Patent ID: 8210549

Claim:
A wheel truck assembly for a skateboard, comprising: a base plate adapted for attachment to the underside of a skateboard deck, the base plate including a bolt extending generally downwardly from one end, and having a recess lined with elastomeric material at an opposite end, a wheel truck body secured to the base plate, the wheel truck body having an axle for supporting two wheels and having a pivot post extending into the elastomeric-lined recess of the base plate, and the wheel truck body further including a flange extending in the direction of the one end of the base plate, the flange having a hole of larger diameter than the bolt and positioned with the bolt extending through the hole, a pair of suspension bushings positioned on the bolt, on opposed sides of the flange, including a base bushing adjacent to the base plate and an outer bushing remote from the base plate, both bushings engaging the flange firmly between them and, with the pivot post, providing for turning of the wheel truck relative to the skateboard deck, and the base bushing being non-round and having, at a lower side engaging against the wheel truck body, a pair of laterally outwardly extending arms defining a span between arms, said span being substantially greater than a depth dimension of the base bushing, the arms acting as flexible buttresses for providing greater support, control and stability for the wheel truck on the skateboard, particularly during turns.