Patent Application
20160317902
The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.
Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a skateboard wheel nut cap that comprises a cap comprising a cavity, an external wall and an internal wall; at least one axial magnet attached to the interior wall of the cap; a retaining ring attached to the cap; and a design cover attached to the external wall of the cap.
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The top of the cap 1 has a diameter larger than the base that may prevent elements such as pebbles from damaging the bearings of a common skateboard wheel system. The smaller diameter of the cap 1 base may allow the cap 1 to fit common skateboard wheel systems. The cap 1 has internal walls that may snugly fit the cap 1 over the standard 5/16″ nut that is used to secure common skateboard wheels and bearings to the axle of a skateboard truck. The cavity of the cap 1 may extend beyond the top of a standard 5/16″ skateboard nut to provide space for a skateboard axle that extends beyond the nut. Walls within the cap 1 may also act as barriers to secure the position of the axial magnets 2 inside the cap 1. A retaining ring 3 may be attached to the cap 1 as an additional barrier to secure the axial magnet 2. The top of the cap 1 may have indents to assist in the securing of a design cover 4 onto the outside of the cap 1 for visual appeal.
The present invention may be made from a material such as plastic via an injection molding process. The axial magnets may be secured within the cap in a position where they may provide enough magnetic force to hold the cap to the 5/16″ nut of a skateboard wheel system. The retaining ring may lock into the bottom of the cap to keep the magnets in place. The design cover may be attached to the top of the cap with an adhesive or may be designed to snap or lock onto the cap.
In an alternate embodiment, the retaining ring may be substituted with another element that would secure the magnets inside the cap. The design cover allows for visual appeal. The size and shape of the cap may be altered externally. The retaining ring may possibly be replaced by an alternative element to secure the axial magnets. In alternate embodiments, a design may be placed directly on the cap instead of using a design cover that attaches to the cap. A person may then attach the present invention by placing it over a 5/16″ nut commonly used in skateboard wheel systems to provide visual appeal and protection from the elements.
It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
