| CPC A63C 17/12 (2013.01) [A63C 17/012 (2013.01); A63C 17/015 (2013.01); A63C 2017/1463 (2013.01); A63C 2203/12 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A motorized skateboard assembly comprising:
a platform having a front end and a rear end;
a front bracket and a rear bracket each being coupled to a bottom side of the platform, the front bracket being spaced forwardly of the rear bracket with respect to the rear end of the platform;
at least one front wheel being rotatably coupled to the front bracket;
at least one rear wheel being rotatably coupled to the rear bracket;
each of the at least one front wheel and the at least on rear wheel being configured to be engageable with a support surface to compel the platform along the support surface when rotated;
a drive system being operatively coupled to each of the at least one front wheel and the at least one rear wheel for rotating each of the at least one front wheel and the at least one rear wheel;
a control circuit being operatively coupled to the drive system;
an input being electrically coupled to the control circuit for operating the drive system, the input being coupled to a top side of the platform, the input being actuatable to compel the platform forwardly, the input being actuatable to steer the front end of the platform toward either of the first lateral direction and the second lateral direction with respect to the rear end of the platform;
a power supply being electrically coupled to the control circuit, the power supply being mounted to the bottom side of the platform;
wherein the drive system comprises
at least one front motor being mounted on the front bracket and being operatively coupled to the at least one front wheel, and
at least one rear motor being mounted on the rear bracket and being operatively coupled to the at least one rear wheel;
wherein the at least one front wheel comprises a first front wheel and a second front wheel, the first front wheel being spaced from a central axis of the platform extending between each of the front and rear ends of the platform in a first lateral direction, the second front wheel being spaced from the central axis in a second lateral direction opposite the first lateral direction;
wherein the at least one rear wheel comprises a first rear wheel and a second rear wheel, the first rear wheel being spaced from the central axis in the first lateral direction, the second rear wheel being spaced from the central axis in the second lateral direction; and
wherein the input comprises
a forward drive actuator being actuatable to rotate at least one of the first front wheel, the second front wheel, the first rear wheel, and the second rear wheel such that the platform moves forwardly, the forward drive actuator being positioned on the top side of the platform forward of the first rear wheel and the second rear wheel and spaced rearwardly from the first front wheel and the second front wheel, the forward drive actuator being positioned closer to the first rear wheel and the second rear wheel than to the first front wheel and the second front wheel,
a first steer actuator being actuatable to rotate at least some of the first front wheel, the second front wheel, the first rear wheel, and the second rear wheel such that the front end of the platform is steered toward the first lateral direction with respect to the rear end of the platform,
a second steer actuator being actuatable to rotate at least some of the first front wheel, the second front wheel, the first rear wheel, and the second rear wheel such that the front end of the platform is steered toward the second lateral direction with respect to the rear end of the platform.
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