Patents by Inventor Sharon Douglass

Sharon Douglass has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5409265
    Abstract: A skateboard has ball rollers rotatably mounted within cavities at the bottom of the body of the skateboard. A plurality of ball bearings mounted within the cavity contact the roller ball and rotate as the roller ball rotates. A plurality of round islands or mounts are located adjacent to each roller ball for receiving a side guide or a side plug which control the pitching and steering of the body of the skateboard. Each is detachably connected to the mount depending on the desired length. A glide plate is provided over the cavities at the bottom of the body for providing a sliding surface. Air passages are provided from the front end and the back end of the skateboard to each cavity for cooling the ball bearings located within. Circular cover plates fixed to the body over the glide plate and over both the mounts and the roller balls such that each roller ball partially extends through the cover plate and that the side guide and the side plug protrude therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Inventor: Sharon Douglass