A bumper apparatus is coupled to a board vehicle to protect the periphery of the board vehicle from damage and wear. The board vehicle includes a board with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, a rear end, and a pair of side ends. The bumper apparatus includes a bent elongated member extending along the periphery of the board vehicle and having a front portion continuously connected to a rear portion by a pair of side portions, and a primary crossbar connecting the pair of side portions of the elongated member together and coupled to the board. The bent elongated member serves as a barrier along the front, rear and side ends of the board vehicle.

Method and apparatus directed to cushioned concave pads, cushioned traction pads, and grip tape for self-balancing vehicles. The method and apparatus includes front cushioned pads and/or front cushioned traction pads having top surfaces and bottom surfaces; attaching the bottom surfaces of the front cushioned pads and/or the front cushioned traction pads to a first deck portion disposed at a first end of a frame; selecting rear cushioned pads and/or rear cushioned traction pads having top and bottom surfaces. The top surfaces of the rear cushioned pads and/or rear cushioned traction pads can have a rear kicktail extending integrally upwardly and rearwardly. The method and apparatus further include attaching the bottom surfaces of the rear cushioned pads and/or the rear cushioned traction pads to a second deck portion disposed at a second end of the frame.

The invention relates to a cover or case for goods, in particular for use as a cover or case for hobby or sports equipment. In an embodiment, the case has an inner portion, formed of expanded polypropylene (ePP) and defining a cavity for receiving at least part of the item. The case also includes an outer layer, formed of self-reinforcing polypropylene (srPP), arranged to cover an outer surface of at least part of the inner portion. In further embodiments, the cover is formed of two or more sections that may be arranged to at least partially overlap, wherein adjusting the overlap of the at least two sections changes the dimensions of an inner cavity within the cover or case. The case may be telescoping, in order to provide adjustable dimensions for a cavity within the case.

There is provided a guard for an in-line roller skate, which includes an elongated member defining a wheel receiving channel. The channel has a bottom and a pair of opposed sidewalls, which extend upwardly from the bottom terminating in a remote edge. The remote edge of the sidewalls define a wheel insertion opening to receive wheels of an in-line roller skate. At least one transverse roller is positioned across the channel near the remote edge of the sidewalls.

A removeable cover for a skateboard and a method for covering a skateboard. A removeable cover is securely affixed to a board including a stretchable top piece, a first side piece and a second side piece, wherein the first and the second side pieces are rigid or semi-rigid. A method for covering a board with a removable cover, the steps including placing a top piece on a top of a deck of a board, placing a first side piece around a side of the deck of the board, stretching the top piece across the deck of the board, and affixing a second side piece to an opposite side of the deck.

A skateboard deck rail attachment having an elongated rail body with a throughbore having a sliding surface aperture, a mounting surface aperture, and an enlarged intermediate section with a diameter larger than the diameter of the sliding surface aperture with at least one fastener having an enlarged head portion with a drive cavity being at least partially encapsulated within the enlarged intermediate section of the throughbore with the drive cavity remaining accessible through the sliding surface aperture, the fastener further including a threaded section extending beyond the mounting surface aperture and constructed to engage and fasten the rail body to the undersurface of the deck.

A stand-up wheeled vehicle may include an electrically powered wheel and a deck configured to limit a maximum value of an angle of declination of the deck in a forward direction of travel, for example, to less than about 20 degrees, 15 degrees, 10 degrees, or 8 degrees. The deck may be asymmetric, such that a length of a first portion of the deck between the wheel and a first end of the deck is greater than a length of a second portion of the deck between the wheel and a second end of the deck. The deck may include a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a chassis disposed in the second surface. The chassis may have a cavity formed therein configured to receive a stand-up wheeled vehicle. A coupling mechanism may be utilized to removably retain the stand-up wheeled vehicle in the cavity of the chassis.

There is provided a guard for an in-line roller skate, which includes an elongated member defining a wheel receiving channel. The channel has a bottom and a pair of opposed sidewalls, which extend upwardly from the bottom terminating in a remote edge. The remote edge of the sidewalls define a wheel insertion opening to receive wheels of an in-line roller skate. At least one transverse roller is positioned across the channel near the remote edge of the sidewalls.

The invention relates to a cover or case for goods, in particular for use as a cover or case for hobby or sports equipment. In an embodiment, the case has an inner portion, formed of expanded polypropylene (ePP) and defining a cavity for receiving at least part of the item. The case also includes an outer layer, formed of self-reinforcing polypropylene (srPP), arranged to cover an outer surface of at least part of the inner portion. In further embodiments, the cover is formed of two or more sections that may be arranged to at least partially overlap, wherein adjusting the overlap of the at least two sections changes the dimensions of an inner cavity within the cover or case. The case may be telescoping, in order to provide adjustable dimensions for a cavity within the case.

The present invention comprises structural fenders for a riding device with laterally-spaced wheels, for example on a skateboard. Each wheel is covered by a structural fender that supports the wheel axle on each side of the wheel. Each wheel may have its own axle, or a pair of laterally-spaced wheels may have a single axle. The structural fenders may be used with a skateboard, scooter, or other riding device, and may be connected with a truck hanger comprised of three rigid bodies connected by revolute and spherical joints and a single compliant body to provide three primary motions: leaning, steering, and floating.