Plastic adjustable roller skate

• US 4,708,352 A
• Filed: 07/15/1986
• Issued: 11/24/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Etablissments Poirier SA
• Original Assignee: Etablissments Poirier SA
• Inventors: Vullierme, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, David M.
• Application Number:
  US06/885,855
• Time in Patent Office: 497 Days
• Field of Search: 280/11.26, 280/11.28, 280/11.19, 280/11.3
• US Class Current: 280/11.26
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/0086 Roller skates adjustable in length to fit the size of the foot
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/02 with wheels arranged in two pairs A63C17/01 takes precedence

Abstract

An adjustable roller skate has a front toe platform and a rear heel platform longitudinally behind the toe platform. One of the platforms is formed with a longitudinal extension telescoping in the other platform. Respective front and rear axles carried on the platforms in turn carry respective front and rear wheels. Respective toe and heel retainers on the platforms shaped to engage around the toe and heel of a foot on the skate are secured to this foot by at least one strap engageable over the foot in the retainers. A longitudinal row of teeth is formed on the extension and an elastic tongue is longitudinally nondisplaceable on the other platform and formed with teeth. This tongue is displaceable between a locking position with its teeth engaged in the teeth of the extension and thereby securing the two platforms against relative longitudinal displacement and a freeing position with its teeth out of engagement with the teeth of the extension and the two platforms relatively longitudinally displaceable. A pivotal latch dog is provided on the other platform for displacing the tongue between its positions and for releasably holding it in the locking position.

Claims

1. An adjustable roller skate comprising:

a front toe platform;

a rear heel platform longitudinally behind the toe platform, one of the platforms being formed with a longitudinal extension telescoping in the other platform;

respective front and rear axles carried on the platforms;

a respective angled outer arm on each platform having a lower end carrying the respective axle, the arms being limitedly flexible for limited vertical movement of the respective axles;

a respective angled inner arm on each platform lying within and above the respective outer arm and having a lower end normally spaced vertically above the lower end of the respective outer arm;

respective abutments on the platforms spaced above the lower ends of the respective inner arms and each engagable with the lower end of the respective inner arm on upward deflection of same;

respective front and rear wheels carried on the axles;

respective toe and heel retainers on the platforms shaped to engage around the toe and heel of a foot on the skate;

at least one strap engaged with the retainers and engageable over the foot in the retainers to secure same in place therein;

a longitudinal row of teeth formed on the extension;

an elastic tongue longitudinally nondisplaceable on the other platform and formed with teeth, the tongue being displaceable between a locking position with its teeth engaged in the teeth of the extension and thereby securing the two platforms against relative longitudinal displacement and a freeing position with its teeth out of engagement with the teeth of the extension and the two platforms relatively longitudinally displaceable; and

latch means on the other platform for displacing the tongue between its positions and for releasably holding it in the locking position.

2. The adjustable roller skate defined in claim 1 wherein the tongue is pivotal about a transverse axis on the other platform.

3. The adjustable roller skate defined in claim 1 wherein each inner arm is constructed and arranged to be stiffer with regard to upward deflectability of its lower end than the respective outer arm.

4. The adjustable roller skate defined in claim 1 wherein the lower end of each inner arm is formed with a downwardly open recess complementary to the lower end of the respective outer arm and the lower end of each outer arm is snugly fittable in the respective recess on upward deflection.

5. The adjustable roller skate defined in claim 1 wherein each outer arm is provided with a longitudinally projecting tab and each inner arm is provided with a downwardly open notch normally spacedly receiving the respective tab, whereby the lower end of each outer arm can flex transversely somewhat relative to the respective inner-arm lower end.

6. The adjustable roller skate defined in claim 1 wherein the toe retainer comprises a part normally lying on the instep of the foot engaged in the retainers and the strap passes over the instep part.

7. The adjustable roller skate defined in claim 6, further comprising means for displacement of the instep part longitudinally on the toe retainer relative to the toe platform.

8. An adjustable roller skate comprising:

a front toe platform formed unitarily of one piece of a synthetic resin;

a rear heel platform longitudinally behind the toe platform and also formed unitarily of one piece of a synthetic resin, one of the platforms being formed with a longitudinal extension telescoping in the other platform;

respective front and rear axles carried on the platforms;

a respective angled outer arm formed unitarily of the resin with each platform having a lower end carrying the respective axle, the arms being limitedly flexible for limited vertical and transverse movement of the respective axles;

a respective angled inner arm formed unitarily of the resin with each platform lying within and above the respective outer arm and having a lower end normally spaced vertically above the lower end of the respective outer arm;

respective abutments on the platforms spaced above the lower ends of the respective inner arms and each engageable with the lower end of the respective inner arm on upward deflection of same;

respective front and rear wheels carried on the axles;

respective toe to heel retainers on the platforms shaped to engage around the toe and heel of a foot on the skate;

at least one strap engaged with the retainers and engageable over the foot in the retainers to secure same in place therein;

a longitudinal row of teeth formed on the extension;

an elastic tongue longitudinally nondisplaceable on the other platform and formed with teeth, the tongue being displaceable between a locking position with its teeth engaged in the teeth of the extension and thereby securing the two platforms against relative longitudinal displacement and freeing position with its teeth out of engagement with the teeth of the extension and the two platforms relatively longitudinally displaceable; and

latch means on the other platform for displacing the tongue between its positions and for releasably holding it in the locking position.