Diggin Active, Inc.

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Royce Nelson

Phillip H Neal

A system and method for a rider with an improved rider-controlled recreation vehicle. A recreational vehicle with a platform medium, for example a wide fabric strap rider platform (versus a hard surface like metal, wood or the like) supported only at the ends. Advantages may include that it provides shock absorption, more road 'feel', different performance characteristics, and more comfort than a traditional hard platform. The platform may also be adjusted for more or less tension for different riding surfaces and conditions and the strapping can easily be replaced with natural wear or to personalize the look with custom graphic designs.

Vehicle with shock-absorbing platform

A structure motivated by an impulse to slide over a surface, including: an impulse-receiving portion for receiving the impulse, the impulse-receiving portion defining a section of a generally semi-hemispherical structure and produced from a foam material patterned to represent at least a portion of a sports ball; and a sliding portion, coupled to the impulse-receiving portion, for sliding contact with the surface on a contact surface of the sliding portion responsive to the impulse the contact surface having a generally planar smooth surface having a periphery surrounded by an extension of the impulse receiving portion, wherein a tumbling of a coupled combination of the impulse-receiving portion and the sliding portion is inhibited by shifting a center of gravity downward by a greater weighting of the sliding portion relative to the impulse-receiving portion.

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Oakland, CA, United States of America

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