Patent ID: 8403085

Claim:
A power application device (PAD) that interfaces with a PAD rider and an external, foot-operated wheeled vehicle, comprising a skateboard having a two-wheeled front truck and a two-wheeled rear truck said PAD comprising: a) a main frame or attachment tube having: (1) a front end, a rear end, an upper surface and a lower surface, (2) a circular cross-section, a rectangular cross-section or a laminated cross-section, (3) a front end that is elevated from the rear end of said attachment tube to compensate for the height of the PAD rider, and (4) a right or a left body curve that extends horizontally around the side of the PAD rider, b) a handle bar having a right grip, a left grip and a center section having a post that is inserted into a vertical post sleeve located on the front end of said attachment tube, c) a front body support that is adjustably attached to the upper surface of said attachment tube rearward from said handle bar, and d) a drive wheel that is rotatably attached to the rear end of said attachment tube, wherein said drive wheel is rotated by a drive-wheel powering means that is controlled by the PAD rider.