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Skate light assembly

  • US 6,450,659 B1
  • Filed: 06/01/2000
  • Issued: 09/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. The combination of a skate with a light assembly wherein:

  • said skate comprises a low friction, ground-contacting structure for supporting contact with a ground surface, and an upper platform;

    a boot mounted upon said platform, said boot comprising a sole having an outline defining a rounded frontal tip and a rounded heel;

    said light assembly comprises a slab of synthetic material having substantially flat and parallel top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral outline substantially symmetrical with the outline of said sole, said slab having a frontal first cavity and a posterior second cavity;

    a flashlight housed in said first cavity and having a first lens having an arcuate shape substantially congruent with said rounded tip, and closing said first cavity and positioned under said rounded frontal tip;

    a switch assembly housed into said second cavity and having an actuator member closing said second cavity, and positioned under said rounded heel;

    a pair of conductors connecting the switch assembly to the flashlight; and

    means for securing said light assembly between said platform and said boot;

    wherein said light assembly comprises a toggling interrupter; and

    said actuator member comprises a push button.

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