Method of manufacturing toy finger board with removably attachable finger shoes

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a toy finger skateboard may include inserting a flange portion of a toy finger skateboard truck into a flange receiver of a toy finger skateboard deck. The toy finger skateboard truck is moved such that a column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck is received by a through hole of the toy finger skateboard deck, and then, the method involves interacting with a top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to affix the toy finger skateboard truck to the toy finger skateboard deck. A portion of the top end of the column portion may be cylindrical. The top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck may be welded to a seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck, and the welding may include spin welding.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing a toy finger skateboard comprising:
 inserting a flange portion of a toy finger skateboard truck into a flange receiver of a toy finger skateboard deck;   moving the toy finger skateboard truck such that a column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck is received by a through hole of the toy finger skateboard deck; and   interacting with a top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to affix the toy finger skateboard truck to the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 at least a portion of the top end of the column portion is cylindrical.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interacting with the top end of the column portion to affix the toy finger skateboard truck to the toy finger skateboard deck comprises:
 welding the top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to a seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the welding comprises spin welding.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein welding the top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to the seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck comprises:
 deforming the top end of the column portion to create a seat flange.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck is below a top surface of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 affixing a grip layer to the top surface of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the grip layer covers the seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing at least one shoe that comprises a finger hole in an upper of the at least one shoe and at least one bracket on a sole of the at least one shoe; and   removably attaching the at least one shoe to the toy finger skateboard with the at least one bracket is configured to removably attach the at least one shoe to the toy finger skateboard.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one shoe has a length that is longer than a width of the toy finger skateboard deck. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one bracket comprises a first bracket attached to a front end of the sole and a second bracket attached to a back end of the sole. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first bracket is configured to contact a first side edge of the toy finger skateboard deck, and   the second bracket is configured to contact a second side edge of the toy finger skateboard deck, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge are on opposing sides of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the first bracket is further configured to wrap around the first side edge of the toy finger skateboard deck, and   the second bracket is further configured to wrap around the second side edge of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the at least one shoe comprises a rigid material, and   the at least one shoe is configured to slide onto the toy finger skateboard deck from a front end or a back end of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the at least one shoe comprises a deformable material, and   the at least one shoe is configured to attach to the toy finger skateboard deck by placing the first bracket on a first side edge of the toy finger skateboard deck and deforming the at least one shoe such that the second bracket wraps around a second side edge of the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the shoe further comprises:
 an insert that is configured to be inserted into the sole of the at least one shoe between the first bracket and the second bracket.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein, when the insert is inserted into the sole of the shoe, a bottom surface of the shoe has a continuous surface. 
     
     
         18 . A method of manufacturing a toy finger skateboard comprising:
 removably coupling a flange portion of a toy finger skateboard truck to a flange receiver of a toy finger skateboard deck;   removably coupling a column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to a through hole of the toy finger skateboard deck; and   affixing the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to the toy finger skateboard deck to fixedly couple the toy finger skateboard truck to the toy finger skateboard deck.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the affixing comprises welding a top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to a seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck is below a top surface of the toy finger skateboard deck.