Patent ID: 8465032

Claim:
A laminated skateboard deck, comprising: a skateboard body comprising a first end, an opposing second end, and edges extending from the first end to the second end, the edges defining a skateboard planform; the body comprising a plurality of layers of wood pressed and bonded together, the plurality of layers of wood defining the skateboard body edges and comprising a first outer wood layer, a second outer wood layer, and a plurality of inner wood layers sandwiched between the first and second outer wood layers, the plurality of inner wood layers each having an aperture formed therethrough so that a space is substantially enclosed within the body; and a core member comprising a hollow cured composite material defining an upper wall, a lower wall, and a hollow core member space between the upper and lower walls, the core member having a first mount portion and a second mount portion that are each configured to receive elongate fasteners so as to hold a pair of skateboard trucks to the deck, first and second truck blocks enclosed within the core member space and arranged in the first and second mount portions, respectively, the truck blocks extending from the upper wall to the lower wall of the core member, the core member being elongate so as to extend from the first mount portion to the second mount portion, an edge wall extending between the upper and lower walls at an edge of the core member and about the entire circumference of the core member; wherein the core member is encased within the skateboard body in the space defined in the skateboard body.