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A skateboard is provided having a transparent deck. First and second wheel assemblies are attached to the front and rear portion of the skateboard, respectively. The wheel assemblies each include a truck and two wheels. Each respective wheel comprises a wheel covering having a translucent surface an

A skateboard is provided having a transparent deck. First and second wheel assemblies are attached to the front and rear portion of the skateboard, respectively. The wheel assemblies each include a truck and two wheels. Each respective wheel comprises a wheel covering having a translucent surface and a wheel interior defined by a rotational axis and the wheel covering. The wheel interior houses a wheel generator configured to generate electricity and light emitting devices electrically coupled to the wheel generator that emit light when the wheel generator generates electricity. The skateboard also has a graphics layer on the top surface of the deck that is illuminated by the light emitting devices. The graphics layer comprises an adhesive surface having a graphic printed thereon and an adhesive applied thereon. The adhesive surface is adhesively affixed to the top or bottom surface of the transparent or translucent plastic 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 sur

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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 board on the bottom surface;a second wheel assembly attached to the rear portion of the board 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 wheel covering having a surface, wherein at least a portion of the surface is translucent or transparent, and(iii) a wheel interior defined by the rotational axis and the 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 emits 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 wheel covering in a radial direction of the respective 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 is aligned in the radial direction of the respective wheel such that the at least one light emitting device faces the wheel covering in the radial direction of the respective wheel; anda graphics layer on the top surface or the bottom surface of the transparent or translucent plastic deck, the graphics layer being illuminated, in a manner visible from the top surface of the deck through the transparent or translucent plastic deck, by the plurality of light emitting devices from the respective wheels when the corresponding wheel generators generate electricity;wherein the graphics layer comprises an adhesive surface having a graphic printed thereon and an adhesive applied thereon, the adhesive surface being adhesively affixed to the top or bottom surface of the transparent or translucent plastic deck. 2. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices is a plurality of light emitting diodes that, when powered by electricity from the wheel generator, emits 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 the 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 the wheel generator, the plurality of light emitting devices collectively emits a purple light, and wherein the 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 graphics layer includes a portion that is transparent or translucent. 6. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic includes an inverted message that is legible when viewed through the top surface. 7. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes and wherein, when powered by the wheel generator, the plurality of light emitting devices emits an ultraviolet light, and wherein the graphics layer is embedded with an infused glow powder that emits a visible light responsive to the ultraviolet light. 8. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes and wherein, when powered by the wheel generator, the 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 a CMYK graphic. 13. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic is a printed using a phosphorescent or fluorescent ink. 14. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphic is a digitally printed. 15. 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 the wheel generator and wherein an amount of electricity generated by the wheel generator is determined by a speed with which the corresponding wheel rotates about the corresponding rotational axis. 16. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the transparent or translucent wheel covering comprises an opaque patterning. 17. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the graphics layer is on the top surface and comprises a grip tape having a rough surface opposite the adhesive surface. 18. The skateboard of claim 17, wherein the graphic occupies the entire top surface and includes an opaque border region and a transparent or translucent interior region. 19. The skateboard of claim 18, wherein the transparent or translucent interior region comprises a picture, a message, a word, a trademark, or a logo. 20. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the wheel generator generates electricity according to the rotation of the corresponding wheel about the corresponding rotational axis. 21. 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. 22. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein a first portion of the graphics layer has a first degree of transparency and a second portion of the graphics layer has a second degree of transparency and wherein the first degree of transparency is different than the second degree of transparency. 23. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the installation board of a respective wheel rotates about the rotational axis aligned with the associated axle of the respective wheel. 24. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the plurality of open-faced notches of a respective wheel consists of four open-faced notches evenly spaced around a corresponding rotational axis aligned with the associated axle of the respective wheel.