| US 7,600,768 B2 | ||
| One piece flexible skateboard | ||
| Robert Chen, San Marino, Calif. (US); and Robert A. Hadley, Yorba Linda, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Razor USA, LLC, Cerritos, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/850,413. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0058028 A1, Mar. 05, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63C 17/01 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—87.042 [280/87.05] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A telescopic flexible skateboard, comprising:
a front section including an integral board portion with a foot support area and supporting a first offset caster wheel assembly
pivotable about a first axis at a first angle to the vertical;
a rear section including an integral board with a foot support area and supporting a second offset caster wheel assembly pivotable
about a second axis;
telescopic male and female portions, each connected to one of the front or rear sections, slidably engaged to form a telescopic
skateboard having a long axis with a narrowed central section; and
an extension control operable by a skateboard rider to lock the slidably engaged male and female portions, wherein the front and rear sections, including the male and female portions, are sufficiently flexible so that a user can
provide locomotion to the skateboard by applying differential pressure to the front and rear sections.
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