Patent ID: 8371594

Claim:
A speed control mechanism for use in conjunction with a skate board and comprising: a rear axle assembly for mounting to a skateboard including an axle member turnably pivotal with respect to a wheel base plate, the axle member including pair of rear wheels rotatably supported by an axle member; an axle projection extending from the axle member having a first end for providing pivotal attachment at a first pivot axis and a second end connected to the axle member; a speed control pad hinge having a projection having a first end for providing a pivot engagement with the axle projection at the first pivot axis of the axle projection and a second end; a speed control pad supported by the second end of the speed control pad hinge for contacting the skateboard rear wheel for controlling forward speed of the skateboard; and a mechanical linkage, for enabling control through the wheel base plate and to the speed control pad hinge and speed control pad for controlling contact and pressure of the speed control pad hinge toward the wheel regardless of whether the wheel base plate is angularly displaced from the axle member.