ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,615, issued on July 1.
"Skateboard truck with friction bushing" was invented by Brad Miller (Westlake, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A truck for a skateboard which includes a friction device is disclosed. The truck includes features used to increase and decrease rolling resistance of a skateboard. The friction device includes a bushing, a wheel and a clamping device. The clamping device determines the axial tension on a bushing which may be elastic."
The patent was filed on Jan. 1, 2023, under Application No. 18/092,319.
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