Skateboard assembly apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus and method for preparing a skateboard useful in performing tricks requiring a high degree of tilt. In one embodiment, the present invention involves disposing a riser pad between the deck and the truck assembly unit of a skateboard, attaching a truck assembly unit to a deck having a top surface and a bottom surface. The riser pad is a planar member comprising material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic, metal alloy, and combinations thereof. The planar member has four elongated holes disposed therein, through which fasteners for attaching the truck assembly unit can pass.

1 . A skateboard useful in performing tricks requiring a high degree of tilt comprising: 
 a deck having a top surface and a bottom surface;    a riser pad disposed on the deck;    a truck assembly unit disposed on the riser pad; and    fasteners attaching the truck assembly unit to the deck;    wherein the riser pad comprises a planar member comprising material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic, metal alloy, and combinations thereof, and wherein the planar member further comprises four elongated apertures through which the fasteners attaching the truck assembly unit to the deck can pass.    
     
     
         2 . The skateboard of  claim 1 , wherein the planar member is made of rubber.  
     
     
         3 . The skateboard of  claim 1 , wherein the planar member has a generally-rectangular shape having four corners, and wherein each of the four elongated apertures is disposed adjacent to one of the four corners.  
     
     
         4 . The skateboard of  claim 4 , wherein each of the four corners is radiused.  
     
     
         5 . The skateboard of  claim 4 , wherein the generally-rectangular shape of the planar member has a major axis and a minor axis, and wherein each of the four elongated apertures has the form of a straight slot having radiused ends and a major axis, the major axis of the slots being aligned to the major axis of the planar member.  
     
     
         6 . The skateboard of  claim 1 , wherein the fasteners are threaded fasteners.  
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the fasteners are threaded studs.  
     
     
         8 . A method for preparing a skateboard useful in performing tricks requiring a high degree of tilt comprising: 
 providing a deck having a top surface and bottom surface;    disposing a riser pad on the deck; and    disposing a truck assembly unit on the riser pad;    wherein the riser pad comprises a planar member comprising material selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic, metal alloy, and combinations thereof, and wherein the planar member further comprises four elongated holes through which fasteners for attaching the truck assembly unit can pass.    
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the planar member is made of rubber.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the planar member has a generally-rectangular shape having four corners, and wherein each of the four elongated apertures is disposed adjacent to one of the four corners.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein each of the four corners is radiused.  
     
     
         12 . The skateboard of  claim 10 , wherein the generally-rectangular shape of the planar member has a major axis and a minor axis, and wherein each of the four elongated apertures has the form of a straight slot having radiused ends and a major axis, the major axis of each of the slots being aligned to the major axis of the planar member.  
     
     
         13 . The skateboard of  claim 1 , wherein the fasteners are threaded fasteners.  
     
     
         14 . A riser pad comprising: 
 a rectangular three-dimensional planar member having a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the member comprises four elongated apertures extending through the top and bottom surfaces.    
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the planar member is made of rubber.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the planar member has four corners, and wherein each of the four elongated apertures is disposed adjacent to one of the four corners.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein each of the four corners is radiused.  
     
     
         18 . The skateboard of  claim 16 , wherein the generally-rectangular shape of the planar member has a major axis and a minor axis, and wherein each of the four elongated apertures has the form of a straight slot having radiused ends and a major axis, the major axis of the slots being aligned to the major axis of the planar member.