TRUCK FOR A SKATEBOARD

摘要

A truck assembly including a housing (12) adapted to be mounted to a skateboard (37) or the like. An axle bracket (26) is positioned partially in the housing and is mounted for rotation transverse to the longitudinal axis. The axle bracket includes a projecting upper end portion (46) and a bottom end portion (32) adapted to receive a transversely extending axle (34) and wheel assembly. A resilient member (52), located at least partially in the housing, is provided and is adapted to resist transverse rotation of the axle bracket, and provide a restoring force. In addition, a wedge member (40) is provided, having an aperture configured for receiving the projecting upper end portion of the axle bracket to establish a direct coupling therebetween. For example, the wedge member aperture and the projecting upper end portion of the axle bracket may have complementary, engaging polygonal configurations. The truck assembly may further include a rotational lock subassembly structured (66) to prevent wheel bind during a rider effected turn of the skateboard.