Spaced bushing skateboard truck and truck mount

Abstract

A skateboard truck and truck mount include a spaced bushing. The spaced bushing resists skateboard tilting, Resistance to skateboard tilting allows an operator to turn a moving skateboard in a direction not in line with the skateboard prevailing direction. Rolling and non-rolling spaced bushings are disclosed.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A skateboard truck comprising;
 a truck base having a travel axis,   a first shaft having a first shaft axis and is attached to the truck base,   a second shaft having a second shaft axis and is spaced from first shaft and attached to the truck base and configured to rotationally support a hanger configured to support a pair of wheels, and   a spaced bushing having a periphery attached to first shaft and spaced from second shaft,
 the hanger further contacting the spaced bushing along the bushing periphery. 
   
     
     
         2 . The skateboard truck of  claim 1  wherein, the first shaft axis and the second shaft axis are not parallel to each other. 
     
     
         3 . The skateboard truck of  claim 1  wherein, the hanger further includes a hanger ramp configured to contact the bushing periphery. 
     
     
         4 . The skateboard truck of  claim 3  wherein, the hanger ramp is V shaped. 
     
     
         5 . The skateboard truck of  claim 3  wherein, the spaced bushing is configured to roll along the hanger ramp. 
     
     
         6 . The skateboard truck of  claim 1  wherein the spaced bushing periphery is configured to compress against hanger ramp in response to tilting the truck base about the travel axis. 
     
     
         7 . The skateboard truck of  claim 1  further comprising an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust pressure against the spaced bushing. 
     
     
         8 . The skateboard truck of  claim 1  wherein the spaced bushing is of a material selected from a group consisting of: urethane, rubber, and metal. 
     
     
         9 . A skateboard truck mount comprising;
 a truck mount base having a travel axis,   a first shaft attached to the truck mount base and having a first shaft axis,   a second shaft spaced from first shaft and attached to the truck mount base and having a second shaft axis,   a truck mount arm configured to attach to a skateboard truck and rotationally supported by the first shaft,   a spaced bushing having a bushing periphery rotationally attached to second shaft, bushing periphery configured to contact with truck mount arm.   
     
     
         10 . The skateboard truck mount of  claim 9  wherein, the first shaft axis and the second shaft axis are not parallel to each other. 
     
     
         11 . The skateboard truck mount of  claim 9  wherein, the truck mount arm further comprises an arm roll surface configured to contact bushing periphery and cause an interference volume. 
     
     
         12 . The skateboard truck mount of  claim 11  wherein the arm roll surface is convex. 
     
     
         13 . The skateboard truck mount of  claim 11  wherein the spaced bushing is configured to roll along the arm roll surface. 
     
     
         14 . The skateboard truck mount of  claim 9  wherein the spaced bushing periphery is configured to compress against arm roll surface in response to tilting the truck base arm about the travel axis. 
     
     
         15 . The skateboard truck mount of  claim 9  further comprising an arm bearing attached to the truck arm mount and supported by first shaft configured to allow rotation of truck arm mount about the first shaft axis. 
     
     
         16 . The skateboard truck mount of  claim 11  further comprising an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the interference volume. 
     
     
         17 . The skateboard truck of  claim 9  wherein the spaced bushing is of a material selected from a group consisting of: elastomeric material, urethane, rubber, and metal. 
     
     
         18 . A skateboard truck comprising;
 a truck base having a travel axis,   a first shaft attached to the truck base,   a second shaft spaced from first shaft and attached to the truck base and configured to rotationally support a hanger configured to support a pair of wheels, and   a spaced non-rolling spaced bushing having a bushing contact surface attached to first shaft and spaced from second shaft, and
 the hanger further configured to contact the non-rolling spaced bushing along the bushing contact surface. 
   
     
     
         19 . The skateboard truck of  claim 18  wherein the hanger further includes a hanger contact surface configured to contact the bushing contact surface. 
     
     
         20 . The skateboard truck of  claim 18  wherein, the spaced non-rolling spaced bushing is configured to compress against the hanger contact surface. 
     
     
         21 . The skateboard truck of  claim 19  wherein the bushing contact surface is configured to compress against hanger contact surface in response to tilting the truck base about the travel axis. 
     
     
         22 . The skateboard truck of  claim 18  further comprising an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust pressure against the spaced non-rolling spaced bushing.