Device for blocking wheels of roller skates

• US 5,503,433 A
• Filed: 11/03/1994
• Issued: 04/02/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lachapelle, Luc
• Original Assignee: Lachapelle, Luc
• Inventors: Lachapelle, Luc
• Primary Examiner(s): BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M
• Application Number:
  US08/335,377
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 280/809, 280/811, 280/825, 280/816, 280/11.2, 280/11.21, 280/11.22, 188/4 R, 188/32, 294/150, 294/151, 294/153, 294/154, 294/156, 294/158, 294/141, 294/143, 294/145, 482/223, 482/224, 224/246, 224/250, 224/255, 36/115, 36/132, 36/7.5, 36/15
• US Class Current: 280/825
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/002 Covers; Guards
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/20 with fixable wheels permitting the skates to be used for walking

Abstract

An accessory device for a roller skate is disclosed, for use to block the wheels of this roller skate. This device comprises a plurality of elongated members that are made of non-slippery material and sized to snugly fit transversely between two of the wheels. These members are linked together, preferably by an elastic rope which is forming a closed loop. The device can be secured to the frame of the roller skate whenever required by placing each member between two of the wheels to prevent the same from rotating. This device is very advantageous because it is inexpensive and very simple to install on a roller skate. It is also very light in weight and compact, thereby making it easy to carry.

Claims

1. The combination of:

(a) a roller skate comprising a plurality of wheels mounted in close relationship onto a frame having a front and a rear end;

with

(b) a device for blocking the wheels of said roller skate, said device comprising;

a plurality of elongated members made of non-slippery material, each of said members being sized to snugly fit transversely between two of said wheels; and

connecting means for linking the members together in such a manner that they extend substantially parallel to each other, said connecting means also acting as fixation means for securing the device to the frame in such a manner that each member extends transversely to the frame between two of said wheels and thus prevents said wheels from rotating.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein:

each elongated member has two opposite ends; and

said connecting means consists of a rope to which said opposite ends are attached, said rope forming a closed loop that is removably connected to the front and rear end of the frame for fixation purposes.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein the elongated members are cylindrical in shape.

4. The combination of claim 2, wherein:

the elongated members consist of hollow cylinders, each having one transversal hole in the vicinity of each opposite end; and

each of said opposite ends is attached to the rope by passage of said rope through each of said transversal holes.

5. The combination of claim 4, wherein:

the rope is made of an elastic material.

6. The combination of claim 5, wherein:

the elongated members are spaced apart from each other and have a front side facing the front end of the frame; and

the rope further comprises a plurality of spaced-apart knots, each of said knots lying close to one of said holes on the front side of each member for preventing said members from sliding towards the front end of the frame.

7. The combination of claim 6, further comprising an additional elongated member positioned to extend transversely onto the rear end of the frame.

8. The combination of claim 6, wherein:

the elongated members are made of a polymeric material.

9. The combination of claim 8, wherein:

the polymeric material is rubber.

10. The combination of:

(a) an in-line roller skate comprising;

a frame having a front and a rear end; and

at least three linearly aligned wheels mounted in close relationship onto the frame;

with

(b) a device for blocking the wheels of said in-line roller skate, said device comprising;

a plurality of elongated spaced-apart members made of rubber and consisting of hollow cylinders, said members being sized to snugly fit transversely between two of said wheels and each having two opposite ends with one transversal hole in the vicinity of each opposite end;

said elongated member also having a front side facing the front end of the frame; and

an elastic rope for linking the members together by passage of said rope through each of said transversal holes, said rope forming a closed loop removably connected to the front and rear end of the frame for securing the device to the frame in such a manner that each member extends transversely to the frame between two of said wheels and thus prevents said wheels from rotating, said rope also having a plurality of spaced-apart knots, each of said knots lying close to one of said holes on the front side of each member for preventing said members from sliding towards the front end of the frame; and

an additional member extending transversely at the rear end of the frame.