Apparatus and method for reducing the incidence of sudden stoppage with self balancing skateboards

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-10-03
HOOVER MATTHEW BRETT
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The patent describes a self-balancing skateboard with a platform for the rider, a drive wheel and motor assembly, and a wheel assembly for ground support. The wheel assembly includes a carriage with lobes to hold the ground wheel and a threaded shaft to attach to the skateboard. The bumper assembly includes a bumper and a wheel assembly mounted on the bottom of the bumper. These features enable smooth and stable skating with the self-balancing skateboard.

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Self balancing skateboards are inherently dangerous to operate, in part because one end may contact the ground if the motor is not able to provide enough power to balance the rider.
These skateboards are usually most dangerous when the forward-facing end contacts the ground, causing very high friction and a corresponding fast stop of the self balancing skateboard.
This often results in the rider falling off from the extreme deceleration that occurs.
This bumper has a high coefficient of friction, and therefore may stop the skateboard suddenly when the bumper contacts the ground.
The sudden deceleration that results often throws the rider off the skateboard, with resultant injuries.

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[0031]The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

[0032]Broadly, embodiments of the present invention an apparatus and method for providing a low-friction “rollout” for a self balancing skateboard instead of an instant stop, allowing the rider to maintain control in the event that the front of the board contacts the ground. As seen in reference to the drawings of FIGS. 1 and 2, aspects of the invention include a wheel assembly 12 that operatively couples with a bumper assembly 18 of a self balancing skateboard 11. The self balancing skateboard 11 includes a center drive wheel and motor assembly 10 that is electronically controlled to provide a self-balanced skateboard platform ...

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An apparatus and method for reducing the incidence of sudden stoppage while riding a self balancing skateboard. Wheels are mounted with the front of the bumper, or integrated within a special replacement bumper, of the skateboard to provide a low-friction “rollout” instead of an instant stop, allowing the rider to maintain control in the event that the front of the board contacts the ground. The wheels protrude from a lower surface of the bumper to limit contact of the bumper with the ground.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application No. 62 / 649,820, filed Mar. 29, 2018, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to self balancing skateboards, and more particularly to safety enhancements for such skateboards.[0003]Self balancing skateboards are inherently dangerous to operate, in part because one end may contact the ground if the motor is not able to provide enough power to balance the rider. These skateboards are usually most dangerous when the forward-facing end contacts the ground, causing very high friction and a corresponding fast stop of the self balancing skateboard. This often results in the rider falling off from the extreme deceleration that occurs.[0004]A self balancing skateboard will often strike the ground through the normal course of riding from varying undulations, holes, or rises in the riding sur...

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IPC IPC(8): A63C17/12A63C17/01A63C17/00
CPCA63C17/002A63C17/12A63C17/014A63C17/004A63C17/0073A63C17/08A63C17/226A63C2203/12A63C2203/18A63C2203/24A63C2203/42
InventorHOOVER, MATTHEW BRETT
OwnerHOOVER MATTHEW BRETT