Skate

• US 5,435,579 A
• Filed: 12/27/1993
• Issued: 07/25/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nordica SpA (Tecnica Group S.P.A.)
• Original Assignee: Nordica SpA (Tecnica Group S.P.A.)
• Inventors: Pozzobon, Alessandro
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US08/172,952
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• Field of Search: 280/11.19, 280/11.2, 280/11.22, 280/11.23, 188/5, 188/6, 188/7
• US Class Current: 280/11.214
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/1436 contacting the ground

Abstract

Improved skate including a shoe composed of a shell with which a frame for two or more mutually parallel or aligned wheels is associated. In this skate, a first half-quarter is articulated to the shell and is in turn connected to a braking element. A second half-quarter is furthermore associated with the first half-quarter, and its position with respect to the first half-quarter is adjustable. The skate thus allows both optimum activation of the braking element and quick and easy variation of the support of the leg, for example according to the sport practiced.

Claims

1. A skate, comprising:

a shoe composed of a shell with which a frame for a plurality of wheels is connected;

a first half-quarter connected to a braking element, the first half-quarter being articulated to said shell;

a second half-quarter connected with said first half-quarter and being adjustable in its position with respect to said first half-quarter, wherein said first half-quarter is articulated to said shell by means of a first pair of studs and at least partially surrounds the user'"'"'s leg, an end of a rod member being transversely and rotatably connected, by means of a first pivot, to the rear of said first half-quarter;

said rod member being rotatably connected, at its other end, by means of a second pivot, with a support which is in turn rotatably connected with said frame and which has a pad directed toward the ground.

2. Skate according to claim 1, wherein said second half-quarter is connected with said first half-quarter by virtue of means that allow to adjust their mutual arrangement, said means being constituted by a second pair of studs which are laterally connected with said second half-quarter, the stems of said studs sliding at an adapted pair of guides formed laterally with respect to said first half-quarter.

3. Skate according to claim 2, wherein said second half-quarter surrounds at least partially the skater'"'"'s leg and is arranged outside said first half-quarter.

4. Skate according to claim 1, wherein said second half-quarter is connected with said first half-quarter by virtue of means that allow to adjust their mutual arrangement, said means being constituted by a second pair of studs which are laterally connected with said second half-quarter, the stems of said studs sliding at an adapted pair of guides formed laterally with respect to said first half-quarter, said pair of guides being C-shaped and having wings directed toward the toe of said shell.

5. Skate according to claim 1, wherein said second half-quarter is connected with said first half-quarter by virtue of means that allow to adjust their mutual arrangement, said means being constituted by a second pair of studs which are laterally connected with said second half-quarter, the stems of said studs sliding at an adapted pair of guides formed laterally with respect to said first half-quarter, said pair of guides being C-shaped and having wings directed toward the toe of said shell, a lug protruding to the rear of said first half-quarter and being arrangeable at a slot formed on said second half-quarter.

6. A skate, comprising:

a shoe composed of a shell with which a frame for a plurality of wheels is connected;

a first half-quarter connected to a braking element, the first half-quarter being articulated to said shell;

a second half-quarter connected with said first half-quarter and being adjustable in its position with respect to said first half-quarter by means for adjusting the mutual arrangement, wherein said means for adjusting the mutual arrangement are constituted by a plurality of lugs protruding to the rear of said first half-quarter and are arrangeable at a plurality of holes on said second half-quarter.

7. A skate comprising:

a shell for a user'"'"'s foot;

a frame connected below said shell;

a plurality of wheels;

means for rotatably supporting said plurality of wheels at said frame;

a first half-quarter;

means for articulating said first half-quarter to said shell;

a braking element including a support rotatably pivoted to said frame and extending rearwardly therefrom;

means for interconnecting said support with a portion of said first half-quarter thereby for pivoting said support between a braking position and a non-braking position depending upon a position assumed by said first half-quarter;

a second half-quarter; and

connection means for connecting said second half-quarter to said first half-quarter;

wherein said connection means are adjustable connection means for adjustably connecting said second half-quarter to said first half-quarter thereby said second half-quarter being adjustably positionable in a substantially vertical direction with respect to said first half-quarter.

8. The skate of claim 7, wherein said connection means comprise a lug and slot connection provided between the first half-quarter and the second half-quarter at a rear portion of the skate.

9. The skate of claim 8, wherein said lug and slot connection comprises a plurality of lugs.

10. The skate of claim 8, wherein said connection means further comprise a pair of guide and stud connections provided between the first half-quarter and the second half-quarter at opposite lateral portions of the skate.

11. The skate of claim 10, wherein said pair of guide and stud connections comprise C-shaped guides.