Modular halfpipe skateboard ramp and method of constructing
DCFirst Claim
1. A portable halfpipe for use by skaters, the halfpipe comprising:
- a left arcuate module including a first support structure and a first arcuate track assembly having a first smooth skating portion thereon;
a right arcuate module including a second support structure and a second arcuate track assembly having a second smooth skating portion thereon; and
a releasable securing device having a hook member and a receiving member, the hook member engaging the receiving member to assist in clampingly securing the halfpipe together to form a smooth skating surface.
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Abstract
A portable halfpipe and method for quickly constructing the same is disclosed. The portable halfpipe includes a left arcuate module, a right arcuate module, and preferably, an intermediate planar module therebetween. Quick release connectors are used between the modules to allow the modules to be quickly connected and disconnected. Ideally, the quick release connector is a rotolock which includes a male portion having a rotatably mounted hook therein and a receiving post mounted in a cooperating female portion. The male and female portions are affixed in modules to be joined together. The engagement of the hook with the receiving post causes the modules to abut and clamp together. The method includes abutting modules together and rotating hooks to grasp receiving members thereby clamping the modules together.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable halfpipe for use by skaters, the halfpipe comprising:
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a left arcuate module including a first support structure and a first arcuate track assembly having a first smooth skating portion thereon; a right arcuate module including a second support structure and a second arcuate track assembly having a second smooth skating portion thereon; and a releasable securing device having a hook member and a receiving member, the hook member engaging the receiving member to assist in clampingly securing the halfpipe together to form a smooth skating surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable halfpipe for skating exhibitions comprising:
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a plurality of modules which are releasable connectable together in a matrix configuration of n×
m in size, wherein n corresponds to at least two longitudinally extending rows and m corresponds at least two laterally extending columns of modules to produce an arcuate skating surface;the plurality of modules including at least a pair of left half segments aligned laterally in columns and in abutting relationship with one another and at least a pair of right half segments aligned laterally in columns and in abutting relationship with one another, the at least a pair of left half modules disposed longitudinally with respect to the at least a pair of right half modules to form the plurality of rows; each of the at least a pair of left and right half modules having an arcuate surface and a supporting structure therebeneath supporting the respective arcuate surface; releasable connections to connect the rows and columns of modules together, the connections including at least one hook member and one receiving member which cooperate to clamp modules together; wherein when the plurality of modules are connected together in the matrix configuration, the modules form a smooth skating surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for constructing a halfpipe comprising:
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providing a left half arcuate module; providing a right half arcuate module; aligning the left and right half arcuate module along a longitudinal plane; and connecting the modules relative to one another using a non-threaded locking mechanism to form a smooth continuous skating surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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