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US 8,910,959 B2Granted
Folding sports board and truck mounting apparatus
OwnerJordan Alvainventor
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Abstract
A folding sports board having a first section and a second section separated by a deck joint. A double hinge assembly may interconnect the first section and the second section at the deck joint. At least one tooth member may extend between the first section and the second section. The at least one tooth member may be operable to distribute forces away from the deck joint such that failure at the deck joint may be eliminated or reduced. Sections of the sports board can be easily replaced to customize the board based upon rider preferences or to fix broken sections.
Claims29
A folding sports board, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- a pair of wheel truck assemblies attached to a bottom surface of the deck;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
- at least one recess formed in the terminal end of each of the first section and the second section of the deck;
- at least one tooth member;
- a first hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the first section of the deck;
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- a second hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the second section of the deck;
- wherein the at least one tooth member is received into the at least one recess of the first section and is received into the at least one recess of the second section when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position;
- wherein said at least one tooth member comprises a top surface, wherein the top surface of the at least one tooth member, the first section, and the second section form a top surface of the deck when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position.
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A folding sports board having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
- a double hinge assembly connecting the first section and the second section, said double hinge assembly providing a first hinge and a second hinge, both the first and second hinges extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the folding sports board;
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- a support member, wherein said support member has a top surface engaging the bottom surface of at least one of the first section and the second section when said first section and the second section are configured in the first position;
- wherein said first hinge is offset from the bottom surface of the first section, wherein said second hinge is offset from the bottom surface of the second section, wherein said support member further comprises a thickness, wherein said offset of the first hinge and said offset of the second hinge is equal to or greater than the thickness of the support member;
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- at least one tooth member coupled to the support member, said at least one tooth member having a top surface, wherein said top surfaces of the tooth member, the first section, and the second section form a top surface of the deck when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position.
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A folding sports board, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
- at least one recess formed in the terminal end of each of the first section and the second section of the deck;
- at least one tooth member;
- a first hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the first section of the deck;
- a second hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the second section of the deck;
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- a support member interposed between said first hinge assembly and the at least one tooth member and the support member interposed between said second hinge assembly and the at least one tooth member;
- wherein the at least one tooth member is received into the at least one recess of the first section and is received into the at least one recess of the second section when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position;
- wherein said at least one tooth member comprises a top surface, wherein the top surface of the at least one tooth member, the first section, and the second section form a top surface of the deck when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position.
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A folding sports board, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
- at least one recess formed in the terminal end of each of the first section and the second section of the deck;
- at least one tooth member;
- a first hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the first section of the deck;
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- a second hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the second section of the deck;
- wherein the at least one tooth comprises an H-shaped member;
- wherein the at least one tooth member is received into the at least one recess of the first section and is received into the at least one recess of the second section when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position;
- wherein said at least one tooth member comprises a top surface, wherein the top surface of the at least one tooth member, the first section, and the second section form a top surface of the deck when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position.
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A folding sports board, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
- at least one recess formed in the terminal end of each of the first section and the second section of the deck;
- at least one tooth member;
- a first hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the first section of the deck;
- and
- a second hinge assembly connecting the at least one tooth member to the second section of the deck;
- wherein the at least one tooth member is received into the at least one recess of the first section and is received into the at least one recess of the second section when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position;
- wherein said at least one tooth member comprises a top surface, wherein the top surface of the at least one tooth member, the first section, and the second section form a top surface of the deck when said first section and said second section are configured in the first position;
- wherein the deck further comprises a third section, wherein said second section and said third section are joined together by a third hinge assembly such that the second and third sections are configurable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the second section comprises an integral tooth member extending therefrom and the third section comprises a recess, wherein said tooth member of the second section is received into said recess of the third section when said second section and the third section are configured to the first position.
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A folding sports board having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a deck, said deck having a first section and a second section configurable between a first position and a second position;
- each of the first section and the second section having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the first section and the second section collectively defining a deck joint between the first section and the second section;
- a double hinge assembly connecting the first section and the second section, said double hinge assembly providing a first hinge and a second hinge, both the first and second hinges extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the folding sports board;
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- a support member, wherein said support member has a top surface engaging the bottom surface of at least one of the first section and the second section when said first section and the second section are configured in the first position;
- wherein the deck further comprises a third section, wherein said second section and said third section are joined together by a hinge assembly such that the second and third sections are configurable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the second section comprises a tooth member and the third section comprises a recess, wherein said tooth member of the second section is received into said recess of the third section when said second section and the third section are configured to the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.