Patent ID: 7150461

Claim:
A skateboard comprising: an articulated foldable structure, the articulated structure including a foot platform defining a longitudinal plane and having a forward portion and a rearward portion; at least one forward ground engaging wheel operably connected to the articulated structure, the at least one forward ground engaging wheel having a first rotational axis; and at least one rearward ground engaging wheel operably connected to the articulated structure, the at least one rearward ground engaging wheel having a second rotational axis; wherein the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis and lie substantially in the longitudinal plane of the foot platform, and a tensioning mechanism including a cable attached at one end to the forward portion and attached at another end to the rearward portion for placing the articulated structure under tension while in a first skating position, wherein the forward portion and the rearward portion are each positionable from the first skating position to a second folded position with the cable becoming slack and wherein the forward portion and the rearward portion each nest within the middle portion while in the second folded position.