In-Line Skates, Skate Wheels and Wheel Hubs
First Claim
1. A skate wheel for an in-line skate, comprising:
- a skate wheel hub comprising;
an inner hub,an outer rim, and,extending therebetween, a plurality of blade-form spokes, opposed surfaces of adjacent blade-form spokes, in cooperation with opposed surfaces of the inner hub and the outer rim, defining airflow passageways through the skate wheel, each blade-form spoke having a radially-aligned first spoke-edge surface exposed at a first face of the skate wheel, a radially aligned opposite, second spoke-edge surface exposed at an opposite, second face of the skate wheel, and a body extending smoothly therebetween, said first spoke-edge surface and said second spoke-edge surface being relatively offset in a direction of travel of the in-line skate by a predetermined arc of rotation about a skate wheel axis, anda skate tire mounted upon an outer surface of the outer rim of the skate wheel hub.
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Abstract
A skate wheel for an in-line skate has a skate wheel hub with an inner hub, an outer rim, and a plurality of blade-form spokes extending therebetween, and a skate tire mounted upon an outer surface of the skate wheel hub. Opposed surfaces of adjacent spokes, in cooperation with opposed surfaces of the inner hub and outer rim, define airflow passageways through the skate wheel. Each blade-form spoke has a radially-aligned first spoke-edge surface exposed at a first face of the skate wheel, a radially aligned opposite, second spoke-edge surface exposed at an opposite, second face of the skate wheel, and a blade-form body extending smoothly therebetween. The first and second spoke-edge surfaces are offset in a direction of travel of the skater by a predetermined arc of rotation of the skate wheel and hub. Also described are in-line skates with skate wheels of the disclosure, and skate wheel hubs for such skates.
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55 Claims
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1. A skate wheel for an in-line skate, comprising:
- a skate wheel hub comprising;
an inner hub, an outer rim, and, extending therebetween, a plurality of blade-form spokes, opposed surfaces of adjacent blade-form spokes, in cooperation with opposed surfaces of the inner hub and the outer rim, defining airflow passageways through the skate wheel, each blade-form spoke having a radially-aligned first spoke-edge surface exposed at a first face of the skate wheel, a radially aligned opposite, second spoke-edge surface exposed at an opposite, second face of the skate wheel, and a body extending smoothly therebetween, said first spoke-edge surface and said second spoke-edge surface being relatively offset in a direction of travel of the in-line skate by a predetermined arc of rotation about a skate wheel axis, and a skate tire mounted upon an outer surface of the outer rim of the skate wheel hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16)
- a skate wheel hub comprising;
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21. A skate wheel hub for an in-line skate, comprising
an inner hub, an outer rim having an outer surface constructed and arranged for mounting of skate tire thereupon, and, extending between the inner hub and the outer rim, a plurality of blade-form spokes, opposed surfaces of adjacent blade-form spokes, in cooperation with opposed surfaces of the inner hub and outer rim, defining airflow passageways through the skate wheel, each blade-form spoke having a radially-aligned first spoke-edge surface exposed at a first face of the skate wheel, a radially aligned opposite, second spoke-edge surface exposed at an opposite, second face of the skate wheel, and a body extending smoothly therebetween, said first spoke-edge surface and the second spoke-edge surface being offset in a direction of travel of the in-line skate by a predetermined arc of rotation about a skate wheel hub axis.
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44. An in-line skate comprising:
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a skate boot or shoe, a skate wheel frame mounted to a sole surface of the skate boot or shoe, and a plurality of skate wheels mounted to the skate wheel frame, each skate wheel comprising; a skate wheel hub comprising; an inner hub, an outer rim, and, extending therebetween, a plurality of blade-form spokes, opposed surfaces of adjacent blade-form spokes, in cooperation with opposed surfaces of the inner hub and the outer rim, defining airflow passageways through the skate wheel, each blade-form spoke having a radially-aligned first spoke-edge surface exposed at a first face of the skate wheel, a radially aligned opposite, second spoke-edge surface exposed at an opposite, second face of the skate wheel, and a body extending smoothly therebetween, said first spoke-edge surface and the second spoke-edge surface being relatively offset in a direction of travel of the in-line skate by a predetermined arc of rotation about a skate wheel axis, and a skate tire mounted upon an outer surface of the outer rim of the skate wheel hub. - View Dependent Claims (45, 50, 52, 54)
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