Skateboard with remote controlled motive power

a technology of remote control and skateboard, which is applied in the direction of skiing, vehicle components, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of large enclosures for housing motor batteries, inability to achieve optimal configuration, and motor tend to compromise the performance of skateboards

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-08-26
HILLMAN ROGER
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However, when the motor has ceased to function, even under the common condition of battery depletion, the motor tends to compromise the performance of the skateboard.
Free-wheel bearings have been contemplated but not in an optimum configuration.
Enclosures for housing motor batteries have been large and cumbersome and have required significant hardware for attachment to the platform.

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[0023] A skateboard is illustrated in FIG. 1 and designated generally by the reference numeral 10. In the past skateboards have been passive in nature meaning that they had no motive power of its own but relied entirely on the rider for movement. Typically the rider 12 would pump the skateboard with one foot on the ground. When a desired level of speed was achieved, the rider would place both feet on the board and coast until the board again needed to be pumped.

[0024] The skateboard 10 in FIG. 1 includes a platform 14 supported by a front truck 16 having a pair of wheels 18 and 21, and a rear truck 23 having a pair of wheels 25 and 27. In this embodiment, the skateboard 10 retains the passive mode of previous skateboards but also has an active mode. In the active mode, the skateboard 10 is powered by motive means such as an engine or a motor 30. Electrical power can be provided to the motor 30 by batteries 31 housed in a battery compartment 32. The motive power in this embodiment is...

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A vehicle for transporting a rider includes a platform for supporting the rider and at least one skate truck coupled to the platform and including a housing. An axel included in the skate truck extends through the housing to support a wheel having a rotational relationship with both the housing and the platform. Motive power rotates the wheel relative to the platform a free-wheel bearing includes first portions coupled to the wheel and second portions coupled to the motive power. The second portions of the bearing have a fixed relationship with the first portions of the bearing when rotated in a first relative direction, and have a free-wheeling relationship with the first portions of the bearing when rotated in a second relative direction opposite to the first relative direction. When the motive power comprises a motor, portions of the platform can be adapted to receive a battery.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] This invention relates generally to personal transport devices and most specifically to skateboards.[0003] 2. Discussion of Related Art[0004] Skateboards were originally intended to transport a rider and to be driven by the rider. More recently, skateboards have been provided with battery powered motors which provide the motive power for the skateboard. When the motor in functioned properly, the skateboard has performed well. However, when the motor has ceased to function, even under the common condition of battery depletion, the motor tends to compromise the performance of the skateboard. Free-wheel bearings have been contemplated but not in an optimum configuration.[0005] The mounting of skateboard trucks has also required spacers to be placed between the truck and the platform of the skateboard.[0006] Enclosures for housing motor batteries have been large and cumbersome and have required significant hardware for attachment to the platform.[0...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63C17/12
CPCA63C17/12
Inventor HILLMAN, ROGER
Owner HILLMAN ROGER
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