GALEOB JASON (US)
GALEOB JASON (US)
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Whsi & dakis^ Is *
\ A tenons! inmsp-mia^on dev&e, eompmtag:
S s ιran$ιxvrtatwm giiaεmnen? pxwklmg a ^s^r SEe s&isty so lm^rse s sι-τfs<;e s s&sd lYajiiψθsisiJoii stt&ςhϊswt |>d;\g ϋp-smbst s& a d^'< ! £tκ>rs &f &&v$t;
said tboϊ pk'ilonrs supp>rU8g s us*r x s foot so d»af IM h^gii^dln^l &xis <jf sa^<l «s^s> foc^ can Ix* poss^δsd ϊτsjss.γδr&?fy ϊO sasd 4k>sδt5θs oftravcH of said iTS^sporMK^ sttsch?nem, aM IO ar k-δs: *me fsstes-e? tonn^ctmg said foot |>l&ικ>πts *o ss.i<i yampoast so^ sttachmss^s,
*-he?sm tl>e αse? «?B^oy5 s ρalτ of said sranspθftsϋon ^evic^s m i^sde^ mύ ρ-?ovsdes si's osd^stJM ^ouou lor piOp^lsic^
2 Thδ ^trsofi&l rranspmt^iio^ ds^ke of cb; s , ^h^ra^si said irsssportatis^ ateh∞^
1 S αsϊsφmes s fe wteϊ and § sectnd ^Iwei said Em asd «aid «e&05id wheel btmg in -h?>e,
3. Th% p^^jnsf iransp^fisiios dw&ε of εkun 2, whcrds each of sa;<l tkst and sssd s§co?$<i m- Un« wheels each kκ^de an sxlδ and a bsaπog, sski bea?ings a? losing saki fsn>t wnesl *s>d > .asα
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4. Tbe |s«?so^l ^s^sportstsøo deviee ofδsaJm 1 } wbsrem «a-<l lrs^onauon stia^hme^i es^pnsex s ρbrs.% of smlJv ahgned wheels i?s4m« v^fh &t le&ss u>rse ad&tioa&l pksr^Uy of
as 5 &l ϊy iskgmά wheels.
$. TKe person ts&aspsrt&non s&vies of ctan I 1 wlser€m saisJ t?^sρ«5t^ios * at^c^em
f>, Tse psfso^J trt^onatsoπ device of ckim i > ^ks?«tn ss$<l ϊτaπ«?>onδtϊon a??s£te^{U
ε-ompn$es a ski
~ I^ε personal ϊr^spoπanon dtvjcs of clans \ < ^beress said &«? plasfom^ csj^φns^ mo
S The pe^scsπal transisortstios <tfevi(^ofd^^ ? } ^ws sg.^11^> p^kl sxrøJing sisjfk^s
are tsmie-d 35 L-^sped feolbosrd? tompndnf a Ik^ fb^b^aM sad a ss.coa4 feotljDard, sa^ fkxi
foalbα&M aftd said sεcoml iboibosid cδ^imcξe-d h&m & s^bstarUsallv flai rndienaL ^ch *,5 T ^-ai^J Hm
I S SJK! said ses.osd lbo^oards bejsg L^b^ed.
$ Use persona! trø&f>orum<58 dev«e of tMm 1 , ^haresft s^d M iδss^ o^ lkfemr i?$cfe<l?s
means for «a;d foot plMfem ' s is> sxxais rskt?v$ io «$ki Cmisponaiioπ auasM'scst
20
a Orss Coward;
14 s&4 015.1 ml said s«tos-i iho&orøh ->iϊp|χsnmg a «$«?\% foot: xs.ϊd dm ffeoik?am »mi said ssc&nd fbotboatd ^o^nsc^ fJw> s sabs&nfc&ily ^at
;?sslfd^! asd said fksi footboaro &sd aid s&essa !<^tbos?4 &*cK meks<&^ ^pr^Nsmaiely^ §0 degϊ^e lϊend χvb«rcb said sirs? fbolfeosrf asd ssid seco^-i fcoibosrd a?« δubsisjnisϋy paj-s^e? m «
5 first pfess ss^ s?e m-pls^? in s »ecQ5κ! ^lans;
si is&K on& fetetδr c^m^^d^g sssd Hm 3?jd sss4 seco??d fooibs^rds ^ said ps^dδs llβi
pl^$e ; said uξ kssi <sst& f^siensr |κ^$;?5g ϊbroQglϊ δ?sd s«cyπf5| ssid si lssst oπ« ?iSBSρon«^<^
sH&cb.m<:>:^ Io ^sd fir-si: l\x>lb^srd asxs m<| -sscond im>ιbesj\i
10 wberein ιh$ use? «m|?by§ ^sid dev^es in f^d«m &s4 provides ^ s^sjl&issg mώlion for
U- A pm&s&f tfasspoπaiion device ^f ckim 9, wh«*m s&i^ ai fea^i e>ne trsn^r\&tϊθ.α
FϊtTit ςoϊrφrb«« s, xa of itv-ime '•v^els.
IS. λ p«m>5!&! irans|ϊε>r\Mjor5 dsvics; oicl&lm ill, wbetcis S5s4 s«. of in4is« wh«ek Wscksdts
a ilrsϊ ^!\&el ais<l & secoml wbevl ^KI &^d ϋtsi wlistl arsd saki seaorsd wheel s^h snckds M sxk aisd
a he;mg. > sasd ts&sji;i| prodding for ro^lioπ ;sro^<! ^ai<l sxl«,
20 § λ A perso^ai tr&i$sponδtbo devkc of cNim 9, ^heτdo §mύ £ te&$\ * >n«- iran$portMκ>ϊs
IS 14, A perso^ trasnportMsO^ dsvica of cia & wh«rem ml a? isa&i one ϊr&nspoτ?&ιk>s
15 A pers-in^] imφo^tkni d$vk«, ςompr^g; 5 s ira\%x>ft#ion &uschme?ϊt psxmdmg & &w shs abUity to ιτavs?$% § sim&c-s, ^SRϊ
a Iboε |jlatl " * jmt SϊγUC&K: rαoiml^i IQ xad $?^sp»?tδtsoπ sits&hm^u, said foot pf&ffoπn
IO sφpsjn ^ssns fe ^uppomng s.si<! ϊ?am|M>naξson sϊlsohm«nt wh«^^ ' sasd foot hostά sup|x>rtm|
5$ aw ! 5 f«M>i so ihaϊ fc iøngk«dϊ&&! sx?s of ssid ^sa λ s Hx^ csn bs poskk>ne^ ϊnu5xvefs«H v *o ss«d
direc?k>n of L^vel el " said ^iasispon^uos sttachae^ a^α the user α?φ;<iys a p^sir of sski
I S !<S, T^e pejsøπal trsiisposiatuKs device oC clt^^ I S, wh«reh> sski u^src^ri&ge kx:ksife
ϊw<5 SπΏS. xvh&h ex'esxi ga>er^Hy pδrsllel to Oicb δCher but ir^ opposite &?«ε?$ϋns rel&uvs to ihc
<lk-«siκ^ IϊC tτδv%<, $ϋθh a^in eluding means for sξφpoftmg ssid ts^^ψor^k"^ Miaekmtϊ^
1 ? . Tl^ |>er$δ^δi ts!&spor&tκs& fcic« of ck^m ! 6k whersis: &ss4 trs^ρortstk>rs
20 attashsrøt com.pπsss s fes? wh$«! asxl a second ^besl saki first ami s«c^o4 wl^sds b$s^| m-!k^
aad mourned to a r«spetuve <jne -ofs^sd sπss
5λ Umgsiy& 33 5 am S ^ sasd usd«rs^msge deδncs ^ l<5r%ϊtudin&l a^js, aB*J sa<! i<sϊi§5fe<lin«^ sx%?
19 Ths | >sτsos>.3S ir^mρi5m5iθ?$ ^«JV ke <*ϊ thm\ I λ ^hsreiu <=sch o? said IVst ssd
sδo^nd ^4ms w^ets* include s^ sxb and a beaiiag , s&d ksrss^ ssd axks b^ma nκsvint«d KJ « resp^csvξ; a ? nv §^ said beannp alkmisg said fust whed as^ saif second heel io rotate %lx>\^
ϊfes? rξ^φε^vξ: axles.
2δ The p-ersosas trs!ϋSp-o?tstiQn device of cksm 15, Nereis- ξ&i<i foot board «i«d?3 s
top xsMiacδ αsvlsg a ?xsagh !sy§? for mcπsasmi rhs ffksiors exsned b«ϊ^«« s&io ϊop ^urfk^ atκl
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A Users Fool Having Multiple Transportation Attachments
Ttss appuesuen is « eo$u?rα&uo?H&-paR s^pUαtvss of Apples? sos No 10/<?M9δ§ tik*l
on J si . .^XI3
Fit-id ^l ih? iBτesiH>a
Ths pressTit mven^Ds r<i;^ts u> * \ pes'sor^l iTsrsSponasio^ ifevjse. Mors pδstt<u^*lv, tk 5
\ S prφs^nt mvemson ϊ» dire&i&d i& & ptrsonsi ir&rssfKjsi&kss device lha? supiKjπs ^ single Cboi of -a ^? aad a« fsst«-5«\l ^o n an easdy isi^ςhssg^d importation sitaεhm«i5L Th& feei syppon snd vs->o^s rrsssi^rt^os- ^s-cbmenfs mχjv-d« ^ isπov^jx^ d«vste !h;M Inds use for ϊfaπsponi sg & ^er ove? a
\vκk-f§ngs ^f $ϋτfk«§.
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B> jϊsrsDξ-s.! lτsssρorSB.df>n dsv;c« is fs>e3?$? g«n«rsHy those <kvsc^» usfed ϊπ S &f>cjn;sg or
So-εaOei s% sx!r«me spϊ>ns " aιe rapidl) |&m55\g pop&bri?v &x£s&?ϊ&«.nmjt e^stmg, asKi rieakhy alt^πMJv^s κ> tfMnsorsis^ ^odsi of e^stcϊss ^nd sm^rt&inmsrg Foτ ^x ample
iS «ksteboar^m| contests aι« m^iis-e^ heki πalis^wsck, ^ ϊh§ sports pQpidajny te csrπed over
iaro sixh ^|>sla? media as vkkϊo |®?s and niov$cs- Pro-skaseb^arders r^vv hsve srtoi-gh nare^
ϊδCOgnusDs Iv- ^MTBai «ϊaϊkcsm$ an<! promoύois contacts for various pso-όϋcts. Siα« WIv 5 -s-1^-?
sbruof, ssf-eer luge, s^d ϊrick b-k? n&sg hav% sU s-seo satgs incases m ξ>3fucipats < >π. in matt to toαtm^s LHS gt-owsh praxem' in this ^gmerst of spirts &od ems'statsmeoL «** •
estmos s-poϊts m^i fee <lc^ops<t or existing spoils improved upon l?3α?£?o£. sport panϊφsmx
are &sτ£^dy s^elcmi rss^' mgshod^ ;^d devices 5<J cs«Hg^|δ ihejr skuh snd provide sreai&r
5 cxoicsissL for msϊar*e } sicatefeoardiiϊg fess «vo;v«d from msnsυvwof on Oai surf sees, ;% do^s>
RsO r«;M, i& tιalf-pjp«$ wά τ^nρ% to p^x>xs-h«ik xkats parks ilis^ s.soiiikδ« & variety of
dmlNwos ^Uhio a sm&M &pao<; As th* εM!eng««: ha-ve evolved, so l>*s ihe ι«ck5θiogy %f rh?
skaleboards, Ssmp^ two sxsε, wrs«e!ed woo4&o pksks hsvo b^e?s rφlstφd H sorr-p-jicr dsjifned
compos ^ 00^3 sOllsng oo bkh-iss;l$ ρlasiκ whstls. s^twer skatebotrds tves 5?ιs.iside
id su$p-^Kϊθsb to «i<! tbe rsder.
Sk3^bδardsrs, m-Hne skδlers t as>d iho like a^e stϋl lsmned !>^ ϊh« laα ihδ? tbeij eqδφm^r
δj^nm b& used c;o vnuidp-k aicfk^s. Osce die^ hsve d«v«t^ed ?lκi? tk?ib, t&?y sre effe^-^y
lims^oi Io psv^d s^r&c&s. For reeι«5fiD^l \rsers, ihis. o&s b« *xtrcm«^ hmslmg aa 1oc§l έorαn|
I S k^t o^STi prohibit sk^δt^Mrdmg, roHsr sk&ts&§ or o?h«f resraatsoa^ aαivsH&s os pufel is
pro^rOf.
Ir= any %v§at eurreπtsy avsilsl>|« oχtr?mδ soort «t«i pe?$»osl t»ospQtuιioo iJ^vsiroj fe*
Kroban^ ;r^ve$, osmpet man^u^^^bshi^ ^o<l g^^rsMy do not hlh sstssfy sposϊfϊc ne«4s in
20 iϊδrsoϊtδϊ 1iMss|>&rlMioii For ϊπSISOOIϊ, th? pe?$«δs1 ϊtansport^ϊ^ti maftø seeds $ dsvk% wύs>
dsverse j essdv sit^iisng^l &&schs&e&tx thai cs;i iξtvsrso s Tjymbsr of stjrfatss. in aMiόort
5bere sxistx ^ ^ed for a devt^e ih# CM$ oe t^^ m farsdeoi to trssspott a oser 1 he dev^e,
Hsdiva&aiiy Of «t r^ridem, should pre««u chaH∞ge ^ ιcεf«3 ξ «MJ&1 *λers ax*ά pro^Kk a w i ψ ξ syψsήstiCt for pvts&tmϊ u aasportatbn, Thεrefb^ t the pmesi isv«ntson sxmafka ϊhe seed ibr a
ssxK>^afel« persmsl tr^potmhon <t«vise iha? ϋ» t^vsrss a ^mber of s^-fkes,
S i& aςc^fece wsih the ρr%.ssτ5t ;nvδ?$tsos, 5 p^^cnsl ti^^n^KVs clev&s ss p?ov^^
&ss c^ ht ϊ&αά m<%nύ\i:ύly m ^ tssdsm to sBe*v ^.s§?$ io propsl thems^v^s. The ρ«rsor$sl
tf&j^p&natioπ <levks of th« ^esesi mvsslbs> preferably deludes t feoi pfelbt^ tbai csn l&ke &
vaπ^ϊ)" of ^Mpes uxtά cm^iursi^ss. Th^ pl^fcrm sαp|>o?ts a ss«r\ fool ssd t? is las.ien«d κ> s
tT^spofMbs snschstenl s-αth as a s^ of iϋ-lme ^tee^s, as *cc skiUϊ5| bla=ds, s ski. o? ih≤ bte,
various rypes of ϊTansiϊostsno^ sn&chs«%sn$ can ^t <|sickly im£rch&&^.1 The fooi ρ!3!fo^> ^
^«slξ?d «bove *hs tfδfisφwtst^^ ^r^hnsmt in rsisiion ^o -lie siφpon sarlδδe, arsti lh« pϊstlorrs
sspρor*s s sser"s foot so ϊKat t!κ? tegiiadi^ ^s o^ ihe ustfs foαϊ & posstsύo^ά im§sv«f^ IQ
tk; 5j;t^«*il sriδ^ve dk«ct>on supplied by th« tm5sport^Hos> δti&climδR? For ihs purposes of ihe
straps siay &ls*5 oe ιπel>idijd to k>M a ϊis-δr's fbδ? ι?> ώ-e plsrlbrm.
l^-^fe-sbly, Ihδ u^e? wϊB ήJe ihe ^^net ^ anat?&chc4 ^πsρo?r&r^n device m iss4em ^?
vs$s \ ti^ user ' ϊ fe^ϊ sre escb supported by a j>laιfbrm sc? tbat the length of ιh« foot ss mughK
peφeswkussr so tbe modvt directϊofi supplied by ths trarisportstios device Mo^enlαπ?
20 pro^id§ά eiώer by giivsiy m the form of a ow^hill $bρ« or δ us«f a escHknrsg leg moϋon The
novel consmjstbo δ«d ^so^s ^tnr^ of ming an md«ρ«rJent device fbf exh foot. ^H slssj aifevf
ij. user Io perfbr^ u^ovau ' v^ ssun^ sad tπekβ. 1 ' ht s^isisy to exchsnge the trsnspoαation
&it$€hmesι beswmt wheels, skϊs N etc. WϊIϊ sko sBoxs a u$«s ι$ apply \h$$τ ύM% wuh ths o " ev ; ce|κ)
os s vsήtiy &f terrains, b> on« ^mkximttsi, tht fooi pktf&rm souses nvo iboitnmk ^sih <3se feoibnrd b&5ξ«d iύ t&eb €κk of ι!\δ tιaϊ5^posis^s s;?scNt3ent. Ho^evay, ^hs foot pkifown s-o^k? she Cs5n-i.ss$ of s
S ^?κ>!e ^l^r> board ihδξ sis^son* s smgle foot of s ^s? Irs &&Muo?κ ιh? foo* pl»ifoπτι cxs-s be
fasien.es to ihe iy^^pon^io^ s^te^ ^n a ts5j.s y 5fc«? of configuration,
AvCδrdkg ^ snoiK§f embsxlimsjjij lh& foo? phufoftt; cøπipns^-s s, si;tκ1-ii"is hich ijκ1«d«s
a kss>ξ bo^l s&d 3ϊ5 ti^dercamsgs fbm5«d as ars i«ξsgrsl unit.
The lorsf mι\g an4 oo^cr embossments ^l ap^caj fi^rrs ihc feUaw-ni descripiion
became mors lbJl>- appresisMl g5 the «^se bδeamss bensr αsifetoαd when, considered ^
conj^Ktio^ with ihe iecompiMni drκwiiϊgs, m ^bkh like referδsoe eh^raolsts clessgnsie she
I S $snκ? or slmiW p&sis thro^|h^ι ihe several vj^s, ^ι\d u-heremi
P «5, i is s perspective vie^v ol\ise? employing a pas? of per*ssssi tr^nporiMion Se^^ees ;s sεcoπlaκ;e W5th ihe present mvsmso^;
F!<;. 2 ϊs δ psrspeeiive Vϊevv of tkt p^ms ϊ?sn$ρoιtanos device of the pκsenι snvembn tn αccδfd^sisδ-s; \mh th« ssiboclsrm^ of Figus^s ) ,
20 Fϊ<J. 3 is boitøro pb^ ^se^ ofthe personahr^spottsUon devke of the preset s;svt?$^on
in aε : δoτdM$ : ce ^sth ike embodmsent oC I"ig^^ ! ,
FIO & 'S SLΏ snd VsS^- of >!■& ξ>er$s88s ts&ssp&π&iKm <fey;es of ihe ξ>?*e$$nt mv^noon is
acco^sise vmh rh« ^vitxRfeκ?m of Rp?e t ;
FIO, 5 » 8 kψ pkr, vse-~ of the preset mvemk>s, isdudisg a sirap & ra?am a usef » feot
S FlCi. 6 !« si side virvv- of ϊh^ p?<?s«-n? mvrntiδs vshs?ess> a ;« sl$sim| ^iade ^nackmt^i k
sho^s ϊn xcϋrd^«e wsth $hsix- emlK>d^an of the prsx«ni mvgjmon;
ψlύ ' ? k & side view of ihs present inve^isoit ^hssr^ui a slcs st^clusent is sfewsi m
atcofsls^^ ^sis5 a thtά <nrhoainnx\ of the preset; ^v^non;
FIG. 8 is 2 ptfδp&ctive ^e^ of ^e p^sonal tnmsponat^oo <fev;«« of ths ρr«s«?J mvmπon
jδ is> «cor<is.&ce ^ith s foi^h ^mbooimm of tixt ρ?g$mi kvent^n; &κ!
FiG. f ) ϊS s ssde vjew of ρ«^o^i ϊτsns^.>rtsii<5n device of ihe ps-eseot 5?iv^tlon sn
ic€«??d^>ce ^ iϊh ϊh« wsbo^ssr^H of Fsg. S.
FIG. 10 is a pα^pΫCtrve vsew of as ^^§τs^t« ej5ibo4im^t of &« hiveo^Of?;
FICJ. ϊ 5 i% a kψ vkw of ih« ^i^msts ornkXiimest of Fig. 10;
15 FIG, i 2 is s side dsvat&osa! vs^w of clx sfesr^ s?i^odim$f :l of Hg, \Q\ %nύ
FiO u & a bonom vjc^ of ihs a!ι?^&iδ embsxion^t of Fig, ! 0,
WhIk tho jπv-aπ mi is ?!s.?.CTioa<l h^reio ^th rgf^re^c« to iUustrgu^s: sml χ ?<limε?ι^ fcr
havmg txismify sksli iτ ; , ihs &?* s^d &θδ«ss its ?k* teschio^ provided t^^in w>H ?%ca§mκ£
íMklmossi mo&feafiw; * jφpbεsnions *nd emlxsdsniests within th<= s-eops thereof and a4cliti-onaj
fields u? v*hκh rh<< present trrventsoo wosld b« of siplfkant utility
4 pmerred emoodlrnt^t of tbe presets ssvemion is ilksMtsd in Fsprε I with a user ) 0
s.tastdsn | stop & pair of personal rrarspostatism devse&s 12, 12" The ckvicfes ntcto.de 3 fxn S ptetforn* dmt can take a vsnery of shapes ss^ cαoligu?δt-oδs. The piMsbrm supports a user ' <: lbot x and k & hsϊtnsά \is a ^rδ5>s|H)st8ti?|β atϊ^hm^tn sϋδh as s s^t of s^4is% wheels, s& see
skating blade, a siu or ihe hk$. The trsns|M>na55on aδsefeδm pro^io'ζ* 5k αφabi^Hy Io t?^m«
a siϊp|XifC suf&«4 ^d is &xchsn|esble fer variou? ϊB>es c>! trrøsϊMSϊi^io;" attachments. TKe soos
pfeCoπ?) ■$ loct!«d skive, thδ tϊ^spπaύon a^acbt^cM tn rtlauos Io (ht supp&rt %δtlace, §s;i is
) O supports a siser^ bst so that tht losgstudmy axss o! ϊhe αsef s foot es^ bo pos-t5θ?5eo! transverse ι« the 5n!ead«d moove dksfcuoa xup|?lkd by the *r«nψyr^son atta^tee-Fit.
Is tk& i!k«ιr3t«d emboife^^ s fjist foosisosrd 14 ar5d a se&o?sd fbotboard 16 ac-- ^λ &$
foot ptarferst ϊb? Ssipportoig th« oj-ti's fbf>t, Two m-!m« gro«n<i<^gsprig wh««h II, 2(> .%tιve s^
the ts^js^ϊtδuon Mta&bmes$t The wheels fo^e sbost axles 22 > 22 ' (soe Fsg , 3) sUowmg isser \ i<
\ $ v> τ»o\-e >?• ϊM direction ot tlt& *h.eel5 " rotation λ$ vbe foot phtfbrrn stφpoπs- « o.sδr ' 5. foot so
?bi? tl^ tengiδidiasl axis of the issor's tool is posstioood trmsvrøs to th« d^eαion of she ^h^eb "
rotatsos, user 10 sssisHsex a stsse-e ?hs.s i$ ro^ghiv p-sspemlscula?,. or side^sys ^ in reistiors to ϊbeh
<ijr-ectu>n of si^vel . The $ϊd«^ays- startεo allows s tss«r to plaoo one IOOϊ fosher m front of lhs
oUier ^htle rsdisg the d^vttes Tbo ability ^o have thss of&tt stance meresses the ose?^ halasice.
2δ particulsrly when the te^rairs or support ^mrC&c^ ts offcambet
When trsmg the devio? ώ tandem, the oser oars propel theϊBseNfs by employing ^
- 1 SCsA-SOr^i." s>r D^cif laung aeuors ^ith tbeir kgs, aitd the necessity of osinf s ooe k||ed "k;ef -
push". *¥8J«I$ b obhfatary for s r^dasona! s^eboaM, is dm- y s&$£d U&er sO m^r<?iy osc dl^tx ihelr ^ep fon^ar^i ssxl badw&rd, \n a slightly rire^sf n^ner wish <each leg roupty movmg sn th& opposite dsj^cn^n of tbe «t.btfr m or<kr iύ <:f«$are moiser^im, The hsgber & y-ser s sklsl hrvtL
&£ q^ik«r mev will bδ able is øs%yiM% ihύt k§$ ύ\mn§ u?s m$ the festsr th^y ^sH b« &bk N »
5 move Overall ItsC seehfiic^ for πdnig device ^, \ 7' '^x s øs? syrfk:^ ><: sio^us due so *hv ussf s skiv"vvs>s 5^nc« s.ϊκl ihs fciti tlϊ^s IHe devsce^ are r^ot cats^c$<sd 10 e * κ^ mh«τ In sny >a>\
Of sour&e, SSv^ 10 c«uld ^bo Sλ^ &. $i^|le dsvic? \ 2 \n which csse iht? ff*« : or iiτϊuse<l tbof e^uM bϊ used fet δr-s«ul»ioτi
A mors cfelsiibd dlug-:rsr.« " ?;> of ϊhs pressru mv^tion is p?εs«n5t^ m Figure S Isixee m^n
l§ ϊώmpessnrs δ! lτ&ns|ϊortMio^ device 12 irκ;hκk & foo? fjktiomj, & fr^sportstien sr.^ehrnsm f *jχl
& sm&ζcihn b^nv^esi the jτan*por^ε.!.or5. slt^m^si <ss<! ihe iboi pkrfcr-s-π As sM«5trst<si ths li>05 s>ξa.ϊlbn-n msy si^lside Hm tbfsle^a^ I € &ϊ>d see<ji>d fb<^l5<iδrd id wdsfe ibetrsnsportaϋoδ
sfta^mδπ^ m&y consisi δf Iwo iivsme h^fe IS, ^O . Hovy§v^, as ^dI b^ rlsseus^ ^fe^\ ^ae
lia^sportsrbo tri&ebaism ε&r> be ^rs ice skare bssde, a skL o? ύ& hke. Fisrthsi, in place oC ι^t> s.;,-
15 jins s *;hf<b s a s * % h«eled r,r*5u v ρθϊtats^ϊ> &ii^:Kms;si «s«ld 5schκ!e m»lin« wheels sers havjm; iwo ■;>?
tYsor-e wl^e^ §4j^:«m u> sach oώer, Wiih tbb srr^g^x^ir, s set of wbeeis slmnjig ihs saioe
rδdαs €e«t«rlm% eoαs<! b* ss^e^d m-ibe λi\h oκs o? mors sets of ssmibriy pinioned wHeek ^nh
ea«b se! bemg fes^nsd u^ fee fooi splδtfbτm Jπ. sorm; rnsrmer.
lb« I<jodχ5srds 14 V 16 Corns. ^ I'-sba^esl plmlbϊt^ th&t CM bδ e^rsrrucied from a v^s-i^y
2δ of Ts^en^is. inckd^g, b\n s^t hm8$ύ ?o 5 mtml fibergla^ er plssde. Ar^ approxsmaξoly rjsrser)
ciep^e sr^i^ iiepm^ lb« lbo^oards imo twα seersoos A fesr section 24, 24 f of ear;h foom^srrj
is asigTiSd veruco.yy m rotors κ> a suppsn siulke ^KiIs « second ss<;ϊion M 1 *^ cf the
footboards, ars sobstasMUy pai&liel or honsoms\ in n$Mo8 Rs s svφpost sisrtks. The $*corsd s«etϊδo.s iδ ; 26' sre m-$>^« %vsils ead o * h« m oπisr to provide a Hat rbos plat ktm. for the αssx Both ks?ύD«ϊal seeϊio^s ≥4 26 ! hsvs s footpad 2I 1 2>? δs ths.tr ops-er sorfk-e, Fθϊ>φa«s B. 31' ts^ g£nt?&% mcluded ϊO m-cresse 4e tracϊio^ bet^ees^ ϊhs <lev$c« ss^l « «ser\ feot S aiilϊδiifh tkv co^M also be uKkded (&z dxmkrύc vsasdns «^ch as to ώsp^y s manufeturer^ or sponsors lop ^d-o? iT&^snad; fe s prele??t4 e?nbo4sment t footpads 2 S 1 28' consul of a osrd tsxmπied pl&slic fimily slB^w ?o ϊbe fbo&osni Ob^o^y, fooip^ds 2^ } 2$ % coisk! b« fersed &>ιs ι>kϊsti«, 3άh«Sϊves» ssmdat sistsndx or. a>iy cosTsbsnstk^i Jb^reof. A footpsrJ covski «ko bs used Sf 5 Iw foot prsifbrm COϊϊSIS^ ols single uj^f&rv bosrf.
IO A ρlu?shty of fasteners «τe u^xl to cos^Kxt tbs- fool platform K.ϊ fe U"δϊi^>QτtatJδn su^liSYssm
Th& in^ber of &st«es-=; ss dspsλni on 0>« sxsd type sm! so^strtiotio-fi of Ilk v^ous srsmspCTmson st?sςHm*^^ A^y ryps of Iss^t? should ^eeursiy coas^l the (boifeo&rd.s ; o ?Ue tr^spoitstsθo. si^hi^ent a&d ss<s$ild provide a high ^svei of ϋt&blϋty to d$v$c« 12 wrufe s.5sH
providing s user ^kh a qukk ai^rianssπi m r§pk« or swsp vaiioos. tr^ψortstto^ attachrt^us,
I S Also, ik? ^slght of siser \ O is trartsmsr^ by the foot plSilbtns to the f&s^n^r? io th&\ the lasres>ers must be of s^irlkknt st-r^ogth ro s^ppsn 3 πd«r
In th% ill^fs^issd oHϊfeάm^i, fsstessrs 30, 3CF ar^ bohβ. The feolts ρ«?s tr^s>u|h siseroires sn veftiδsl εeςuoris 24, 24 ! . It Is to be understood that ^o v«jst5ςal soenoπ of iht fόotbosfd sxrersds ιφwanl« oeyoπd the top ofrho tm^portstlon sitashr^^i so thai a rider's foor ca^ he pl&ted o^? she
20 attsos^e&t ^itksoi coatκ?isg the stt^shBf^t
As brkriy nos^ sbovo, the tτaissps>natior$ &ιt&εhm?m in figure 2 Is )i!u$tr&i«d as s psk of
?ϊI- list- ^ht.sfs 1 S, 20 with irstesiated s>. fcs H 1 IT The ^fefe <sr§ oi s fsxsd kic^uon aio^ *h%
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le ? #h δ f the axle hut each ^ksei bsa a bearmg 32 tbat albiws the whe.ek & mrare sb-out Ih? sxk P-asieners 30, Jf pass through the a^es &x! are hek! m irfa&e by seco^og. sietobsrs M, 3«' Tbe ^■jdibohhe sxks 22 > 2J em&t«s thst ?h^ are ftπnfy s^srsd sgasssi ihe £<s^fe^rds,
S mg^bm M * 34* Fssreoers 30. 3δ ' »r? msm&cl feϊsu^i apssMgs m ont «f $h& footk>^fe a>d ths-αuglϊ txt&s 22, 2^ which sc^ ^s x^v§$ fbf Iliδ fbtes^-s- The &sies>er? are lo g ger tb&n Sh^ axle* so ihal sbsy S5«o p&ss ib?ou|fe idt tKai ap$Hures ^^«d m ihe s&cots<i lb«ιbo«rd Tk &»te^ef§ SK? tto settirtd sn <ϊ5tlsr to prevent th?m from baclmg oui of ιh« sxles by #ec-snsg oie^l>ers 3« . 34\ effectively e<??m^mg escb kssit^ard ϊO fee otto. Apis, k ^s sdvsnt&fsous. r« prov;^ ≥
\ 0 cøssin^ϊios'i fest tsclbts^s b^φ she removsl ajtd a<ldύioji of a ttansp^aiion MJaδhfse^i t*i device 12 Ai syehs ^be s^cαrmg m«s^bsτs <?f ?hs pfes^if ^vsjilion i^e preferably ^ ingsiuls Wmgy^ϊs ^s p&fties&Hy a«vastsg«08s fe-asse th«y do rsot ^^sr« a $ises- m ba^e s s&i of ?oo!δ to δscufe or ysjtsove ths fssi&nεrs, How^v-^, other seoiriϊig rnembs^s sissh as rmis,. clamps, and ihe lsks sre
availsbk.
\ 5 The spatial retetion-ϊl^p of the iws &csiboar4s ca h$ better sesa in Figure 4 As bήsf sy discussed above, the feotbo&jtls * ^^nscal seeu^s 24 } 2Coιmi above tb« ιrar$$|>ort3l5θfi ^aekn;g^j A s&sr ' s fof>i ss ^ppons^ bv tbe pak «f in-fstoe horssor&s! sεctions 24, 2β\ Footpads 1-5, 2&~ ar& ioεsl<;d on tmr siop%r s\ιr&cδ of the boήsrøitid -sections.
Akhoogh iht eonoetϊsoo of tks tmmpύnM\<>n aϊtsohment io tke feoi platfen^ t5δs t?e^n
2C? 4tsenhed in terms of s solid axle ass^oibli, ^e eonnes.tio?s co^ki be acme^δd by other means r csr mstsoeg, ^5s^er&, soch as boks, soiews or the like, fcou^ sltach fa a ^o$5bfe sh^ar fss-hion ^her^so
she fasi^iS seeare *ø boiK xidss of thδ iYampofMyss an&clim^ & ςaiπUr^er^i aso§fe shαr
€O&nssio^ oot unlike a ska^bo^ ιmd\ i$ «noth«r $ψ?m.
Fjfxsre 5 dhistr&tos an oiobodi-m^m of tlevK ' δ 12 whersm ss MbHsstabk- sirap 34 bas bees
^closed to ^x s?« devke > 250 a user^ foot Akh«u|ls sif«p 54 ss msC n^^ssary, n <o^H bz msύ ^i 5 iic?ftl>a.5)c ι^i>v^ξ ξi> ih;ϊt ds-vict 12 ^os^d ϊtsssin s&cu.r«4 ID a ^sers foo? ckuiϊiø jumps or otMr tncl-ts.
In § p?δi$3τed em&odimsn?, sirsp 14 extends dϊS^oπaJly across the wi^th of <kvsc« 12 so rh&i ssrsp
14 is secured si each of Hs ends to &e fkrtk&πsosi po^ts <?f Ibotbo^d? I ; i 16 Of coαr$s, othδf
&rrs.B|-?msits art possfefe F«sτ e^^>ρk% a S«OQγ4 strs^ couki I^ co??5>$skx! &i «ash of us «n<& to th«
v>th^ |wo-c-k^oo^lyoppos§ikx>fti&s^of footlκϋrόs 14, 16 overlapping th« fims-t^p to fesian \X ! .
10 λ sl^ρ.oϊ ' «|>^rs|^yQfsirsps, doso^^«s^i;h yvetotedge ih«t^Q Jooφoa^s. fes^sd ^ oi^or
?tiθ?e 5.Ii^s £«s^;d cons«ct o?iiv io ooe sbøtboa?d Corrosng a bop sh^ a iss^r <κκdd ms^n if>eu foot
into JB each case, ihe sor&|>? can be adj^sb^ to aifew Ib? vsnsuons m lboi ^d shos s*?.^,
Fs|si?e 6 dksirδtes device \2 -mύi ooe of ihe various posssbdst^^ for a ^so-oftstioo
δtιaeo?s*m, Ms?t\ an k« skMbtg b!s«k se?ve$^ shg-t^o^pOTtsfexo sifUKh^ont 4$ above, &$t%iw$
IS 30, 30 * pas> through fe tr^tportstioo s$t&ehm«nt t blade 36, ssounng ihδ attachϊnem to ibe
footbosids- ld«all>. an ^ N. sk^ve, or sdtt-r member |>K5vsdes srabskry ro dsvsee 12 by boldsogb^e
36 st a coosisnt dmgace &QTS^ bo& of tk-s footboards,
A^oog sϊϊωtkr lines, Figu^g ? dlust^t^s an embod^em of ihe p?e^snϊ Invenuon wberem a 5Ki
38 aets as !hε ir$sjispt>jtatso?t sitachmen^ fbr<k;vιcv ! 2, Irs tills ^referred fomi > ski 38 include to swc
IC^ Mrϋis 4(; % 40 * ihiss ^re soc^r^ by fasreoers 30, 30' ιs> tho ibo^bojidi, THs struts extend do-wov.-sid fe-n<leviεo 12 to ski 38.
Figures S and 9 iiisstr^e an e^ibodhmrs? ^herssi the loos platform emisisis of a ssof^sr
footboard 42. As rsotsd sbove, sht Coo? platform car* tsks a v&de-iy of sbsps sod coougursuom:. Ir*
ihn εmkxhme^ t!& edges ollbosbøaM 42 are loomed mto ^dewaHs. The footboard, to«retb?§, $<>
ssssstsaHy s tjδj? £.ot*%wed to s«.φjx>Jt a user ' s f-:ssϊ. A. ρl«?&iiiy of sptfUitxís 4 f l 44 f csrs be ^c^ided
!Jsb| & smgk !bø*|Jθδκi ; ϊhe ^a^ostsliosiMischi^em CM5 bs ^s^rsed t<j the Rjoi j>ksfeιτn h
& v^gjy of ^s)^. A& sNssiMeii m~lke ivfegeb i S, ^O ser^€ as th^ tr^^jortδϊio^ tctsc^em, A^
invest^ v l.r-sksped bi^to 46 is comseeted ^ ih« sτsπs|jδjtatsc>ω sl^biuem A eαMϊ-ec^f 41, Sλsh
10 as s bolt t&st«ns feolksard 42 to bj^ekes 48. Con^cϊor ^l could ϊ$φply s |i>v<i! f ynher, connsζ^?
4§ £.as Iϊ«ϊ s Uimvn 8$$«mt>H' ^ssth ^voul^ δϋo^ IbotooaM 42 to rϋC&ie alδJsvδ to &e W-lϊne wh^ls
Rgs 10 - B ilkstiale a fkihet smbodimsn; of she isvenϋoo Th« ^ers'ϊπa^ !»osρoft%oon
dev^e 112 iocludes s lboi pl^femt sι«ieto.?ss I H fomsd by a ϊmi b&wά W ^ m& m nmtr^nr^
\ 5 US. Tbe t>ot bora?! 1 1t> ^ otidervSir^gi U I sie p*efeat% ms<l& as a o^us?y strucϊn?^ δs ; lor
cxsϊiφk, § otϊ;$asi U5t stroct^te.
The £>§! bostd U f> 4?fknt$ & b&gi&shs&i s.sss A-A and the ^d^rcamsge 1 18 defuses- δ
!<mgins!k>sd UsS B-8. TN«S« !^«S &R > skev*^ Rl^iv§ to esch oihet !ormlti| iM ^gk n te-vssn
!0 Tb« lbo^ board has a lop soxbce isxUidmg a layeτ 120 whsch cov<;rs & fege porυoo of iht
sottkδ sre-a <?lth? fo<*r bos&i Iks lays? 120 ooiτ$ρ?isfts 3 ?osgh sisrlace ϊextuts ^hich iocreasos me
§icH»δ δK^ns-d by the foot board &|S.;?ϊ5ϊ moves^rst of tbδ, os«? ' s C<κ>l v?hcn th* d«vk* $x beso^ :csso\
The «krum&f$ H S ^dsdts & gεmr&% Y-$.hs|sk1 eonn«en?tg Jτam« ill to -vhsdi mo &rπ& O4 s^r &&<&ed. Toe %rm$ IK e-ømprkc m S-$Hsρsd design, sets sπosf de&dv ;« F s§, B. 1 he ^ «rπ^ 124 ^xtmd generally p^δlk! ^ escl ot&er b«t in opposiis. os^ts^s $0 ihe diT«\so^ of
irave; T f π|s, I l ^nd 13), Mooted ^o tsch arπ> 5S ^ wh^«) 126 whkh sje cosrssc^ to ϊϊ.% rs*psctsv«
5 &π^ |»- § fersπg 12S a-^d ?κs? 1.30. Ost wheel ss. skm?ft δo^ecfed to «^eh srm, However, u 5.K^y
bs Ui^srstood ^hM f^orδ ihsi^ osie ^hee^ ears b« c*3δn«cled m ~ Ii «« Io ssch airs Prefeiisbsy. ^i eqiαl nsmb^ of v^φςls sre wϊi^sεξδd JO tse-H tjτ?τ5, άkheαgb thai is ns$ rs^os&s^ry, ihal ss, &ϊX ^^vers
t^mbtr ϊ>f wbeδls c«κ bs coj^eci^d 1« <he two srms.
^ gsm?^, ths person^ trts%ortatsϊ>« (kvlcft oC?^ present i?n : sntk>n allows rs<lm ^o «moy 3
ξ O im^ g meth&d fer pmpelimg ihsϊtϊsetvss <>n hvo ^nsn^che^ devꫧ. TH^ sπvent?on $lss> |>!X)vides
tbc -add^ a^l^n^e of sife^ig s H^er 10 isss vadous. transportalfeϊs Mri.sh-«6s>is s^nabfe for s
Akhough ifis prs^t invesH$o« h^ ton dessnW in ?«πϊIS of a p&femd emb^festm iϊ wHi
k 8mfe^«so<! that mEn<sxκϊs vsπ^ons and si^diiαwι«?5S may be ;mfe ^^^o^i dep-srtisg i« the 15 ^s vsn?iαn. Thuδj it h to bt ιmά$?$&ϋ<:>ύ ϊkύ mihn ιh$ s«ops? øt !fι$ ;ψρ«5χtδ<! clsitss, ibc h>v<su50si ϊrsav fee uf«&iscM otserwi&e ϊMn as soetiϋcaπv demised sfeve.