Wheeled sport apparatus, as for training and recreation
View Patent ↗A wheeled sport apparatus may comprise a platform and first and second sets of wheels disposed on the platform. Each set of wheels may include a center wheel between two outboard wheels and the outboard wheels may be toed outward for defining a turning radius. One or more carrier wheels may be provided between the first and second sets of wheels.
1. Wheeled sport apparatus comprising:
a platform having first and second ends and first and second side edges, having a top riding surface and a bottom surface;
a first set of wheels located proximate the first end of said platform, wherein at least two of said first set of wheels are outboard wheels, wherein each of said first set of wheels extends above the top riding surface of said platform; and
a second set of wheels located proximate the second end of said platform, wherein at least two of said second set of wheels are outboard wheels, wherein each of said second set of wheels extends above the top riding surface of said platform, and wherein each of the outboard wheels of said second set of wheels is toed outward.
2. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 1 wherein a turning radius:
is between about four meters and about fifteen meters.
3. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 1 wherein the axes of rotation of the outboard wheels are between the top riding surface and the bottom surface of said platform.
4. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 1 wherein the axes of rotation of the outboard wheels are above the top riding surface of said platform.
5. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
at least first and second carrier wheels located on said platform between said first set of wheels and said second set of wheels, wherein the first carrier wheel is closer to the first set of wheels than to the second set of wheels and wherein the second carrier wheel is closer to the second set of wheels than to the first set of wheels.
6. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a mounting arrangement for a receiving foot restraining device on the top riding surface of said platform.
7. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 2 wherein each of the first and second side edges of said platform defines a concave curve having a radius of about the turning radius.
8. Wheeled sport apparatus comprising:
a platform having first and second ends and first and second side edges, having a top riding surface and a bottom surface, and having a longitudinal axis along its length substantially centrally between the first and second side edges;
first and second sets of wheels for rolling in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and located in respective openings in said platform proximate the first and second ends, respectively, of said platform,
wherein each opening is distinct from each other opening,
wherein the perimeter of each opening is fully enclosed by one or more of the platform and one or more mounting brackets,
wherein each wheel of said first and second sets of wheels extends above the top riding surface of said platform.
9. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 8 wherein each of the first and second side edges of said platform defines a concave curve having a radius of about a turning radius.
10. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 8 wherein the axes of rotation of the outboard wheels are above the bottom surface of said platform and below the top riding surface of said platform.
11. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 8 wherein the axes of rotation of the outboard wheels are above the top riding surface of said platform.
12. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:
at least first and second carrier wheels located on said platform between said first set of wheels and said second set of wheels, wherein the first carrier wheel is closer to the first set of wheels than to the second set of wheels and wherein the second carrier wheel is closer to the second set of wheels than to the first set of wheels.
13. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:
a mounting arrangement for a receiving foot restraining device on the top riding surface of said platform.
14. Wheeled sport apparatus comprising:
a platform having first and second ends and first and second side edges, having a top riding surface and a bottom surface, and having a longitudinal axis along its length substantially centrally between the first and second side edges;
a first set of wheels for rolling in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and located proximate the first end of said platform in spaced apart relationship generally along a line that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said platform, wherein at least two of said first set of wheels are disposed in openings in said platform;
a second set of wheels for rolling in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and located proximate the second end of said platform in spaced apart relationship generally along a line that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said platform, wherein at least two of said second set of wheels are disposed in openings in said platform; and
at least one carrier wheel disposed between said first and second sets of wheels,
wherein each wheel is disposed in a distinct opening, and
wherein the entire perimeter of each opening is bounded by one or more of the platform and a mounting bracket.
15. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 14 wherein a turning radius:
is about eight meters.
16. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 14 wherein the axis of rotation of at least one wheel of the first set of wheels is between the top riding surface and the bottom surface of said platform.
17. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 14 wherein the axis of rotation of at least one wheel of the first set of wheels is above the top riding surface of said platform.
18. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 14 further comprising:
a mounting arrangement for a receiving foot restraining device on the top riding surface of said platform.
19. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 15 wherein each of the first and second side edges of said platform defines a concave curve having a radius of about the turning radius.
20. Wheeled sport apparatus comprising:
a platform having first and second ends and first and second side edges, having a top riding surface and a bottom surface, and having a longitudinal axis along its length substantially centrally between the first and second side edges;
first and second sets of wheels located on said platform proximate the first and second ends, respectively, of said platform in spaced apart relationship,
wherein two wheels of each of said first and second sets of wheels are outboard wheels having fixed rolling directions not aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis, and
wherein the axes of rotation of the outboard wheels are above the bottom surface of said platform.
21. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 20 wherein a turning radius:
is about five meters.
22. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 20 further comprising:
at least first and second carrier wheels located on said platform between said first set of wheels and said second set of wheels, wherein the first carrier wheel is closer to the first set of wheels than to the second set of wheels and wherein the second carrier wheel is closer to the second set of wheels than to the first set of wheels.
23. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 20 further comprising:
a mounting arrangement for a receiving foot restraining device on the top riding surface of said platform.
24. The wheeled sport apparatus of claim 21 wherein each of the first and second side edges of said platform defines a concave curve having a radius of about the turning radius.
25. Wheeled apparatus comprising:
a platform having first and second ends, a top surface and a bottom surface;
first and second sets of wheels located proximate the first and second ends, respectively, of said platform, and at least one wheel of the first and second sets of wheels being fixedly canted outward to facilitate tilting or turning of said platform and; and
at least one carrier wheel disposed between said first and second sets of wheels,
wherein the axes of rotation of the first and second sets of wheels are above the bottom surface of said platform.