A truck assembly for use on a skateboard. The truck assembly includes a housing that is configured for attachment to a board of the skateboard. The housing has a longitudinal axis. A resilient member may be retained by the housing. A mounting member may engage the resilient member and may be dispose
A truck assembly for use on a skateboard. The truck assembly includes a housing that is configured for attachment to a board of the skateboard. The housing has a longitudinal axis. A resilient member may be retained by the housing. A mounting member may engage the resilient member and may be disposed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing. An axle may be present and may be retained by the mounting member. The axle may be configured for receiving at least one wheel of the skateboard. A resilient member for use with a truck assembly is also provided. The resilient member may include a body portion that has a cavity from one end to an opposite end. The cavity may be configured for receiving a mounting member of a truck assembly, and may be configured to resist torsional forces applied by the mounting member.
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I claim: 1. A skateboard assembly comprising: a board; a housing configured for attachment to the board, the housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing having a retaining member; a resilient member retained by the retaining member of the housing; a mounting member having at least one flat surf
I claim: 1. A skateboard assembly comprising: a board; a housing configured for attachment to the board, the housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing having a retaining member; a resilient member retained by the retaining member of the housing; a mounting member having at least one flat surface and disposed through the resilient member in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the mounting member is disposed through the resilient member so as to extend from one end of the resilient member to an opposite end of the resilient member, at least one of the flat surfaces configured to be urged towards the resilient member during relative rotation between the flat surface of the mounting member and the resilient member; an insert retained by the resilient member and having an aperture that is defined at least partially by a flat surface of said insert such that said flat surface of said insert contacts the flat surface of said mounting member; an axle retained by the mounting member and pivotal with respect to the housing, the axle having at least one mounting arm extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing; and a wheel rotatably mounted on the mounting arm. 2. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing comprising a plate configured for attachment to the board, and wherein the retaining member comprising a pair of legs attached to the plate and extending from the plate, and a cap attached to the ends of the pair of legs opposite from the plate. 3. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member is made of urethane. 4. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting member is a square pin. 5. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member comprising four sections retained by the retaining member of the housing, the four sections disposed between the retaining member of the housing and the mounting member. 6. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member defines a cavity having open ends aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cross sectional shape of the cavity is generally square shaped having a generally circular shape at each of the four corners of the square, the mounting member disposed through the cavity. 7. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the axle has a grinding surface located thereon. 8. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member defines a cavity having open ends aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cross sectional shape of the cavity is square shaped with a pair of corners aligned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, the mounting member disposed through the cavity. 9. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member defines a cavity having open ends aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cross sectional shape of the cavity is generally square shaped having a generally dovetail shape at each of the four corners of the square, the mounting member disposed through the cavity. 10. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member is made of rubber. 11. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member has a durometer value between 50 Shore A and 60 Shore D. 12. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a wedge member configured to engage the bottom surface of the board of the skateboard. 13. The skateboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the resilient member has a cavity and a plurality of tendon cavities surrounding the cavity, the tendon cavities at least partially defined by a plurality of tendons located in the resilient member. 14. The skateboard assembly of claim 5, wherein the four sections of the resilient member are generally cylindrical shaped extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing. 15. The skateboard assembly of claim 13, wherein the cavity has a generally square shaped cross section and has a generally dovetail shape at each of the four corners of the square. 16. The skateboard assembly of claim 15, wherein the resilient member has eight tendons and eight tendon cavities. 17. A truck assembly for use on a skateboard, comprising: a housing configured for attachment to a board of a skateboard, the housing having a longitudinal axis; a resilient member retained by and in direct contact with the housing; an insert retained by said resilient member and having an aperture that is defined at least partially by a flat surface of said insert; a mounting member disposed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein said mounting member has a flat surface that contacts the flat surface of said insert, and wherein the mounting member is disposed through the resilient member so as to extend from one end of the resilient member to an opposite end of the resilient member; and an axle retained by the mounting member and configured for receiving at least one wheel of the skateboard thereon. 18. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the housing comprising a plate configured for attachment to the board, and a retaining member being a pair of legs attached to the plate and extending from the plate, a cap attached to the ends of the legs opposite from the plate, the resilient member being retained in the retaining member. 19. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member is made of urethane. 20. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the mounting member is a square pin. 21. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member comprising four sections retained by the housing, the four sections disposed between the housing and the mounting member. 22. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member defines a cavity having open ends aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cross sectional shape of the cavity is generally square shaped having a generally circular shape at each of the four corners of the square, the mounting member disposed through the cavity. 23. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member defines a cavity having open ends aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cross sectional shape of the cavity is square shaped with a pair of corners aligned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, the mounting member disposed through the cavity. 24. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member defines a cavity having open ends aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cross sectional shape of the cavity is generally square shaped having a generally dovetail shape at each of the four corners of the square, the mounting member disposed through the cavity. 25. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member is made of rubber. 26. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member has a durometer value between 50 Shore A and 60 Shore D. 27. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the housing includes a wedge member configured to engage the bottom surface of the board of the skateboard. 28. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the axle has a grinding surface located thereon. 29. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein the resilient member has a cavity and has a plurality of tendon cavities surrounding the cavity, the tendon cavities at least partially defined by a plurality of tendons located in the body portion. 30. The truck assembly of claim 17, wherein: the mounting member has four cylindrical pins; and the resilient member has four pin cavities, each one of the four cylindrical pins of the mounting member disposed in a separate one of the four pin cavities. 31. The truck assembly of claim 21, wherein the four sections of the resilient member are generally cylindrical shaped extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing. 32. The truck assembly of claim 29, wherein the cavity is generally square shaped and has a generally dovetail shape at each of the four corners of the square. 33. The truck assembly of claim 32, wherein the resilient member has eight tendons and eight tendon cavities. 34. A truck assembly for use on a skateboard, comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis and a plate configured for attachment to a board of a skateboard, the housing having a retaining member comprising a pair of legs attached to the plate and extending from the plate and having a cap attached to the ends of the pair of legs opposite from the plate; a resilient member retained by the retaining member of the housing and defining a cavity having open ends aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, the cross sectional shape of the cavity being generally square shaped having a generally circular shape at each of the four corners of the square, the resilient member made of urethane; an insert retained in the cavity of the resilient member; a mounting member being a square pin disposed through the cavity of the resilient member in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the mounting member is disposed through the cavity so as to extend from one end of the resilient member to an opposite end of the resilient member, the mounting member engaging the insert, wherein said insert has an aperture that is defined at least partially by a flat surface of said insert such that said flat surface contacts a complimentary flat surface of said mounting member; and an axle retained by the mounting member and pivotal with respect to the housing, the axle having a mounting arm extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, the mounting arm configured for receiving a pair of wheels of the skateboard thereon. 35. A resilient member for use with a truck assembly, comprising: a body portion having a cavity disposed from one end of the body portion to an opposite end of the body portion, the cavity configured for receiving a mounting member of the truck assembly, and the cavity configured for resisting torsional forces applied by the mounting member, and an insert retained by the body portion and located in the cavity and configured for receiving the mounting member, wherein said insert has an aperture that is defined at least partially by a flat surface of said insert such that said flat surface is configured for contacting a complimentary flat surface of the mounting member, and wherein said insert is disposed through the body portion so as to extend from one end of the body portion to an opposite end of the body portion. 36. The resilient member of claim 35, wherein the cross sectional shape of the cavity is generally square shaped. 37. The resilient member of claim 35, wherein the body portion is made of urethane. 38. The resilient member of claim 35, wherein the body portion has four cavities. 39. The resilient member of claim 36, wherein the body portion has a plurality of tendon cavities surrounding the cavity and extending from one end of the body portion to an opposite end of the body portion, the tendon cavities at least partially defined by a plurality of tendons located in the body portion. 40. The resilient member of claim 39, wherein the cavity has a generally dovetail shape at each of the four corners of the square. 41. The resilient member of claim 40, wherein the body portion has eight tendons and eight tendon cavities.
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