SNOWSKATE WITH SLOPED PILLAR AND BASE
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for travel upon ice, snow, or similar low-friction inducing surface to mimic the activity of skateboarding. The present invention uses a pillar component disposed between a deck and base for the interconnection and support of the base and deck.
1 . A snowskating apparatus comprising:
a deck comprising an oblong shape having a bottom aspect and a top aspect;
a pillar comprising an oblong shape having a top aspect, the top aspect configured to interconnect with the bottom aspect of the deck;
the pillar further comprising an external longitudinal surface, the external longitudinal surface of the pillar tapering inward from a bottom aspect of the pillar toward the top aspect of the pillar; and
a base having a top aspect configured to interconnect with the bottom aspect of the pillar,
wherein the pillar is disposed between the deck and the base when the snowskating apparatus is assembled.
2 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a first distal aspect and a second distal aspect; and
the distal aspects of the base taper upward.
3 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a longitudinal edge surface that is substantially contiguous with the longitudinal surface of the pillar.
4 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pillar further comprises at least one tube extending from a bottom aspect of the pillar to the top aspect of the pillar.
5 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the pillar further comprises a plurality of tubes extending from a bottom aspect of the pillar to the top aspect of the pillar.
6 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the base further comprises a plurality of posts interconnected to the top aspect of the base, the posts extending away from the base; and
the posts configured to align with and insert into the tubes of the pillar.
7 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the deck further comprises apertures extending from the top aspect of the deck to the bottom aspect of the deck, the apertures configured to align with the posts of the base,
wherein the snowskating apparatus is assembled using fasteners disposed through the apertures of the deck and interconnected with the posts of the base, thereby assembling the pillar between the base and the deck.
8 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the pillar further comprises an internal thin-wall structure, the internal thin-wall structure interconnected with sidewalls of the pillar, and the internal thin-wall structure interconnected with the plurality of tubes.
9 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the internal thin-wall structure of the pillar extends between the top aspect of the pillar and the bottom aspect of the pillar.
10 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the top aspect of the base further comprises a recess configured to receive, and interconnect with the internal thin-wall structure of the pillar.
11 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the pillar further comprises an internal thin-wall structure, the internal thin-wall structure interconnected with sidewalls of the pillar; and
the pillar further comprising negative space disposed between the ribs of the internal thin-wall structure.
12 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the top aspect of the base further comprises a recess configured to receive, and interconnect with the internal thin-wall structure of the pillar, and
wherein the posts are configured to pass through the internal thin-wall structure of the pillar.
13 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the deck further comprises apertures extending from the top aspect of the deck to the bottom aspect of the deck, the apertures configured to align with the posts of the base,
wherein the snowskating apparatus is assembled using fasteners disposed through the apertures of the deck and into the posts of the base, thereby compressing the pillar between the base and the deck.
14 . The snowskating apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the pillar further comprises tubes configured to receive the posts of the base therethrough.
15 . A snowskating apparatus comprising:
a deck comprising an oblong shape having a top aspect, a bottom aspect, and thickness of about 12.7 mm (0.5 in);
a pillar comprising an oblong shape having a top aspect, the top aspect configured to interconnect with the bottom aspect of the deck, and the pillar further comprising an external longitudinal surface;
the external longitudinal surface of the pillar tapering inward from a bottom aspect of the pillar toward the top aspect of the pillar;
the pillar further comprising an internal thin-wall structure with a plurality of tubes interconnected thereto, the tubes passing substantially vertically between the top aspect of the pillar and the bottom aspect of the pillar;
a base having a top aspect configured to interconnect with the bottom aspect of the pillar, the top aspect comprising a recess configured to receive, and interconnect with the internal thin-wall structure of the pillar;
the base further comprising a plurality of posts extending substantially vertically away from the top aspect of the base, the posts configured to align with, and pass through the tubes of the pillar;
the base further comprising a first distal aspect and a second distal aspect, the distal aspects of the base taper distally toward the bottom aspect of the deck;
the base further comprising a longitudinal edge surface that is substantially contiguous with the longitudinal surface of the pillar; and
wherein the snowskating apparatus is assembled using fasteners disposed through the apertures of the deck and into the posts of the base, thereby compressing the pillar between the base and the deck.