Skateboard security rack
First Claim
1. A skateboard security rack, comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart support members each having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends normally away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the largest deck width of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, a first one of the support members having a maximum width dimension smaller than the smallest wheelbase of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, the support members being adapted to mount in parallel to one another at a distance apart that is greater than the largest deck thickness of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, a slot therefore being defined between the support members for receiving a skateboard; and
locking structure coupled to both support members for constraining a skateboard positioned in the slot and having its wheels on both sides of the first support member.
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Abstract
An improved skateboard security rack having a pair of support members defining a slot therebetween for receiving the deck of a skateboard. At least one of the support members has a width smaller than the wheelbase of the skateboard received in the slot. Locking structure between the support members and across the top of the slot retains the skateboard within the slot. The locking structure may be separate elements coupled to each of the support members and a lock therebetween. Alternatively, the locking structure may be a lock such as a conventional U-shape lock. If separate elements coupled to each of the support members are used, they may be fixed in place, or movable such as longitudinally slideable along the support members. The support members may be elongated hollow or solid members, or formed in panels. The support members are desirably hollow tubes bent into inverted U-shapes. Bases of the support members may be mounted to a variety of base surfaces such as flat or curvilinear, horizontal or vertical. For instance, the bases may be bolt mounted to or embedded in a horizontal concrete sidewalk. Multiple support members can be mounted in sequence to provide an array of slots. The bases of a number of the support members can be shared or connected to provide modular structures that facilitate installation.
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24 Claims
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1. A skateboard security rack, comprising:
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a pair of spaced apart support members each having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends normally away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the largest deck width of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, a first one of the support members having a maximum width dimension smaller than the smallest wheelbase of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, the support members being adapted to mount in parallel to one another at a distance apart that is greater than the largest deck thickness of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, a slot therefore being defined between the support members for receiving a skateboard; and
locking structure coupled to both support members for constraining a skateboard positioned in the slot and having its wheels on both sides of the first support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A skateboard security rack, comprising:
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a first support member having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends normally away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the largest deck width of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, the first support member having a width dimension smaller than the smallest wheelbase of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure; and
a second support member having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends normally away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the largest deck width of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, the second support member having a width dimension different than the width dimension of the first support member, the support members being mounted in parallel a distance apart that is greater than the largest deck thickness of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, a slot therefore being defined between the first and second support members for receiving a skateboard. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable skateboard security rack, comprising:
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a portable mounting base; and
a pair of spaced apart support members each being attached to the mounting base and extending normally away from the base a height dimension at least as great as the largest deck width of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, at least one of the support members having a width dimension smaller than the smallest wheelbase of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, the support members being mounted in parallel to the mounting base a distance apart that is greater than the largest deck thickness of any skateboard which the security rack is designed to secure, a slot therefore being defined between the support members for receiving a skateboard. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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