Abstract:
A skateboard mounting arrangement consists of a top part that includes a magnet and a bottom part that includes a bottom extension. When the bottom part is mounted below the top part on a wall support, the bottom of the skateboard is retained by the bottom extension and the magnet attracts and holds the top part to the wall support.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Various methods for temporary mounting of sports boards, such as snowboards, surfboards and skateboards, to walls are currently available. 
     One such snowboard mounting arrangement is described within U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/348,995 entitled “Sports Board Mount”. 
     When a colorful design is arranged on the bottom of the skateboard surface, it would be advantageous to mount the skateboard and completely display the accorded design. 
     The problem with most mounting arrangements is that the size of the mounting clamps tends to block part of the skateboard design. 
     Accordingly, one purpose of the instant invention is to provide a skateboard mounting arrangement with minimum optical inference with the skateboard design, per se. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A skateboard mounting arrangement consists of a top mounting part that is arranged on a support wall and a bottom mounting part arranged at a predetermined distance below the top mounting part on the support wall. The top part includes a magnet for attracting and holding the top part of the skateboard to the support wall and the bottom mounting part includes an extension for receiving the bottom edge of the skateboard thereon. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of the skateboard mounting components according to the invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a front perspective view of the skateboard mounting components partially attached to a support wall; 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of the skateboard mounting components assembled to the support wall prior to attaching the skateboard; and 
         FIG. 4  is a front plan view of the skateboard mounted to the skateboard mounting arrangement according to the invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     The skateboard mounting arrangement  10  in accordance with the invention is shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2  and consists of three basic components, the first of which is the magnet container  9  in the form of a rectangular container  11  into which the magnet  14  is inserted and a cover  12 , is fastened to the container  9  via screws  26 A,  26 B and openings  8 A,  8 B. 
     The second component of the skateboard mounting arrangement  10  consists of a magnet container attachment plate  15  in the form of a thin rectangular plate  16  which includes a pair of elongated slots  17 A,  17 B for positioning the attachment plate  15  along the support wall  24  and fastening the attachment plate  15  to the support wall  24  via screws  25 A,  25 B before fastening the magnet container  9  to the attachment plate  15 . 
     The third component of the skateboard mounting arrangement  10  comprises a bottom support  19 , which defines a base  20  including openings  21 A,  21 B, for receiving a pair of screws  23 A,  23 B for attaching the bottom support  19  to the support wall  24 . An upstanding extension  22  projects from the base  20  for purposes to be described below. 
     With the attachment plate  15  attached to the support wall  24 , as shown in  FIG. 2 , via screws  25 A,  25 B and slots  17 A,  18 B within the plate  16 , the magnet holder  9  is then attached to the plate  15  by positioning the holder  9  over the plate  15  as indicated, and inserting the screws  26 A,  26 B thru openings  8 A,  8 B in the magnet holder  9  into the openings  18 A,  18 B in the attachment plate  15  and tightening the screws  26 A,  26 B therein. 
     The bottom support  19  defining the base  20  including openings  21 A,  21 B, for receiving a pair of screws  23 A,  23 B to attach the support  19  to the support wall  24  at a predetermined distance d from the bottom end  16 A of the plate  16  such that the upstanding extension  22  is situated away from and parallel with the bottom end  16 A of the plate  16 . 
     The magnet holder  9  is shown in  FIG. 3  fastened to the attachment plate  15  via screws  26 A,  26 B on the support wall  24  and the bottom support  19  is shown attached to the support wall  24  via screws  23 A,  23 B with the upstanding extension  22  positioned as described earlier. 
     A skateboard  30  such as that manufactured by Element Skateboards of Irvine, Calif. and including an elongated board  27  having a front rounded end  27 A and a rear rounded end  27 B, also includes a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly as indicated at  28 ,  29 . Although not shown herein, the wheel assemblies  28 ,  29  include metal screws for attaching the wheel assemblies to the elongated board  27 . 
     To support the skateboard  30  on the support wall  24 , the end  27 B of the elongated board  27  is moved in the indicated direction into abutment with the upstanding extension  22  on the bottom support  19  and the end  27 A is moved in the indicated direction such that the backside (not shown) of the elongated board  27  opposite the front wheel assembly  28  abuts the magnet holder  9 . 
     The skateboard  27  is shown supported on the support wall  24  in  FIG. 4  with the front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assemblies  28 ,  29  extending outward from the support wall  24  and the magnet  14  within the magnet holder  9  subjacent the front wheel assembly  28 . 
     As described earlier, the metal screws (not shown) contained within the front wheel assembly  28  is magnetically attracted and tightly held by the magnetic field (not shown) produced by the magnet  14 . 
     To remove the skateboard  27  from the support wall  24 , the top portion  27 A of the skateboard is slidingly moved in the indicated direction away from the magnet holder  9  moving the front wheel assembly  28  away from the magnet  14  to enable lifting the skateboard end  27 B away from the upstanding extension  22  on the bottom support  19 . 
     A skateboard mounting assembly has been described herein that uses a magnet to attract and hold the metal screws within the skateboard, per se. 
     Although the mounting assembly of the invention is described relative to a skateboard, it is to be understood that the mounting assembly could be used to hold other sport boards that include metal components.