Carrier for an in-line roller skate

• US 5,816,588 A
• Filed: 06/04/1997
• Issued: 10/06/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bauer Italia SpA (Novation Tech S.p.A.)
• Original Assignee: Bauer Italia SpA (Novation Tech S.p.A.)
• Inventors: Nicoletti, Graziano
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Brian L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CUFF, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US08/869,001
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 280/11.22, 280/11.23, 280/11.28, 280/11.19, 280/11.26, 280/690-124.164, 280/701-124.179, 280/11.27
• US Class Current: 280/11.231
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/0046 with shock absorption or suspension system
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/062 with a pivotal frame or cradle around transversal axis for relative movements of the wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/226 Wheel mounting, i.e. arrangement connecting wheel and axle mount

Abstract

A carrier for an in-line roller skate comprises an elongate body (8) which is to support a series of wheels (5) which are aligned with one another and have respective axes (9) parallel to and spaced from one another. The carrier (3) includes removable suspension means (13) which are interposed between the elongate body (8) and each of the wheels (5) and which can be fastened to the elongate body (8) in a plurality of predetermined positions (15) in order to permit variation in the distance between the wheels (5).

Claims

1. A carrier for an in-line roller skate, comprising an elongate body (8) which is to support a series of wheels (5) which are aligned with one another and have respective axes (9) parallel to and spaced from one another, characterised in that the carrier includes a plurality of removable suspension means (13) interposed between the elongate body (8) and each of the wheels (5), respectively, for rotatable supporting each of the wheels, each suspension means (13) being fastened to the elongate body (8) in a plurality of predetermined positions (15) by first and second parallel pins spaced from each wheel axis in order to permit variation in the distance between the wheels (5).

2. A carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that the suspension means comprise a fork (13) for each wheel (5).

3. A carrier according to claim 2, characterised in that the elongate body (8) has, on its sides, a series of holes (15) engageable by said first and second parallel pins in order to connect each fork (13) to the elongate body (8).

4. A carrier according to claim 2, characterised in that each fork (13) has a pair of symmetrical arms (13a, 13b) inclined relative to the elongate body (8) of the carrier (3).

5. A carrier according to claim 1, characterised in that damping means are associated with the suspension means (13).

6. A carrier according to claim 5, characterised in that each fork (13) is connected to the elongate body (8) by means of said first pin (17a) defining an axis of rotation of the fork (13) and said second pin (17b) slidable within a curved guide slot (21) concentric with the first pin 17a, whereby the fork (13) is oscillatable about the first pin (17a) between a pair of end positions defined by the opposing ends of the guide slot (21).

7. A carrier according to claim 6, characterised in that the damping means comprise a resilient device (19a;

19b) interposed between each fork and the elongate body.

8. A carrier according to claim 7, characterised in that the resilient device is a helical spring (18a).

9. A carrier according to claim 7, characterised in that the resilient device is a pad of resiliently deformable material (18b).

10. An in-line roller skate, characterised in that it comprises a carrier (3) according to claim 1.