FR2811584A1 - Transport and leisure vehicle made from skateboard connected to rear of roller skate with limited angular movement - Google Patents

Abstract

The vehicle consists of a skateboard (1) connected to the rear of a roller skate (2) by a coupling which allows a limited angular movement between them. The front end of the skateboard has a U-shaped recess with sides angled preferably at 10 deg to receive a component (7) connecting it to the roller skate. Recesses in the lateral edges of the skateboard prevent the user from hitting them with his heel when pushing off.

Description

The present invention relates to a transport and leisure vehicle

which consists of the assembly

  a skateboard and a roller skate.

  The use of skateboards is widespread, especially among young people. This transport and leisure vehicle provides sensations of speed

  highly sought after by board sports enthusiasts.

  As with most sports, using a skateboard requires a great deal of practice before you can properly master the techniques of this sport.

sliding.

  Indeed, the user of this vehicle must in particular learn to keep his balance on this board, namely to make a turn, and to be able to stop when

good seems to him.

  Due to its design, the practice of skateboarding therefore remains a leisure sport which requires numerous training sessions and which is difficult

  approach for someone new to this field.

  In addition, even for someone who has a great practice of this sport, skateboarding remains a perilous activity where the risk of falling is always present, especially when it is launched at full speed. The present invention therefore aims to overcome these drawbacks by proposing a transport and leisure vehicle new in its design, easy to use and to approach and without too much risk of falling for the user, even when the latter is a beginner. in this

field.

  To this end, the transport and leisure vehicle according to the invention is characterized in that it consists, at the rear (in the running direction of said vehicle) of a board mounted on casters, and at the forward from skate to

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  castors, said board and said shoe being connected together using a connecting member making it possible to obtain a limited angular clearance between said board and said shoe. Other features and advantages of this

  invention will emerge from the description given below, in

  reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate an embodiment thereof devoid of any limiting character. In the figures: - Figure 1 is a side view of the transport and leisure vehicle according to the invention; Figure 2 is a schematic top view of Figure 1; - Figure 3 is a top view and exploded view of the board and the board / pad connecting member of the

vehicle according to the invention.

  If reference is made to FIGS. 1 and 2 which represent a preferred embodiment of the invention, it can be seen that the transport and leisure vehicle essentially consists, at the rear in the running direction of said vehicle, of a board 1 of the skateboard type, and at the front of a skate 2 of the roller skate type, said board and said skate being connected together using a connecting member 3 making it possible to obtain a clearance

  limited angularity between these two elements.

  Board 1 and skate 2 are made from materials conventionally used for making skateboards and roller skates, namely

PVC and plywood.

  In particular, said skate is in the form of a known roller skate, that is to say essentially

  consisting of a shoe 4 or the like under which are mounted rollers 5 (preferably four in number) preferably arranged in line.

  The assembly of the rollers 5 under the shoe 4 of the said shoe is carried out using two fastening parts 6, 7

  disposed at each end of said shoe.

  Furthermore, the board 1 has a reduced length compared to a conventional skateboard. Indeed, taking into account the fact that a skate is assembled in line in the direction of travel at one of the ends of said board, the length of the latter must not be too great to avoid having a vehicle too long

and therefore difficult to maneuver.

  By way of example, said board has a length of approximately 50 centimeters for a maximum width of 25

about centimeters.

  According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the board 1 has two lateral notches 8 in order to prevent the user from hitting his ankle against

  said board at start-up.

  Indeed, at the time of starting, the user uses his free foot (the other foot being disposed in the shoe 4 of the shoe 2) so as to give speed to the vehicle. It results from this thrust force that the board 1 will oscillate slightly around said pad and therefore risks striking the ankle of the user's free foot. In addition, the board 1 also includes casters 9. These are preferably four in number (two parallel series of two casters) and are advantageously arranged at one-third and two-thirds of the length of said board in order to provide a optimum balance of the whole. These rollers are fixed to the board using appropriate fixing means (not shown). According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the front end of said board comprises

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  a notch 10 facing outwards and capable of receiving one of the fixing parts (6, 7) of said pad on its rollers 5, the connecting member 3 being made of

  so as to imprison said fixing piece.

  The skate is therefore inserted, by its rear part, into said board and is held there in place by means of

the liaison body 3.

  The assembly between the board 1 and the shoe 2 is carried out using said connecting member as shown in FIG. 3. Preferably, this member comprises in particular a front part 11 (metallic or plastic) which comes to bear against the one of the fixing pieces (6, 7), thus maintaining this piece between said fixing member and the notch 10 of said

board.

  This assembly of the pad 2 on the board 1 thus has the advantage of being very easily removable and allows the use of standard roller skates for

vehicle design.

  Indeed, it suffices to position the rear part of the shoe 2 in the notch 10 formed on the board 1, then to fix the connecting member 3 on the said board.

  using suitable fastening means.

  According to yet another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the notch 10 formed at the front of the board 1 has an angle of between 5 and 20, preferably 10, in order to allow said vehicle to make turns without risk of unbalance the user. Preferably, there will be placed under the board 1 of the sliding device according to the invention, at its rear end, a braking piece 12 such that

  conventionally installed on skateboards.

  The use of the transport and leisure vehicle according to the invention is simple and easy to approach: it suffices for the user to slip one of his feet into the shoe 4 of the skate 2, and using his other foot (generally its supporting foot), to impart a movement to said vehicle, as for a conventional skateboard. Once launched, the user will only have to position his support foot at the rear of the board 1 and will be able to let the vehicle roll. In order to make a turn, a simple movement of the foot positioned in said shoe in the desired direction, will allow said

vehicle to turn.

  To stop, the user can either use the braking piece 12 by tilting the board 1 backwards, or use his support foot by resting it

down.

  The present invention as described above offers multiple advantages: in particular, such a removable transport and leisure vehicle provides new sensations of speed while guaranteeing a certain security, even for beginners. In particular, balance on the board is easy to obtain since one of the user's feet is held in position in the shoe of the skate, the second foot allowing it to brake and

catch up at any time.

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Claims (4)

  1 - Transport and leisure vehicle, characterized in that it consists, at the rear (in the running direction of said vehicle) of a board (1) mounted on casters (9), and at the front a skate (2) with rollers (5), said board and said skate being interconnected by means of a connecting member (3) making it possible to obtain a clearance   limited angle between said board and said shoe.   I0 2 - Vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the front end of said board has a notch (10) facing outwards and capable of receiving a part (6, 7) ensuring the fixing of said pad on its rollers , the connecting member (3) being made so   coming to imprison said fixing piece.   3 - Vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that said connecting member is removably fixed to the front of the board (1), and it comprises a front part (11) which comes to bear against said fixing piece , so now this piece between said   fixing member and notch (10) of said board.   4 - Vehicle according to one of claims 2 or 3,   characterized in that the notch (10) of said board has an angle between 5 and 20, preferably 10, in order to allow said vehicle to perform   turns without unbalancing the user.   - Vehicle according to any one of the claims   previous, characterized in that said board has two lateral notches (8) in order to avoid the user hitting his ankle against said board at start up.   6 - Vehicle according to any one of the claims   above, characterized in that a braking piece (12) is disposed under said board, at its rear end.