Patent ID: 7484741

Claim:
An axle assembly for a skateboard, comprising: an axle frame member having a length of at least eight inches and formed substantially in a shape of an inverted “W”, wherein a central portion of the axle frame member is provided with a mounting bracket having a downwardly projecting pin and a slot-shaped hole for pivotably and tiltably mounting the axle frame member on a top surface of the skateboard in a direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the skateboard, and wherein outer arm portions provided on right and left ends of the axle frame member include cylindrical-shaped axle mounting portions for accommodating a pair of right and left wheels outboard of side edges of the skateboard, wherein the cylindrical-shaped axle mounting portions are integrally formed in fixed positions on ends of the outboard arm portions, the axle frame member further comprising: two central arm portions extending upwardly and outwardly, respectively, in a right and a left direction from the central portion of the axle frame member, wherein the central arm portions extend upwardly and outwardly from the central portion of the axle frame member and join to form a “V” having an obtuse angle, and the mounting bracket is fixed to the axle frame member at a bottom of the “V” of the central portion.