Detachable brake for skate
First Claim
1. An apparatus for selectively securing a plurality of wheels of a skate against rotation upon an underlying support surface, the skate having a boot within which a foot of a skater may be inserted, the boot having a boot sole and a boot upper secured to the boot sole, the boot upper having a tendon guard or backstay and a heel, the skate having an elongated frame carried by the boot, the frame having a front end and a rear end, the wheels having at least a front wheel and a rear wheel, the front wheel and the rear wheel being rotatably mounted to the frame to enable each wheel to rotate about an axis, the axis of the front wheel being substantially parallel to the axis of the rear wheel, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a protective foot covering having a flexible sole and a flexible upper attached to said flexible sole, said flexible sole and said flexible upper defining an enclosure wherein the foot of the skater can be placed; and
(b) means for removably attaching said protective foot covering to the skate such that said flexible upper can be juxtaposed and urged against the wheels to restrict rotational movement of the wheels with respect to the frame, said flexible sole defining a flexible pad positioned between the wheels and the underlying support surface when said apparatus is juxtaposed against the wheels of the skate, said protective foot covering defining a separate shoe or slipper when removed from the skate.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods to selectively secure wheels of a skate against rotation, provide a pad between the wheels and an underlying surface, provide a separate detachable protective foot covering, and/or provide a separate storage compartment which is removably attached to a boot of said skate. The invention also applies to ice skates, providing a pad between the blade and the underlying surface, providing a protective foot covering, and providing a storage compartment as described above.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for selectively securing a plurality of wheels of a skate against rotation upon an underlying support surface, the skate having a boot within which a foot of a skater may be inserted, the boot having a boot sole and a boot upper secured to the boot sole, the boot upper having a tendon guard or backstay and a heel, the skate having an elongated frame carried by the boot, the frame having a front end and a rear end, the wheels having at least a front wheel and a rear wheel, the front wheel and the rear wheel being rotatably mounted to the frame to enable each wheel to rotate about an axis, the axis of the front wheel being substantially parallel to the axis of the rear wheel, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a protective foot covering having a flexible sole and a flexible upper attached to said flexible sole, said flexible sole and said flexible upper defining an enclosure wherein the foot of the skater can be placed; and (b) means for removably attaching said protective foot covering to the skate such that said flexible upper can be juxtaposed and urged against the wheels to restrict rotational movement of the wheels with respect to the frame, said flexible sole defining a flexible pad positioned between the wheels and the underlying support surface when said apparatus is juxtaposed against the wheels of the skate, said protective foot covering defining a separate shoe or slipper when removed from the skate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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