Provided is a skateboard having a transparent or translucent deck, elongated along a longitudinal axis, and having top and bottom surfaces. First and second wheel assemblies are respectively attached to the bottom front and bottom rear portions of the board. Each wheel assembly comprises a truck and
Provided is a skateboard having a transparent or translucent deck, elongated along a longitudinal axis, and having top and bottom surfaces. First and second wheel assemblies are respectively attached to the bottom front and bottom rear portions of the board. Each wheel assembly comprises a truck and two wheels. Each wheel is associated with an axle and has (i) a rotational axis aligned with the wheel axle, (ii) a transparent or translucent wheel covering having a surface conforming to a mathematical surface defined by revolving a continuous, smooth curve about the axis, and (iii) a wheel interior defined by the rotational axis and the wheel covering. This interior houses a generator electrically coupled to light emitting devices. The light emitting devices emit light when the generators generate electricity, thereby illuminating a graphic on the deck in a manner visible from the top surface of the deck through the deck.
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1. A skateboard comprising: a transparent or translucent plastic deck, independent of any light sources, elongated along a longitudinal axis, having front and rear portions with respect to the longitudinal axis, the transparent or translucent plastic deck further having a top surface and a bottom su
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A skateboard comprising: a transparent or translucent plastic deck, independent of any light sources, elongated along a longitudinal axis, having front and rear portions with respect to the longitudinal axis, the transparent or translucent plastic deck further having a top surface and a bottom surface;a first wheel assembly attached to the front portion of the deck on the bottom surface;a second wheel assembly attached to the rear portion of the deck on the bottom surface; wherein the first and second wheel assemblies each comprise a truck and two wheels, each respective wheel associated with an axle, and each respective wheel comprising: (i) a rotational axis aligned with the associated axle of the respective wheel,(ii) a transparent or translucent wheel covering having a surface defined by revolving a continuous, smooth curve about the rotational axis, and(iii) a wheel interior defined by the rotational axis and the transparent or translucent wheel covering, the wheel interior housing (a) a wheel generator configured to generate electricity, (b) a plurality of light emitting devices electrically coupled to the wheel generator, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices emit light when the corresponding wheel generator generates electricity, and (c) an installation board coupled to the associated axle and comprising a plurality of open-faced notches formed along a circumference of the installation board and facing the transparent or translucent wheel covering in a radial direction of the wheel, wherein at least one light emitting device in the plurality of light emitting devices is received in a notch in the plurality of notches and aligned in the radial direction of the wheel such that the at least one light emitting device faces the transparent or translucent wheel covering in the radial direction of the wheel; anda graphic on the top surface or the bottom surface of the transparent or translucent plastic deck, the graphic being illuminated, in a manner visible from the top surface of the deck through the transparent or translucent plastic deck, by each respective plurality of light emitting devices when the corresponding wheel generators generate electricity. 2. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein each respective plurality of light emitting devices is a plurality of light emitting diodes that, when powered by electricity from the corresponding wheel generator, emit a light having a color selected from the group consisting of green, blue, white, red, pink, purple, yellow and orange. 3. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein each respective plurality of light emitting devices is four light emitting diodes evenly spaced around a corresponding rotational axis. 4. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein, when powered by electricity from a corresponding wheel generator, a respective plurality of light emitting devices collectively emit a purple light, and wherein the respective plurality of light emitting devices comprises a first and second pink light emitting diode and a first and second blue light emitting diode. 5. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic is on the bottom surface of the transparent or translucent plastic deck and wherein the graphic includes a first portion that is opaque and a second portion that is transparent or translucent. 6. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic is on the bottom surface of the transparent or translucent plastic deck and wherein the graphic includes an inverted message that is legible when viewed through the top surface. 7. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein each respective plurality of light emitting devices comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes and wherein, when powered by a corresponding wheel generator, each respective plurality of light emitting devices emits an ultraviolet light, and wherein the plastic deck is embedded with an infused glow powder that emits a visible light responsive to the ultraviolet light. 8. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein each respective plurality of light emitting devices comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes and wherein, when powered by a corresponding wheel generator, each respective plurality of light emitting devices emits an ultraviolet light, and wherein the transparent or translucent wheel covering is embedded with an infused glow powder that emits a visible light responsive to the ultraviolet light. 9. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic comprises a repeating pattern. 10. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic comprises a message or a logo. 11. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic comprises a corporate logo or a trademark. 12. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic is on the bottom surface and is inverted. 13. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic is a CMYK graphic. 14. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein an intensity of a light emitted by the plurality of light emitting devices is determined by an amount of electricity generated by a corresponding wheel generator and wherein an amount of electricity generated by the corresponding wheel generator is determined by a speed with which the corresponding wheel rotates about the corresponding rotational axis. 15. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the transparent or translucent wheel covering comprises an opaque patterning. 16. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein a respective wheel generator generates electricity according to the rotation of the corresponding wheel about the corresponding rotational axis. 17. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the wheel generator is battery powered and is controlled between at least an electricity producing state and an off state by a manually operated switch electrically coupled to the wheel generator and the corresponding plurality of light emitting devices. 18. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein a first portion of the graphic has a first degree of transparency and a second portion of the graphic has a second degree of transparency and wherein the first degree of transparency is different than the second degree of transparency. 19. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein each installation board rotates about a corresponding rotational axis. 20. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein each respective plurality of open-faced notches is four open-faced notches evenly spaced around a corresponding rotational axis. 21. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic occupies the entire bottom surface and includes an opaque border region and a transparent or translucent interior region. 22. The skateboard of claim 21, wherein the transparent or translucent interior region comprises a picture, a message, a word, a trademark, or a logo. 23. A skateboard comprising: a transparent or translucent plastic deck, independent of any light sources, elongated along a longitudinal axis, having front and rear portions with respect to the longitudinal axis, the transparent or translucent plastic deck further having a top surface and a bottom surface;a first wheel assembly attached to the front portion of the deck on the bottom surface;a second wheel assembly attached to the rear portion of the deck on the bottom surface; wherein the first and second wheel assemblies each comprise a truck and two wheels, each respective wheel associated with an axle, and each respective wheel comprising: (i) a rotational axis aligned with the associated axle of the respective wheel,(ii) a transparent or translucent wheel covering having a surface defined by revolving a continuous, smooth curve about the rotational axis, and(iii) a wheel interior defined by the rotational axis and the transparent or translucent wheel covering, the wheel interior housing (a) a wheel generator configured to generate electricity, (b) a plurality of light emitting devices electrically coupled to the wheel generator, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices emit light when the corresponding wheel generator generates electricity, and (c) an installation board coupled to the associated axle and comprising a plurality of open-faced notches formed along a circumference of the installation board and facing the transparent or translucent wheel covering in a radial direction of the wheel, wherein at least one light emitting device in the plurality of light emitting devices is received in a notch in the plurality of notches and aligned in the radial direction of the wheel such that the at least one light emitting device faces the transparent or translucent wheel covering in the radial direction of the wheel; andwherein each respective plurality of light emitting devices emits an ultraviolet light, and wherein the transparent or translucent wheel covering or the deck is embedded with an infused glow powder that emits a visible light responsive to the ultraviolet light.
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