Patent Publication Number: US-2015059101-A1

Title: Portable tool for skateboard

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Skateboarding is a leisure time activity for a lot of people. As they are use more frequently, skateboards require maintenance. For example, a skateboard may be in competitive events which require jumps and other athletic maneuvers. Accordingly, the skateboard may require adjustment or repair, which requires using socket wrenches of different sizes, a head screwdriver and/or other tools for securing the fasteners which retain the skate on the board, adjusting the axles or alike. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Examples are described in the following detailed description and in reference to the drawings, in which: 
         FIGS. 1A-B  illustrate a representation of an example portable tool in accordance with an implementation of the present disclosure; and 
         FIGS. 2A-D  illustrate example combinations of different components of the portable tool shown  FIG. 1  in accordance with an implementation. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a one-piece multifunctional tool for a skateboard. More specifically, and as described in greater detail below, various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a manner by which a tool for a Skateboard that can be conveniently and without an obstruction be carried by a user in pants, jacket pocket and easily stored and or transported in a bag or small area due to its slim and compact design. 
     Aspects of the present disclosure described herein disclose allowing the user to carry a multifunctional tool with detachable parts. Among other things, this approach allows to integrate certain components (e.g., screwdriver) into a portable tool, which could not otherwise be integrated. Moreover, aspects of the present disclosure described herein allow provide a lightweight and compact tool. Among other things, this approach may provide a skateboarder who may not want to be burdened by carrying around a tool box or a plurality of tools a tool that can be used to repair or maintain the skateboard. 
       FIG. 1  is a detailed view of an example portable tool  100  that can be used by skateboarder on a skateboard. It should be readily apparent that the present illustration should not be interpreted to be limited by this particular illustrative architecture shown in  FIG. 1 , and the tool  100  represents a generalized illustration and that other elements may be added or the illustrated elements may be removed, modified, or rearranged in many ways. 
     The tool  100  has a slim rectangle shaped hallow body for leverage. The body of the tool  100  acts as a storage compartment for a multi-dimensioned wrench  110  which fits all nuts on a complete skateboard assembly, to which the Multi-wrench is held in place by a friction spring. Further, the rectangle body of the tool  100  is attached to a rotating screwdriver arm  120  which makes the tool  100  quicker and easier to use than a conventional fixed arm screw driver tool. The rotating screwdriver arm  120  may have a socket head at the tip. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the rotating arm  120  extends perpendicular downwards to the rectangle body of the tool  100  and bends parallel to the rectangle body, which then sits perpendicular downward where there is the socket head on the end to accommodate a multi-head Allen and Philips screw driver bit. 
     In one implementation, the outer case is extended and wrapped around interior structure (e.g., interior housing  130 ) to increase the rectangular body fully and create a round perpendicular bushing at one end to hold and facilitate the rotating arm. 
     The tool  100  comprises a plurality of parts as shown in  FIGS. 1A and 1B . The external shell case  140  embodies the internal housing  130  and wrench locking spring  150 , which creates a storage compartment for the multi-head wrench  110 . The multi-head wrench  110  is used to fasten the nuts on the pivot pin of a skateboard known as a “king pin”, the axel or “wheel nut”, the mounting hardware nut, and all other components of a skateboard assembly. Both  FIGS. 1A and 1B  shows the multi-head wrench  110  in a pulled out position, but the multi-head wrench  110  may also sit in its home position and in the storage compartment, which can be easily pulled out and detached if desired. 
       FIGS. 2A-2D  illustrate examples of the portable tool  100  of  FIG. 1  with various components in different positions. It should be readily apparent that the present illustration should not be interpreted to be limited by this particular illustrative architecture shown in  FIGS. 2A-2D , and the tool  100  represents a generalized illustration and that other elements may be added or the illustrated elements may be removed, modified, or rearranged in many ways. For example, one screwdriver is shown as examples, and more or less number of screwdrivers may be shown in another implementation. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2A , the multi-head wrench  110  is locked in the tool  100  and held in its home position and its active positions internally by the wrench locking spring  150 . The internal housing  130  is specifically designed to work with the multi-head wrench  110 , and locks and holds the multi-head wrench  110  in place during its active use as shown in  FIGS. 2B . The external shell case and internal housing create an extension handle to the multi-head wrench  110  and create additional leverage and more comfort during use. 
     The multi-head wrench  110  locks into the internal locking notches and is held in place by the wrench locking spring  150  in its home as shown in  FIG. 2A  and active positions as shown in  FIG. 2B . The rotating leverage screwdriver  120  and customized design enables the user with a quick and efficient screwdriver to attach the mounting hardware on a skateboard assembly. The rotating leverage screwdriver  120  drastically reduces the traditional assembly time, as all traditional skateboard tools are fixed and non-rotating drivers. Additionally,  FIG. 2C  illustrates an example where the rotating screwdriver arm  120  may have a socket head at the tip. Further,  FIG. 2D  illustrates additional components of the tool  100  in active position (e.g., pulled out). In this example, one additional component has been shown, but it should be noted that the tool  100  may have other additional components that are not discussed and/or illustrated herein. 
     While the above disclosure has been shown and described with reference to the foregoing examples, it should be understood that other forms, details, and implementations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure that is defined in the following claims.