Patent ID: 7810824
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: A63C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A skateboard deck, comprising: a plurality of layers of wood pressed and bonded together so that a plurality of inner layers of wood are sandwiched between opposing outer layers of wood; a truck mount zone adapted to receive a skateboard truck mounted thereon, the truck mount zone having a plurality of truck mount holes and being generally aligned with a profile of a portion of a skateboard truck as mounted on the deck, and an impact support member comprising a fiber-reinforced composite having a generally ovoid shape, the impact support member generally aligned with the truck mount zone and radiating outwardly from the truck mount zone and terminating between the truck mount zone and an edge of the deck; wherein one of the outer layers of wood has an aperture which complements the impact support member, and the impact support member is disposed in the aperture; wherein a volume per unit area of adhesive between the impact support member and the adjacent layer is greater than an average volume per unit area of adhesive between layers in the skateboard deck; and wherein the impact support member disperses impact forces.