Patent ID: 9010778
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A large wheel, low center of gravity casterboard system comprising: a forward board having a forward foot placement section and a wheel arch section with a high point, the forward board having a forward caster mount section extending rearwardly and upwardly from the forward end of the forward board; a rearward board having a rearward foot placement section and a rearward caster mount section extending forwardly and downwardly from the rearward end of the rearward board; a connector/torque assembly coupling the forward board and rearward boards, the connector/torque assembly including a longitudinal pivot/connecting rod and a torsion spring; a forward wheel with a forward caster, the forward wheel rotatable about a first axis beneath the high point of the front wheel arch section; and a rearward wheel with a rearward caster, the rearward wheel rotatable about a third axis rearwardly of the rearward board, the foot placement section of the forward board and the foot placemen section of the rearward board being in a common plane, the common plane extending through the forward and rearward wheels above the first and third axes when the wheels are in a neutral forward position.