Abstract

A skateboard truck comprising a hanger pivotably mounted to a base, the hanger having a central aperture extending through opposite sides and a kingpin passing through the hanger central aperture. The truck includes a first and second bushing received on the kingpin, a first bushing seat receiving a portion of one of the first and second bushings and a second bushing seat receiving a portion of the other of the first and second bushings. The first and second bushing seats have different wall configurations. The hanger may be mounted to permit the first bushing to deform, rotating the hanger with respect to the base to a degree when subject to a force offset from the axis of the kingpin. The hanger may be reversibly mounted to permit the first bushing to deform, rotating the hanger with respect to the base to a different degree when subject to the same force.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63C 1/00 - Skates
• B62M 1/00 - Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles
• A63C 17/01 - Skate-boards
• A63C 17/00 - Roller skatesSkate-boards

Goods & Services

Skateboard trucks; skateboard truck kits containing hangers, baseplates, pivot cups, axles, kingpins, fasteners, nuts, wrenches, bushings and bearings; skateboard truck parts, namely, hangers, bases and bushings; skateboard accessories, namely, axles, bushings, bearings, kingpins, toe stops, wheels and pivot cups; skateboard hardware, namely, spacers and fasteners

Abstract

A skateboard truck and hanger therefor, the skateboard truck including a base plate, a bushing support, and a hanger which is dimensioned for removable securement to the bushing support. The hanger is preferably removably secured to the bushing support by means of machine screws passing through openings in the bushing support for threaded engagement in threaded openings within the hanger.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63C 17/01 - Skate-boards

Abstract

A truck according to the present invention includes a hanger dimensioned for insertion of axles upon which wheels are attached. The truck may be configured for attachment to a skateboard. The hanger includes a cutout portion including a key cavity into which a key is positioned. Bushings and a kingpin are also installed onto the hanger. The key when positioned within the key cavity of the hanger confines the pivot of the hanger on a centerline which bisects the hanger. The key may include extending cylindrical tabs which may allow for the hanger to freely swivel about the kingpin passing therethrough without the use of bearing surfaces. The bushings are positioned on the kingpin and on opposite sides of the key and key cavity of the hanger so as to urge the hanger to its center position.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63C 3/14 - Keys for skates
• A63C 17/02 - Roller skatesSkate-boards with wheels arranged in two pairs
• A63C 1/22 - Skates with special foot-plates of the boot

Goods & Services

Professional skateboards; professional streetboards, namely, all-terrain skateboards; mountain boards and parts therefor; professional skateboards, streetboards and mountain boards accessories, namely, trucks, wheel and wheel tracks, and bars