Method for manufacturing professional grade skateboard decks using recycled wood fiber veneer substrate

Abstract

An environmentally friendly composite material for use in the manufacture of professional grade skateboard decks and other high quality equipment and sporting gear. In the one embodiment, a skateboard deck is manufactured from a composition of recycled hard rock maple wood fibers, a polyvinyl acetate adhesive, a cross-link catalyst and water. The malleable nature of the composite material prior to curing, allows the skateboard deck to attain virtually any desired shape. Differing composites and adhesives may be employed to achieve the a similar product when properly cured. Once cured, the composite material is light weight, strong, durable, and requires no lacquers or other sealers.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to a method for manufacturing skateboard decks, and particularly, to a method for manufacturing professional grade skateboard decks using recycled wood fiber veneer as substrate and further to the deck developed using this method.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]The skateboarding industry is a multibillion dollar industry comprised of manufacturers, riders, and numerous media outlets across the United States and around the world. The skateboard deck, the component upon which a user is carried, is obviously an essential component of a skateboard. Consequently, the manufacturing process for skateboard decks is a crucial step in the manufacturing of skateboards.[0005]The manufacturing process for skateboard decks is well known, and generally comprises a series of steps through which a number of wood veneer layers, in one optimal embodiment seven veneer layers, are glued a...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The invention is a new and environmentally friendly method for making skateboard decks using recycled high-quality \"hard rock maple\" to improve durability, reduce production costs, and reduce environmental impact. The method involves recycling high-quality maple wood and synthesizing it into a raw material that can be used to make skateboard decks and other products like snowboards, wakeboards, and skis. The method maximizes the efficiency of raw material utilization and requires no lacquer, resulting in no volatile organic compounds during manufacture. The chemical composition of the raw material can be altered to achieve different physical properties like thickness and elasticity. The invention is not limited to the specific details and can be practiced in various ways."

Problems solved by technology

Although methods for deck manufacturing are widely known, and a number of variations exist dealing primarily with substitutions of substrate for wood veneer (fiberglass and carbon fiber), no environmentally friendly method for manufacturing professional grade skateboard decks presently exist in the art.

In summary, scrutiny of the foregoing prior art reveals that at present, there exists no environmentally friendly process for the manufacture of professional grade skateboard decks, that utilizes recyclable high quality “hard rock maple” as substrate.

Images