Skate board Lighting System

Abstract

A skateboard lighting system is provided which is mountable to a skateboard having a deck, a deck top surface, a deck bottom surface and a pair of supporting trolleys, each trolley being mounted to the deck bottom surface and defining a trolley wheel axis. The lighting system comprises a lighting system frame mountable to the deck bottom surface proximate a first trolley and at least one light mounted to the frame, the light including a first lighting element arrayed to direct light along a light axis, the light axis being substantially parallel to the trolley wheel axis. A power source is provided in electrical communication with the light.

1 . A skateboard lighting system mountable to a skateboard having a deck, a deck top surface, a deck bottom surface and a pair of supporting trolleys, each trolley being mounted to the deck bottom surface and defining a trolley wheel axis, the lighting system comprising:
 a) a lighting system frame mountable to the deck bottom surface proximate a first trolley;   b) at least one light mounted to the frame, the light including a first lighting element arrayed to direct light along a light axis, the light axis being substantially parallel to the trolley wheel axis, and   c) a power source in electrical communication with the light.   
     
     
         2 . The system as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a switch mounted to the frame, the switch being in electrical communication with the light and the power source, for enabling illumination of the light. 
     
     
         3 . The system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the light further includes a second lighting element being arrayed to direct light in a direction substantially transverse to the trolley light axis. 
     
     
         4 . The system as recited in  claim 3  wherein the light includes a plurality of second lighting elements, the second lighting elements being arrayed radially about the light axis. 
     
     
         5 . The system as recited in  claim 4  wherein the second lighting elements are arrayed to direct light to a ground area below the skateboard deck bottom surface. 
     
     
         6 . The system as recited in  claim 3  wherein the second lighting elements are further operative to direct light to illuminate a ground area about the skateboard. 
     
     
         7 . The system as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a radio frequency receiver in electrical communication with the light, the receiver being operative to regulate illumination of the light in response to receipt of radio frequency signals from a remote control. 
     
     
         8 . The system as recited in  claim 7  wherein the receiver is mounted to the frame. 
     
     
         9 . The system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the first trolley includes a pair of translucent skateboard wheels, wherein the light is directed to illuminate the translucent wheels. 
     
     
         10 . The system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the power source is mounted to the frame. 
     
     
         11 . The system as recited in  claim 10  wherein the power source is a battery power source. 
     
     
         12 . The system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the first trolley includes a pair of skateboard wheels and the power source is an electrical generator connected to one of the pair of skateboard wheels, the electrical generator being operative to generate electrical power in response to rotation of the one of the pair of skateboard wheels. 
     
     
         13 . The system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the first trolley includes a mounting plate for mounting the first trolley to the deck bottom surface, and wherein the lighting system frame is engaged to the mounting plate. 
     
     
         14 . The system as recited in  claim 13  wherein a portion of the lighting system frame extends intermediate the deck bottom surface and the trolley mounting plate. 
     
     
         15 . The system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the trolley defines a trolley frame, which is extendable through the lighting system frame. 
     
     
         16 . The system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the lighting system frame and first trolley are mountable to the deck bottom surface by a common set of fasteners. 
     
     
         17 . The system as recited in  claim 1  further including first and second lights mounted on opposing sides of the lighting system frame, the first and second lights being arrayed to direct light along the light axis, in substantially opposite directions.