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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,597,978 B1 Konchitsky (45) Date of Patent: Mar USO09597978B1 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,597,978 B1 Konchitsky (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 21, 2017 (54) HOVERING SKATE BOARD UNT AND (56) References Cited METHOD THEREOF U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS Applicant: Ron Konchitsky, Santa Clara, CA (US) (71) 7,671,712 B2* 3/2010 Elliott ................... HO1F 7/O236 335,209 (72) Inventor: Ron Konchitsky, Santa Clara, CA (US) 7,760,058 B2* 7/2010 Fullerton .............. HO1F 7/O284 335/285 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 9,126,487 B2 * 9/2015 Henderson .............. B6OL13/04 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 9,148,077 B2* 9/2015 Henderson . HO2N 15/OO U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 9,352,665 B2* 5/2016 Melvin ... B6OL13/04 9.440,714 B2* 9/2016 Robinson . ... B63B 9.00 2004/0094662 A1* 5/2004 Sanders, Jr. ............ B64C 27.20 (21) Appl. No.: 15/013,806 244, 12.5 2016/0236O75 A1 8, 2016 Liotta ....................... A63F 9/34 (22) Filed: Feb. 2, 2016 2016/034.0035 A1* 11/2016. Duru ....................... B64C 27/20 * cited by examiner Related U.S. Application Data Primary Examiner — Hau Phan (60) Provisional application No. 62/13 1.404, filed on Mar. Assistant Examiner — Jacob Meyer 11, 2015. (57) ABSTRACT (51) Int. C. A hovering skateboard unit capable of driven by a user is B60L I3/04 (2006.01) disclosed. The hovering skateboard includes a first board to A63C 17/00 (2006.01) receive the user, one or more first magnetic source, a second A63C 17/0 (2006.01) board magnetically coupled with the first board, one or more A63C 7/2 (2006.01) Second magnetic source and at least one ground engaging A63C 17/26 (2006.01) wheel. The first magnetic source is configured with the first (52) U.S. C. board to emit magnetic field. The one or more second CPC .......... B60L I3/04 (2013.01); A63C 17/0046 magnetic source is configured with the second board to repel (2013.01); A63C 17/0II (2013.01); A63C the magnetic field emitted from the one or more first 17/12 (2013.01); A63C 17/26 (2013.01) magnetic source and further facilitates the first board to (58) Field of Classification Search hover over the second board. The ground engaging wheels CPC. B60L 13/04; A63C 17/0046; A63C 17/011; attached to the second board moves in the direction driven A63C 17/12: A63C 17/26: A63C 17/01; by the user. Further, a corresponding method of operating A63C 17/012: A63C 17/015; A63C the hovering skateboard unit is also disclosed. 17/067 See application file for complete search history. 15 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets U.S. Patent Mar. 21, 2017 Sheet 1 of 4 US 9,597,978 B1 10 Fig. 1 U.S. Patent Mar. 21, 2017 Sheet 2 of 4 US 9,597,978 B1 Fig. 2 U.S. Patent Mar. 21, 2017. Sheet 3 of 4 US 9,597,978 B1 SCO Fig. 3a U.S. Patent Mar. 21, 2017 Sheet 4 of 4 US 9,597,978 B1 3CO Fig. 3b US 9,597,978 B1 1. 2 HOVERING SKATE BOARD UNT AND The one or more first magnetic source is configured with METHOD THEREOF the first board to emit a required magnetic field. In an embodiment, the emitted magnetic field may be of prede TECHNICAL FIELD termined magnetic flux density and strength. The second magnetic source is configured with the second board to The present invention relates in general to a skateboard provide repulsive force to that of the first magnetic source, and particularly to hovering skateboard used for translatory thus facilitating the first board to hover over the second movement by a user. board. The at least one wheel, rotatably attached, with required degrees of freedom, i.e., forward, backward, up, DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART 10 down, left, right, pitch, yaw and roll, to the second board enabling movement of the user in any desired direction of The usage of the concept of hovering or levitating for the hover board. performing Swift translatory movements on terrestrial or In an embodiment of the present invention, a hovering Snow or other mediums have been observing quite an skateboard unit is provided. The hovering skateboard unit increasing trend over the recent years. Examples of popular 15 may include, but is not limited to, a first board and a second sports using hovering or levitating may include Skate board magnetically coupled to the first board. The first board boarding, Surfing, Snowboarding and so on. Skateboarding may have one or more first magnetic sources configured can be considered as an art performed as purely a recre thereto. Herein, the one or more first magnetic sources may ational activity or a job or a mode of transportation. A typical be configured to emit magnetic field. Further, the second levitating board used for personal transportation is a hover board may have one or more second magnetic sources board. configured thereto to repel the magnetic field emitted from It can be observed that a hover board more or less the one or more first magnetic source, and thereby facilitates resembles to that of a skateboard sans wheels, utilizing the first board to hover over the second board. electromagnetic principles for levitation. Various attempts Hereinabove, the first board is configured to receive the have been made for frictionless displacement of the objects. 25 user thereon. Further, at least one of the first magnetic The frictionless displacement takes place due to the well Sources and the second magnetic sources is selected from at known action of two permanent magnets placed on the two least one of various choices Such as a permanent magnet, an Surfaces separated between a required distance between electromagnet, electrets, a magnetized ferromagnetic mate them and the forces of attraction or repulsion between these rial, a soft magnetic material; and a Superconductive mag two magnets, depending upon the alignment of the poles of 30 netic material. The first magnet sources and the second the magnets. magnet Sources may be selected based on one or more The conventional hover boards are characterized by the parameters. The one or more parameters may include, but presence of magnets configured to the bottom of their are not limited to, required magnetic flux density, polarity, surfaces, which in turn utilize the repulsive forces, of a strength of magnetic field and one or more other desired plurality of magnets. The force obtained by the magnetic 35 factors. repulsion is utilized to counteract the gravitational force and Further, the hovering skateboard may include at least one lift the hover board. However, there are inherent limitations, terrestrially engaging wheel attached to the second board for which can be flagrantly observed in the conventional hover enabling movement in direction driven by a user. The at least board models and typical limitation of these types of hover one terrestrially engaging wheel may facilitate at least one boards can be that of batteries of them being capable of 40 of upward movement, downward movement, left move Supplying power only for few minutes. Still, it can be ment, right movement, forward movement, backward move observed, that the conventional hover board kinds, can float ment, tilting forward, tilting backward, turning left, turning only above fixed conductive surfaces like nonferrous metal rightwards and turning from one side to another side. lic Surfaces and they cannot be versatile ones, that is being Furthermore, the hovering skateboard unit may include a capable of floating upon all kinds of Surfaces including 45 controlling unit capable of being remotely operated, for ferrous or non metallic Surfaces and the likes. controlling the second board and thereby for steering the Therefore, based on the aforementioned, it can be hovering skateboard unit. In an embodiment, the controlling observed that the present types of hover boards, lack in the unit comprises at least one of one or more mechanical contrivances of effectively controlling their motions in one Switches, touch screen interface buttons, mechanisms which or more axes. There is a need for an improved hovering 50 can be rotated or tilted, a wheel, a joy stick, a key pad, a skateboard driven by a user that is magnetically lifted and is roller ball, a touch pad, a foot pedal, a lever arm, a throttle, used on various surfaces. Further there is also a need of a a microphone used to input voice commands and a camera hovering skateboard that may be remotely controlled. Addi used to input gesture commands. tionally, there is also a need of a hovering skateboard in Another object of the present invention is to provide a which the conductive surface is movable along with the 55 Suitable means of controlling the second board to ensure a hover board without the need of a separate conductive reliable degree of assurance to the user of exercising desired Surface. control while operating the hover board. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION plurality of connectors detachably attachable to the first 60 board and the second board for creating a space between the According to one embodiment of the present invention, a first board and the second board. hovering skateboard is provided with elements essentially In an embodiment of the present invention, a method of comprising of components or Sub assembly which includes operating hovering skateboard unit is provided. The method that of a first board intended to receive the user, one or includes receiving a user on a first board having one or more plurality of first magnetic sources, and a second magnetic 65 first magnetic sources configured thereto.
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