Patent ID: 8979097
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A63C,F16C,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A single-board sports board comprising: a top surface; a well formed at least partially within said single-board sports board, said well comprising an interior race that is at least partially below said top surface, said well comprising a circular shape, said well at least partially housing within it a shaft and a ball-bearing assembly, said well further comprising an opening at said top surface or above said top surface; said shaft comprising an exterior race, said shaft supporting a footplate, said footplate comprising a location above said opening of said well; and said ball-bearing assembly comprising a cylindrically-shaped device that houses a plurality of ball bearings, said cylindrically-shaped device comprising an inner circumference and an outer circumference, said inner circumference being smaller than said outer circumference, at least some portion of said ball-bearing assembly positioned between said interior race and said exterior race, said ball-bearing assembly presenting some of said plurality of ball bearings for rotational contact with said interior race, said ball-bearing assembly presenting some of said plurality of ball bearings for rotational contact with said exterior race, said shaft at least partially housed within said inner circumference of said cylindrically-shaped device, said well accommodating freely-rotatable movement of said shaft housed within said ball-bearing assembly and further accommodating freely-rotatable movement of said footplate.