Patent ID: 8720916
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A63C,B62M

Abstract:
1. A skateboard truck comprising a split hanger system, a caster, and a gearing system, where the split hanger system comprises a top hanger, a bottom hanger, a king pin, and two wheels, where the top hanger and bottom hanger rotate about the king pin, where the top hanger and bottom hanger each comprise a toothed portion, where one wheel is secured to the top hanger, where one wheel is secured to the bottom hanger, where the gearing system comprises a top ring gear, a bottom ring gear, a sun gear, and a plurality of planet gears, where the top ring gear mates with one of the plurality of planet gears, where the bottom ring gear mates with one of the plurality of planet gears, where the planet gears mate with the sun gear, where the caster comprises a caster wheel and a caster bracket, where the caster bracket is secured to the sun gear, where the toothed portion of the top hanger mates with the top ring gear, where the toothed portion of the bottom hanger mates with the bottom ring gear, and whereby angular displacement of the top hanger about the king pin causes a displacement of the caster and angular displacement of the bottom hanger about the king pin causes a displacement of the caster.