Systems for deterring walkway abuse

A system for deterring skateboard activity along an angled surface susceptible to sliding of a skate, skateboard, or in-line skate therealong, the system comprising:

• a plurality of parts structured to be secured at spaced-apart intervals along the angled surface and across an apex of the angled surface, each of said plurality of parts comprising;
• a contact surface that generally complements the angled surface;
• a body extending from the contact surface and terminating at an exposed surface, the body comprising a first body portion and a second body portion;
• a first aperture defined in the first body portion structured to receive a first fastener defining a first longitudinal axis;
• and
• a second aperture defined in the second body portion structured to receive a second fastener defining a second longitudinal axis;
• the first body portion aperture and the second body portion aperture being offset with respect to one another such that when the part is installed to the angled surface using the first and second fasteners in the first and second apertures respectively, the first fastener longitudinal axis and the second fastener longitudinal axis are not located in any common plane;
• said plurality of parts, when secured to the angled surface at said spaced-apart intervals, being effective to add sufficient relief to the angled surface to inhibit sliding of a skate, skateboard or in-line skate therealong, and
• each of said plurality of parts including no additional aperture structured to receive a fastener.

A system for inhibiting sliding of a personal mobility unit along a surface having two or more angularly oriented surface portions, the system-comprising at least one part comprising:

• a contact surface that generally complements the two or more surface portions of the surface;
• a substantially solid angled body extending from the contact surface and comprising a first body portion including a first aperture for receiving a fastener, and a second body portion including a second aperture for receiving a fastener and, other than the first aperture and the second aperture, the exposed surface being substantially flat and featureless;
• a first fastener received in the first aperture and defining a first longitudinal axis;
• and
• a second fastener received in the second aperture and defining a second longitudinal axis;
• the first fastener and the second fastener being offset from one another such that when the part is installed to the two or more angularly oriented surface portions using the first and second fasteners, the first fastener longitudinal axis and the second fastener longitudinal axis are not located in any common plane, and
• the at least one part including no additional aperture for receiving a fastener.

A process for deterring skateboard activity along an angled surface susceptible to sliding of a skateboard therealong, the process comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of parts, each of said plurality of parts comprising a contact surface that generally complements the angled surface and a body extending from the contact surface and terminating at an exposed surface;
• and
• securing the plurality of parts at spaced apart intervals along the angled surface and across an.apex of the angled surface, the step of securing including installing through the first body portion a first fastener defining a first longitudinal axis and installing through the second body portion a second fastener defining a second longitudinal axis, such that the first fastener longitudinal axis and the second fastener longitudinal axis are offset such that they are not located in any common plane;
• the step of securing including securing no additional fastener having a longitudinal axis other than the first fastener and the second fastener;
• said steps of providing and securing being effective to add sufficient relief to the angled surface to inhibit sliding of a skateboard therealong.