Patent ID: 8256779
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for practicing balance required for a trick of a sporting-board traveling over a given terrain, the apparatus comprising: a first deck comprising first and second side edges, first and second ends, first and second surfaces and at least one first aperture, wherein the first surface is adapted for a rider; a second deck having first and second side edges, first and second ends, a centerline defined between the first and second ends, first and second surfaces, and at least one second aperture, wherein the first surface of the second deck is adapted to be in communication with at least a portion of the second surface of the first deck, and wherein the second surface of the second deck is adapted to be positioned over a surface of the ground; at least one pivot element disposed at least in part in the at least one first and at least one second apertures, wherein the at least one pivot element is adapted to allow the first deck to rotate horizontally about an axis perpendicular to the second deck when the apparatus is in motion, wherein when the first deck is positioned at an angle to the centerline causing the first deck to overhang at least a portion of the first side edge of the second deck, the second surface of the first deck is in communication with the first surface of the second deck above an intersection of the first side edge of the second deck and the first surface of the second deck, thereby permitting the rider to practice maintaining balance with the first deck so positioned and with the apparatus in motion.