Low-profile miniature skateboard case and related methods

Abstract

The present invention relates to a low-profile miniature skateboard case designed to securely and conveniently store the miniature skateboard and its accessories. The case features a top body and a bottom body, each with interfacing surfaces that couple to form the low-profile case. The top body's internal surface is configured to receive a fingerboard, while the bottom body incorporates a storage area with accessory storage compartments and an accessory tool compartment. Additionally, the top body includes friction-simulating ledges designed with grooves and protrusions to mimic the tactile feedback of a full-size skateboard grinding on a rail.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A low-profile miniature skateboard case comprising:
 a. a top body and a bottom body, each having an internal surface with a specialized geometry,   b. the top body having an internal volume operable to receive and secure a miniature skateboard,   c. the bottom body having an internal surface including a storage area for miniature skateboard accessories,   d. the top and bottom bodies being operably coupled to form an internal hollow geometry that receives and secures the miniature skateboard and accessories.   
     
     
         2 . The case of  claim 1 , wherein said top and bottom bodies are completely separable to allow unobstructed insertion of the miniature skateboard into the internal volume and accessories into the first and second accessory storage compartments and further comprise a plurality of magnets positioned at each corner, wherein the magnets are configured to align and secure said top and bottom body. 
     
     
         3 . The case of  claim 2 , wherein said storage area includes a first and second accessory storage compartments, wherein said first and second accessory storage compartments are operable to receive a plurality of replacement wheels. 
     
     
         4 . The case of  claim 3 , further comprising an accessory tool compartment between said first and second accessory storage compartments, wherein said tooling compartment is operable to receive and secure a miniature skateboard accessory tool. 
     
     
         5 . The case of  claim 3 , wherein said first and second accessory storage compartments each include a magnet on a bottom surface that is operable to magnetically secure each wheel of said plurality of replacement wheels. 
     
     
         6 . The case of  claim 1 , wherein said top body includes a first side wall and a second wall each having a plurality of ledges that simulate a rough skating surface. 
     
     
         7 . The case of  claim 4 , wherein said accessory tool compartment includes a magnet operable to magnetically secure said accessory tool. 
     
     
         8 . A method of securing a miniature skateboard and a plurality of skateboard accessories within a low-profile miniature skateboard case, the method comprising:
 a. placing said miniature skateboard in an internal volume a top body;   b. placing miniature skateboard accessories in at least one accessory storage compartment of a bottom body; and   c. coupling the top body to said bottom body by positioning a plurality of magnets positioned at each corner of an interfacing surface of said top body adjacent to a second interfacing surface of a bottom body having a second plurality of magnets positioned at each corner of said second interfacing surface.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising placing a plurality of replacement wheels within said at least one accessory storage compartment. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising placing an accessory tool within an accessory tool compartment within said bottom body. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one accessory storage compartment comprises a magnetic strip operable to magnetically secure said plurality of replacement wheels. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said accessory tool compartment includes a magnet operable to magnetically secure said accessory tool. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein said top body includes a plurality of ledges operable to simulate the friction of a rough skating surface. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said miniature skateboard case includes at least two accessory storage compartments in said bottom body, and said accessory tool compartment is positioned between said at least two storage compartments. 
     
     
         15 . A device operable to secure a miniature skateboard and a plurality of skateboard accessories, said device comprising:
 a. a low-profile miniature skateboard case, said case having a first body and a second body,
 i. the first body having
 1. a first interfacing surface, a plurality of magnets positioned at each corner of said first interfacing surface, 
 2. an internal volume operable to receive a miniature skateboard having a deck and at least two trucks, and 
 3. a plurality of protrusions on an external surface of said first body; 
 
 ii. the second body includes
 1. a storage area positioned within an internal volume of said second body including truck and wheel spaces for accommodating trucks and wheels of said miniature skateboard, 
 2. at least two accessory storage compartments in said storage area operable to secure a plurality of replacement wheels wherein said two accessory storage compartments each include a magnetic strip operable to magnetically secure said plurality of replacement wheels, and 
 3. an accessory tool compartment positioned between said at least two accessory storage compartments, said accessory tool compartment includes a magnet operable to magnetically secure said accessory tool, and has a shape that is complementary to said accessory tool, 
 
 wherein said top and bottom body are detachably coupled to access said miniature skateboard and said plurality of miniature skateboard accessories. 
   
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein said plurality of protrusions on said external surface of said first body are operable to provide resistance to said miniature skateboard when a user contacts a portion of said miniature skateboard with said plurality of protrusions and moves said portion along said plurality of protrusions, thereby simulating the frictional forces and sounds experienced when riding a full-sized skateboard. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 15 , further comprising an interlocking lip and groove that guides alignment of the top and bottom bodies and prevents slipping between the top and bottom bodies. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 15 , further comprising magnets embedded in a floor of said storage area in said truck and wheel spaces. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 15 , further comprising a compressible material in at least one of the sidewalls and floor of said storage area. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 15 , further comprising a compressible material in at least one of the sidewalls and floor of said internal volume.