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Skate

  • US 6,161,846 A
  • Filed: 04/29/1999
  • Issued: 12/19/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A skate comprising:

  • a boot for securing a skater'"'"'s foot therein, the boot having a sole;

    a backbone frame fixedly attached to a bottom of the sole of the boot;

    a single attachment bracket fixedly mounted to a central portion of the backbone frame and depending therefrom;

    an elongated flexible beam having a front end portion, a rear end portion, and a central portion, the central portion being attached to said attachment bracket by a fixed connection with the flexible beam being oriented along a longitudinal axis of the skate boot,at least one wheel rotatably supported by a forward end of the flexible beam; and

    at least one wheel rotatably supported by a rearward end of the flexible beam;

    wherein the flexible beam is configured for preventing bending in a vertical direction relative to the backbone and while permitting the front and rear portions of the flexible beam to bend about a vertical pivot axis formed by the fixed connection in directions extending laterally with respect to said longitudinal axis in response to lateral forces imposed thereupon during turning of the skate.

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