Skateboard security rack
DCFirst Claim
1. A combination skateboard and security rack, comprising:
- a skateboard having a deck, a pair of axles mounted thereon with wheels, a wheelbase, a deck thickness, a deck width, and a height from the top of the deck at the wheels to the bottom of the wheels;
a first member having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the skateboard deck width, the first member having a width dimension smaller than the skateboard wheelbase;
a second member having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the skateboard deck width, the first and second members being mounted to provide a slot therebetween for receiving the skateboard; and
locking structure for securely constraining the skateboard within the slot with its wheels on both sides of the first or second member in the width dimension.
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Abstract
An 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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1. A combination skateboard and security rack, comprising:
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a skateboard having a deck, a pair of axles mounted thereon with wheels, a wheelbase, a deck thickness, a deck width, and a height from the top of the deck at the wheels to the bottom of the wheels; a first member having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the skateboard deck width, the first member having a width dimension smaller than the skateboard wheelbase; a second member having a base adapted to mount to a base surface and a portion that extends away from the base to a height dimension at least as great as the skateboard deck width, the first and second members being mounted to provide a slot therebetween for receiving the skateboard; and locking structure for securely constraining the skateboard within the slot with its wheels on both sides of the first or second member in the width dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A combination skateboard and security rack array for securing a skateboard, comprising:
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a skateboard having a deck and a pair of axles mounted thereon with wheels, the skateboard having a wheelbase, a deck thickness, a deck width, and a height from the top of the deck at the wheels to the bottom of the wheels; a common mounting base; a plurality of spaced apart first members attached to the common mounting base and extending normally away from the common mounting base a height dimension at least as great as the skateboard deck width, each of the first members having a width dimension smaller than the skateboard wheelbase, the first members being mounted in parallel to each other on the common mounting base; a plurality of second members each having a base end attached to the common mounting base and an upstanding portion extending normally away from the common mounting base a height dimension at least as great as the skateboard deck width, each of the second members having a width dimension smaller than the skateboard wheelbase, each second member being mounted on the common mounting base adjacent one of the first members so as to provide a slot therebetween for receiving the skateboard; and locking structure for securely constraining the skateboard within the slot and having its wheels on both sides of the first or second member in the width dimension. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A combination skateboard and modular skateboard security rack array for securing multiple skateboards, comprising:
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at least one skateboard having a deck a pair of axles mounted thereon with wheels, a wheelbase a deck thickness, a deck width, and a height from the top of the deck at the wheels to the bottom of the wheels; a mounting base comprising a pair of spaced apart strips; a plurality of spaced apart inverted U-shaped first members each having spaced apart ends attached to the spaced apart strips and an upstanding middle portion extending normally away from the mounting base a height dimension at least as great as the skateboard deck width, each of the first members having a width dimension smaller than the skateboard wheelbase, the first members being mounted in parallel to each other on the mounting base; and a plurality of second members each having a base end attached to the mounting base and an upstanding portion extending normally away from the mounting base a height dimension approximately as great as the skateboard deck width, each of the second members having a width dimension smaller than the skateboard wheelbase, each second member being mounted on the mounting base adjacent one of the first members so as to provide a slot therebetween for receiving the skateboard; wherein a modular assembly of the mounting base and first and second members is capable of being transported and mounted as a unit so that the mounting base is vertical and the first members are vertically spaced apart. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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