Portable Skateboard "Hanger"/Mount

I needed a way to mount or hang a skateboard in different locations in the house without having to permanently screw in or attach some type of holder to a wall, cabinet, or shelf. Hanging it just by it's wheels would sometimes result in the board rolling off, and a slight bump would knock it off if it was just hanging by the truck. By bending a wire clothes hanger, a holder can be made that can securely support and display your skateboard while hanging from many locations at home or outside.

The only item needed is a wire clothes hanger (plastic hangers or those with cardboard crossbars don't work for this). Different wire hangers are shown, but the brass colored ones are usually thicker and hold their shape better than the painted (eg white or black) ones, which are generally thinner. I couldn't find the names of parts of a hanger so I've labelled the terms I'll be referring to in the instructions.

1) Hook

2) Neck

3) Shoulder

4) Arm

5) Upper Bar

6) Cross Bar

1) Place the hanger and position your hands as shown in the first picture (the hook can face either left or right), using your thumb and index finger to grasp at the junction of the shoulder and upper arms

2) While maintaining your grasp, squeeze your thumb and index finger closer to your other fingers so as to bring the cross bar closer to the upper bars and the shoulder of the hanger.

Bend the hanger upwards (perpendicular to and away from the plane of the table) by rotating your hands inward and pushing your thumbs down towards the table top. The arms should be somewhat close to pointing straight up (front and top view in next two photos)

1) Position your hands on one arm on the hanger as shown, with the tip of the hanger's arm resting on the (left) palm, and the upper and cross bars held together by the other (right ) hand. The hands used are reversed when holding the other arm of the hanger.

2) Grasp the tip of the hanger's arm firmly and bend downward about 90 degrees, in the same plane as it was originally. Repeat for the other side, and you're done!

3) The last two photos show a top and side view of what is should look like (doesn't have to be exact)

The next series of photos show the motion for positioning the mount on your skateboard's truck.

Pic 1: Hold the mount by the neck and position as shown

Pic 2 - 5: With the (now bent) cross bar facing/touching the back of your skateboard, put one wheel through the loop of the cross bar; bring the mount towards the other wheel, put the other wheel through the crossbar loop again; the cross bar loop should now be resting on the truck's attachment to the baseplate

Pic 6 - 7: Rest the mount on the skateboard's undersurface, then pull the cross bar towards the end of the skateboard to slide the (bent downwards) arms onto the area of the truck's axles. You may need to lower the inflection/bending site on the wire to make it go past the axles.

Pic 8 - 9: Pull the mount towards the front of the skateboard to seat the truck within the (bent) arms of the hanger, and you can support the setup by just holding it by the hook.

The bent arms hold the axle securely in place without roll-off, the cross bar (which can be wrapped in tape if concerned about possible scratches on the skateboard's underside) keeps the board at a distance away from where it's being hung to avoid scuff/dirt marks on either surface, and the neck/hook can be bent or shaped to anchor on most overhangs or railings.

Pic 1-3: Skateboard with mount used on a metal shelf (side, top, underside views)

Pic 4: Setup hung on a tool chest

Pic 5: Setup hung on a ping pong table

Pic in the Introduction section shows it hung on a ladder.

The notch in the neck of the mount can probably be bent to accommodate a pre-existing nail or screw in a wall or a hook in a pegboard.

That's it, and I hope you find this useful. Thanks!