Multiple Degree of Freedom Balance Board System

Abstract

A balance board system and associated components incorporating a standard skateboard deck or any other shaped board that allows the user to balance in more than one rotational degree of freedom and can be used on a wide variety of surfaces. The balance board system includes a roller with flexible outer layer, one or more removable stops, and employs the use of a skateboard deck or similar structure as the balance board.

1 . A balance board system comprising:
 a deck having a longitudinal axis;   said longitudinal axis having a first endpoint and a second endpoint;   said deck having a first deck section defined as the section of the deck extending between the midpoint of said longitudinal axis and the first endpoint of said longitudinal axis, and a second deck section defined as the section of the deck extending between the midpoint of the longitudinal axis and the second endpoint of such longitudinal axis;   a first flexible stop mounted on said first deck section;   a second flexible stop mounted on said second deck section; and   a roller having a flexible outer layer.   
     
     
         2 . A balance board system according to  claim 1 , wherein the roller has a flexible outer layer with Shore A durometer hardness between 20 and 100. 
     
     
         3 . A balance board system according to  claim 2 , wherein the roller has an outer diameter between 3 and 12 inches. 
     
     
         4 . A balance board system according to  claim 3 , wherein the deck is a skateboard deck. 
     
     
         5 . A balance board system according to  claim 1 , having flexible stops with attachment points spaced approximately 1⅝″ apart. 
     
     
         6 . A balance board system according to  claim 5  wherein said attachment points are holes. 
     
     
         7 . A balance board system according to  claim 5  wherein said flexible stops have length between 2 and 12 inches. 
     
     
         8 . A balance board system according to  claim 7  wherein said flexible stops have a Shore A durometer hardness between 20 and 100. 
     
     
         9 . A balance board system according to  claim 8  wherein said flexible stops have a mounting surface with a radius of curvature greater than 20 inches. 
     
     
         10 . A balance board system according to  claim 9 , wherein the deck is a skateboard deck. 
     
     
         11 . A kit for converting an existing skateboard deck into a balance board system comprising:
 a first flexible stop adapted to be mounted on said skateboard deck in replacement of a first set of trucks and wheels;   a second flexible stop adapted to be mounted on said skateboard deck in replacement of a second set of trucks and wheels; and   a roller having a flexible outer layer.   
     
     
         12 . A kit according to  claim 11 , wherein the roller has a flexible outer layer with Shore A durometer hardness between 20 and 100. 
     
     
         13 . A kit according to  claim 12 , wherein the roller has an outer diameter between 3 and 12 inches. 
     
     
         14 . A kit according to  claim 11  wherein the first flexible stop includes attachment points spaced approximately 1⅝″ apart, and the second flexible stop includes attachment points spaced approximately 1⅝″ apart. 
     
     
         15 . A kit according to  claim 14 , wherein said attachment points on the first flexible stop are holes. 
     
     
         16 . A kit according to  claim 14 , wherein said attachment points on the second flexible stop are holes. 
     
     
         17 . A kit according to  claim 11 , wherein the first flexible stop and the second flexible stop each have length between 2 and 12 inches. 
     
     
         18 . A kit according to  claim 11 , wherein the first flexible stop and the second flexible stop each have Shore A durometer hardness between  20  and  100 . 
     
     
         19 . A kit according to  claim 11 , wherein the topside of each flexible stop has a radius of curvature greater than 20 inches.