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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2006
Keith Findling, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Keith Findling, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
FM Products, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved skateboard system and method of assembly. One embodiment of the present invention relates to an improved skateboard system that includes coupling a mounting bracket between a conventional skateboard deck and truck. The mounting bracket effectively drops the deck closer to the ground, thereby enabling increased stability and performance. Likewise, the design and materials of the bracket provide increased vibrational dampening for the system. In addition, the couplings between the bracket and deck and the bracket and truck are releasable to enable interchanging of components. A second embodiment of the present invention relates to an individual skateboard bracket. The bracket further includes a truck coupling region, a medial region, and a deck coupling region. In profile, the truck coupling region is generally higher than the deck coupling region, facilitating an overall drop-down shape. The medial region is a sloped or curved region disposed below the truck coupling region and the deck coupling region. A third embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for assembling a skateboard, including releasably coupling a deck to a bracket and releasably coupling a truck to the bracket such that the releasable coupling between the deck and the bracket is lower than the releasable coupling between the truck and the bracket.