Apparatus for practicing balance needed to perform sporting-board tricks
US8256779B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C2203/46
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for practicing balance required for performing a trick of a sporting board traveling over a given terrain is provided. The apparatus may include a first or “top” deck, a second or “bottom” deck and one or more pivot elements. The top and bottom decks may respectively include first and second side edges, first and second (e.g., nose and tail) ends, first and second (e.g., upper and lower) surfaces and one or more apertures. The bottom deck may also include a centerline that is defined between the bottom-deck-nose and bottom-deck-tail ends. The top-deck-upper surface is adapted for a rider to ride on. The bottom-deck-upper surface is adapted to be in communication with at least a portion of the top-deck-lower surface, and the bottom-deck-lower surface is adapted to be positioned over a surface of the ground. The pivot elements are (i) disposed at least in part in one of the top-deck and bottom-deck apertures, and (ii) adapted to allow the top deck to rotate horizontally about an axis perpendicular to the bottom deck when the apparatus is in motion. When the top deck is positioned at an angle to the centerline causing the top deck to overhang at least a portion of the fir…
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