Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146929 | Skateboard with bearings A skateboard has a body that has a first end and a second end, a first mounting plate positioned adjacent the first end of the body with recesses formed therein, a second mounting plate positioned adjacent the second end of the body with recesses formed therein, a h... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8128108 | Skateboard bubble pipe A novelty skateboard includes features common in skateboards and further includes an air passage and a cup for producing bubbles. The skateboard includes a deck, two trucks, and four wheels. The deck is made from cross laminated layers of a wood material. The air pa... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118319 | Twisted structure for a skateboard A twisted structure for a skateboard includes a first board member having a first groove defined therein and extending therearound. A second board member is connected with the first board member. The second board member has a second groove defined therein and extend... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100420 | Skateboard A skateboard that includes a board (12) with an upper part (30) and a lower part (34), wheel supports (14), as well as elements (28) for orientation of the wheel supports (14), whereby the elements (28) for orientatio... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087681 | Reinforced skateboard deck A reinforced skateboard deck adapted to connect to a set of trucks and wheels to form a skateboard for riding with the deck having a reinforced region constructed to resist rupturing of the deck and a protective side barrier constructed to prevent wear of the reinfo... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083241 | Skateboard suspension apparatus A skateboard kit for a skateboard having a skateboard deck and a skateboard truck is provided and includes an extension member structured to couple to the skateboard deck, with a first section of the extension member positionable at an original skateboard truck moun... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075006 | Three-wheeled skateboard system and method A system and method for a skateboard and for propelling the skateboard. The skateboard system includes a board including a first end and a second end, the first end offset from the second end, and the second end defining a board plane. The skateboard system also inc... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8061725 | Motorized skatedboard A motorized skateboard (10) having an electric motor (102) that rotates a rear fifth drive wheel (86) that extends behind the rear truck (36) of the motorized skateboard (10). The drive wheel (86), which is biased downward b... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047556 | Board where the voluntary advance is possible Disclosed herein is a board capable of voluntary forward movement. The board comprises: a pair of front and rear boards, each of which is integrated with a connecting step formed on its lower surface and has a connecting hole formed within the connecting step; a con... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8025300 | Sports board with rear brake A three wheeled off road sports board provides a rider with the experience of snowboarding while traveling on dirt, gravel or other coarse surfaces, the sports board supplying a platform, a wheel secured within a cutout portion in the front of the board, and two rea... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016304 | Board sliding device for sliding on ground A sliding device for sliding on the ground down a sloped or inclined surface (grass, dirt, sand, synthetic turf, etc.) has an upper deck and a slide mechanism mounted below and in parallel with the upper deck. The slide mechanism has a slide base of an elongated pla... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002296 | Skate board with wear resisting means A skate board (1) of the type including a riding platform (2) having a leading end and a trailing end and an undercarriage (3) formed by front and rear bogies which support said platform; wherein the platform and undercarriage mutually co-operat... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7984917 | Suspension skateboard truck A shock absorbing mechanism for a suspension skateboard truck and skateboard is disclosed. A suspension skateboard truck includes a hangar. The hangar has opposing axle sleeves that extend to opposite distal ends along a lateral axis defined by an axle channel forme... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976034 | Foldable skateboard A foldable skateboard comprising a center deck, a front deck, and a rear deck, is provided. The foldable skateboard also comprises a pair of articulated pivot devices fixed between the center deck and each of the front and rear decks. The side edges of the front dec... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7954831 | Scooter having a collapsible structure A scooter includes a main frame, a head tube mounted on the main frame, two side plates extending from the head tube and each having a first locking slot and a second locking slot, a handlebar stem mounted on the head tube, a mounting sleeve mounted on the handlebar... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7891680 | Flexboard for scooter rear end A flexible riding board may include a front fork assembly for pivotal rotation about a front axis, the front fork assembly including a single front wheel mounted for rolling rotation about a front axle offset from the front axis; a rear fork assembly for pivotal rot... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7837209 | Tri-axial control device A person rides the Tri-Axial Control Device standing on pedal assemblies. The pedal assemblies are attached to a control axial member thus forming the Tri-Axial Control Device. The control axial member on the vertical stick, can rotate fore and aft, and turns the fr... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828306 | Skateboard truck with an offset axle A skateboard truck with an offset axle is described. The skateboard truck includes a base plate and a kingpin attached with the base plate. A hanger is also attached with the base plate by the kingpin. The hanger includes an axle pin cast therein. The axle pin has a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810824 | Skateboard deck A skateboard deck is formed of several layers pressed and bonded together. Apertures are formed through the bottom-most layers, and impact support members are arranged within the apertures. The impact support members are more rigid than the other portions of the ska... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810825 | Braking and steering system for a truck, wheeled platform, skateboard or vehicle A steering enhancement and braking system for a skateboard or wheeled platform having an actuating element configured to change the position of the skateboard deck relative to the skateboard truck. The actuating element comprises a deck plate configured to be attach... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7775534 | Flexible skateboard with grinding tube A skateboard may include a pair of foot support boards connected by a torsion bar connecting element, a torsion bar cover tube mounted to the foot support boards and surrounding at least a portion of the torsion bar connecting element and an outer tube mounted for r... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766351 | One piece flexible skateboard A flexible skateboard may include a pair of direction casters mounted for steering rotation on a twistable one piece skateboard. A center section may be made sufficiently narrower than outboard foot support areas so that the board may be twisted by a rider to add en... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748725 | Reinforced skateboard deck A skateboard deck is provided with a first lower layer and an upper layer coupled to an upper surface of the first lower layer. The upper layer includes a top surface provided in part by a fiber-reinforced layer and in part a side barrier. The skateboard deck may fu... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7735844 | Laminated skateboard A method of manufacturing a reinforced skateboard deck during the skateboard deck manufacturing process with adhering non-wood materials to the laminate ply's of wood with non-wood materials and the steps of adhering the non-wood material to the wood ply laminate fo... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722060 | Truck assembly for wheeled recreational device A truck assembly is used in a wheeled recreational device including a base plate and hanger. The base plate defines a plurality of mounting holes adapted for receiving respective threaded bolts, and further defines a corresponding plurality of fastener retention reg... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7690659 | Multi-directional roller disc A motor-driven roller disc for multi-directional operation under the control of a user, with a multi-wheeled drive configuration with motorized direct-drive power-train to give a user the ability to move in any direction at any time, and to maintain control over ste... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7635136 | Truck assembly for a skateboard, wheeled platform, or vehicle A method of propelling a wheeled platform, which includes creating a source of energy upon a first change in orientation of the platform around an axis approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the platform and wherein the platform rotates around the axis. Th... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7631884 | Truck assembly for a skateboard, wheeled platform, or vehicle An assembly for a wheeled platform includes a platform element adapted to be attachable to a platform and a housing adapted to receive the platform element, wherein a change in a contact point of the platform element relative to the housing results in a turning resp... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628412 | Skateboard A kicktail concave skateboard includes a blank having opposite ends, at least one end being recessed. An element is mounted on the recessed end such that a portion of the element adjoining the blank is flush with the blank. The element is formed of a material having... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7600768 | One piece flexible skateboard A telescopic skateboard may include a pair of direction casters mounted for steering rotation on a twistable one piece skateboard. A center section may be made sufficiently narrower than outboard foot support areas so that the board may be twisted by a rider to add ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7506880 | Bamboo core hybrid skateboard deck A hybrid skateboard deck combines at least one layer of bamboo with one or more layers of any suitable wood to form a multi-ply deck. A hybrid skateboard deck combines at least one layer of bamboo sandwiched between at least two layers of conventional hardwood such ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7494140 | Waffled wood core skateboard A skateboard deck comprises a top and bottom wood portion, each wood portion having at least one layer of wood. The skateboard deck further comprises a wood core positioned in between the top and bottom wood portions. The wood core has first and second opposed surfa... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7484741 | Axle assembly for skateboard A top-mounted, wide-track axle assembly for a skateboard. The axle assembly includes an axle frame member having a length of at least eight inches and formed substantially in a shape of an inverted “W”. A central portion of the axle frame member is provided with... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484742 | Caster skate apparatus Disclosed herein is a caster skate apparatus to be propelled in a direction changeable manner by use of rider's both feet. The apparatus comprises front and rear boards (20, 30) to support both feet thereon, first and second rollers (22, 23) mounted to... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7445218 | Skateboard deck with decorative window A skateboard deck includes a hole or cavity formed therein, which is filled with a clear, transparent, or translucent filler material that does not significantly alter the structural integrity of the deck. The filler material forms a window or a translucent insert i... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438303 | Braking and steering system for a truck, wheeled platform, skateboard or vehicle A steering enhancement and braking system for a skateboard or wheeled platform having an actuating element configured to change the position of the skateboard deck relative to the skateboard truck. The actuating element comprises a deck plate configured to be attach... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419168 | Skateboard wheel and axle assembly The skateboard wheel and axle assembly includes an axle rigidly mounted in a hangar, with opposite ends of the axle extending from the hangar. Each end of the axle has an axial blind bore defined therein closed by an end cap and a plurality of holes defined radially... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413200 | Skateboard truck with single-pin, pivotal, reversible attachment between axel and base plate, and means of improving a user's shredding capabilities through use of the skateboard truck with single-pin, pivotal attachment between axel and base plate A skateboard truck with a single kingpin assembly mechanism with a compressible single bushing with a graduated coefficient of compressibility and built-in cam stops. The truck allows for superior rotation of the wheels due to the single kingpin assembly, which pres... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410181 | Skateboard A kicktail concave skateboard includes a blank having opposite ends, at least one end being recessed. An element is mounted on the recessed end such that a portion of the element adjoining the blank is flush with the blank. The element is formed of a material having... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7374179 | Truck assembly for a skateboard, wheeled platform, or vehicle A truck assembly for a skateboard having an inner ring adapted to be attachable to a skateboard deck, and an outer ring adapted to be attachable to an axle extending from the outer ring, wherein the axle is configured to receive at least one wheel. The inner ring an... | 05/20/2008 |
