US 12,324,978 B2
Suspension systems for an electric skateboard
Kyle Jonathan Doerksen, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and Maximilian Fredrick Ballenger Sluiter, Oak Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Future Motion, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Future Motion, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on May 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/680,847.
Application 18/680,847 is a continuation of application No. 18/248,214, previously published as PCT/US2021/050463, filed on Sep. 15, 2021.
Application 18/248,214 is a continuation of application No. 17/474,858, filed on Sep. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,484,776, issued on Nov. 1, 2022.
Application 18/248,214 is a continuation of application No. 17/229,572, filed on Apr. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,123,629, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/088,192, filed on Oct. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0316439 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63C 17/12 (2006.01); A63C 17/00 (2006.01); A63C 17/08 (2006.01); B62K 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63C 17/12 (2013.01) [A63C 17/0046 (2013.01); A63C 17/08 (2013.01); B62K 11/007 (2016.11); A63C 2203/12 (2013.01); A63C 2203/20 (2013.01); A63C 2203/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A suspension system for a self-balancing electric vehicle, the suspension system comprising:
a swingarm coupling an axle of a wheel of the self-balancing electric vehicle to a frame of the self-balancing electric vehicle, such that the frame is configured to be movable up and down relative to the axle; and
a shock absorber oriented transverse to the direction of travel of the self-balancing electric vehicle and coupled at each end to the swingarm, such that the shock absorber is configured to dampen up and down movement of the frame relative to the axle;
wherein an entirety of the shock absorber is disposed below a foot-receiving deck portion of the self-balancing electric vehicle.