being elongate, said second extension member having a plurality of apertures therein, said second extension member being removably fastened to said first extension member by a pair of fastening members extending through said apertures in said first and second extension members;
• a handle portion;
• and
• a connector means for connecting said handle portion to a free end of said second extension member, said connector means being an elongate flexible member having a first and a second end, said first end being fixedly coupled to said handle portion, said second end being removably coupled to an aperture located generally adjacent to a free end of said second extension member, said connector means being a cable.