Shock absorbent in-line roller skate
First Claim
1. An in-line roller skate comprising:
- (a) a boot with a heel and toe adapted to receive a foot of a skater;
(b) a first wheel supporting rail means secured to an underside of the boot and extending from the heel to the toe;
(c) a second wheel supporting rail means secured to an underside of the boot and extending from the heel to the toe adjacent and generally parallel to the first rail means;
(d) a plurality of wheel means mounted in tandem in a line between the first and second rail means, the wheel means being respectively connected to the first and second rail means by respective axle means and bearing means; and
(e) a plurality of resilient shock absorbing means located between the respective axle means and bearing means and the rail means to enable the respective wheel means to move under force individually upwardly or downwardly relative to the first and second rail means, said resilient shock absorbing means being arranged in pairs for each wheel, axle and bearing means, and the resilient shock absorbing means being mounted in respective vertical elongated cavities in the first and second rail means, each resilient means having a crescent shape, the axle means fitting in the concave curves of the crescents whereby the axles are positioned at a first elevation when the concave sides of the crescents face upwardly and are positioned at a second lower elevation when the concave sides of the crescents face downwardly.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to in-line roller skates. More particularly, this invention pertains to shock absorbent in-line roller skates wherein the wheels are resilient mounted to navigate over rough, bumpy surfaces. An in-line roller skate comprising: (a) a boot with a heel and toe adapted to receive a foot of a skater; (b) a first wheel supporting rail means secured to an underside of the boot and extending from the heel to the toe; (c) a second wheel supporting rail means secured to an underside of the boot, and extending from the heel to the toe adjacent and generally parallel to the first rail means; (d) a plurality of wheel means mounted in tandem in a line between the first and second rail means, the wheel means being respectively connected to the first and second rail means by respective axle means and bearing means; and (e) a plurality of resilient shock absorbing means located between the respective axle means and bearing means and the rail means to enable the respective wheel means to move under force individually upwardly or downwardly relative to the first and second rail means.
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14 Claims
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1. An in-line roller skate comprising:
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(a) a boot with a heel and toe adapted to receive a foot of a skater; (b) a first wheel supporting rail means secured to an underside of the boot and extending from the heel to the toe; (c) a second wheel supporting rail means secured to an underside of the boot and extending from the heel to the toe adjacent and generally parallel to the first rail means; (d) a plurality of wheel means mounted in tandem in a line between the first and second rail means, the wheel means being respectively connected to the first and second rail means by respective axle means and bearing means; and (e) a plurality of resilient shock absorbing means located between the respective axle means and bearing means and the rail means to enable the respective wheel means to move under force individually upwardly or downwardly relative to the first and second rail means, said resilient shock absorbing means being arranged in pairs for each wheel, axle and bearing means, and the resilient shock absorbing means being mounted in respective vertical elongated cavities in the first and second rail means, each resilient means having a crescent shape, the axle means fitting in the concave curves of the crescents whereby the axles are positioned at a first elevation when the concave sides of the crescents face upwardly and are positioned at a second lower elevation when the concave sides of the crescents face downwardly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An in-line roller skate comprising:
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(a) a boot adapted to receive a foot of a skater; (b) a wheel mounting means secured to the underside of the boot, longitudinal with the boot, and having an elongated longitudinal wheel receiving Cavity therein; (c) a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted in series within the wheel receiving cavity and longitudinal alignment with one another; (d) a releasable wheel rotation stop means located between the underside of a toe of the boot and above a forward wheel of the plurality of wheels, said wheel rotation stop means being movable so that it can impinge against a wheel to retard rotation of the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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