Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • A63F2300/8041—Skating using skis, skates or board

Definitions

• the invention is directed generallly to a providing a simulated boarding and more particularlly to a simulated skateboard
• a skateboard simulator includes a base, at least one support a skateboard deck moveabiy mounted on the base by the at least one sopped, and a display mot presents an image, The image presented or * the display Is responsive to movement oi the skateboard deck
• a skateboard simulator include a base at least one support a skateboard deck moveabiy mounted on the at least one auppod anct a drspiay thai presents an image where the image presented on me display is responsive to movemens of the skateboard deck.
• Figure 1 illustrate a side view of a skateboard simulator constructed according to principle of the invention
• Figure 2 i s an end view of the skateboard simulator of Figure 1.
• Figure 3 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the skateboard simulator constructed according to the principles of a invention
• Figure 4 is a side view of tde skateboard simulator according to Figure 3:
• Figure 5 is a perspective view of the invention, useable with the embodiment of Figures 1 and 3 : including a monitor constructe d according to the
• Figure 1 illustrates a side view of a skateboard sirnuialor designed according to principles of lhe invention
• Figure 2 is an and view of a skateboard simulator of ' Figure 1 -
• the stationary skateboard simulator includes a stalionsry skateboard deck 100 rnounted to a shaft mount 1 10 of a base 120 by one shaft 140 m the center of the skateboard deck 100
• the shaft 140 allow the deck 100 to rotate (Side to Side) along the axis of the shaft 140, mimicking the
• the hoard has a serses of springs 130 on either side on ' be skateboard deck 100 attache to the bottom of the skateboard deck 100 to the stationary base 120
• the spring 130 provide resistance Io keep the skateboard deck 100 centered as the user turns on me skateboard deck 100
• the shall 140 may have an optical senso* .
• acceleromets-r or any other type of sensor that measures the rotationn of the shaft or the like
• the sensor outputs an eieothcal signal transmitted through a cable or the like that may run down thrown the base 120 to a mscrooonlroHer mounted Inside ihe stationary base
• me stationary skateboard may also oplionaily include rotating wheels 150 on either sk.te o; both of the board
• the wheals 160 may bo spun by b)o use? pushing with their fooL Sir ⁇ n.iiaUor.
• This optional arrangement is shown in F igure 2 only, out may also bo applied Io tbo F igure 3 embodiment [,0019] In particular.
• Figures 3 and 4 show another embodiment of the invention m particalar, the skateboard deck 100 as shown In Figures 3 and 4 may be mounted to a first support plate 304 and a second support plate 306
• the first suppon piate 304 and the second support plate 306 may in turn be attached to a main support plate 302. Attachment of !he plates 302, 304. 306 may be through adhesive, rneohanioai fasteners, and so on.
• the main support plate 302 may in turn ha attached to a support 308 again through any known attachment ,
• the support 308 is rotationaly connected to the shaft 140 allowing the s ⁇ ateboard deck 100 to rotate side to side freely
• the shall is held by a shaft support 322 [0020
• the support 308 may also contact a series of roller 312 that are mounted on roller shafis 316 mounted in roller holders 314,
• the rollers 312 provide a smooth contacting forca between she roller side of the support 308 and the base 120
• the roller 312 and roller holder 314 are spring loaded on the shaft 1 to biased by spring 130.
• skateboard deck 100 is fubher supported on a base 120
• the base ⁇ 20 may no attached Io the floor or other rvpe of sopport structure through for example.
• the bolt 320 may be for example, a iag bolt that is embedded into the floor below the skateboard deck 100.
• Operation of the skateboard simulator may be provided througn various sensor controls sucn as for example.
• an encoder hub disc 402 that may be mounted on the shaft 140 or the shaft support 322
• the shaft support 322 may also support an encoder reader 404 that may Po attached thereto with mechanical fasteners such as screws as well known in the art.
• the various sensor devices that are arranged in and about the skateboard deck 100 may initially send thei signals to a circuit board 324 that may be arranged in or about
• the circuit board may be for example, attached to a circuit board support 322 as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and may include a microcontroller
• the microcontroller connects to the PC as a Human Interface Device (HID) which Is- a standard protocol used Io send key strokes and mouse positions to an operating sysiem
• the microcontroller may send the lift of ihe skateboard deck encoded as a mouse position at a regular interval
• the PC runs a game based on the Torque game engine which captures system evenis. including mouse and keyboard events.
• the game may use the mouse events to control the turning of the character in the game.
• Figure 5 shows exemplary arrangements of the skateboard simulator including skateboard deck 100
• the skateboard deck 100 and supporting structure may Oe mounted ;n aod about a set of bellows 506 ⁇ n particular, the skaleboard 100 may be mounted aoov ⁇ ihe belows 508 white the remaining structures shown in Figures 1 to 4 may be mounted inside me bellows structure S06.
• the bellows structure 506 provides a safe operating environnment for the user of the skatePoam 1 simulator that is standing on top of the skateboard deck 100. in particular the bellows 506 prevent hands, fingers and me like from being injured with respect to thai internal structure.
• FIG. o fudher shows ihe arrangement of a monitor 504 which may be arranged .n front of the skateboard simulator including skateboard deck 100 in padicular. ihe monitor 504 inay inciude. a housing of 508 The housing 608 may contain the alorementioned Pc compute r or may hold additional structure or less
• T he PC has an update system that allow the operator to easiilly change the content on the PC so it may be used as a dynamic media delivery device
• the operator may ion onto a website on a separate computer, select new and upcoming corner and download it to a storage dewoe (for example io a USB stick or the like) as a single file.
• a storage dewoe for example io a USB stick or the like
• the computer may automatically insytal the new content without any user intervention.
• the update system allows an operator to instal upcoming updates thai may only become active at a iater date, This way an operator may instal the same update on multiple machines and have me updates all activate at the same time at a future date, Multiple updates may be instated at once so that eontent can change from time to time w-thout any further user intervention [0027] Although the examples of the invention have been directed to a skateooam.
• skateboard arrangement noted ahove may be replaced with a snowboard type of arrangement with the same simulation as a skateboard feeing reptaced with a snow ski scene; or surfboard type of arrangement with the simulation being thai of surf and waves
• skateboard auangement no led above may be repiaeed with a ski type of arrangement including; snow skiing or water skiing and again t he image being replaced with that of down-hil skiing or a water-based environment

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