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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341262 | Cushion for in-line skate An in-line skate includes a frame and two rolling gears. Each of the rolling gears includes two levers pivotally connected to the frame, two casters each attached to related one of the levers, at least one first cushion provided between the levers and two second cus... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341260 | Skateboard A truck includes a chassis attached to a deck of the skateboard, a yoke pivotally connected to the chassis and two wheels provided on the yoke. The chassis includes a rod extended from the underside thereof. The yoke includes a first portion, a second portion extend... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7309069 | Roller assembly for an in-line roller skate The present invention discloses a roller assembly of an in-line roller skate, the roller assembly comprising a roller frame and a plurality of roller wheels, of at least two different sizes, which are fastened pivotally with the roller frame, such that the roller as... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7264091 | Inline skate brake A brake assembly for inline skates having a boot portion with right and left downwardly directed frame members. The frame members support at least three axles. Right and left carrier plates are positioned along an inner face of the downwardly directed frame members.... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7178813 | Scooter A scooter is described herein having control cables for use in guiding the scooter. In the preferred embodiment a cable is used to straighten the rear wheels which are connected in tandem and a steering column with a t-top is used to steer the front wheels. In an al... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175187 | Wheeled skate with step-in binding and brakes The present invention teaches an apparatus and method for removably securing an article of footwear suitable for walking, running, or bicycling to a wheeled skate. Further, the present invention also teaches a brake device for use with a wheeled skate. In addition, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165773 | Heeling apparatus and method A heeling apparatus includes a shoe with a unique feature in the heel that allows one to walk, run, or roll seamlessly. The appearance is that of normal footwear because of the covert wheel assembly. The stealth wheel in the heel gives one the ability to roll or sli... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165774 | External wheeled heeling apparatus and method An external wheeled heeling apparatus for walking and running and transitioning to rolling on a surface is provided. The apparatus includes a sole having a forefoot, an arch and a heel portion provided with a first side of the heel portion and a second side of the h... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152865 | Heel adjustable skate A skate includes a holder frame, a boot, and a locking mechanism. The boot comprises a toe box and a heel portion, wherein the toe box is fixedly attached to the holder frame and wherein the heel portion engages the holder frame such that the heel portion is capable... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7093839 | Hockey stop multi-line roller skate and wheels for use therewith A wheel with an asymmetrical cross-section for use with a roller skate. The wheel also has a tread portion that can be easily and inexpensively replaced. An apparatus for multi-line roller skates that has two or three lines of wheels. The wheels in the center line h... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063335 | In-line roller skate An in-line roller skate is disclosed to include a frame with a curved lower portion, which supports a point stop at the front end followed by a ball support, a string of rotating rollers and a tail ball support. The point stop is preferably another roller fixed in p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6979003 | Heeling apparatus and method A heeling apparatus includes a shoe with a unique feature in the heel that allows one to walk, run, or roll seamlessly. The appearance is that of normal footwear because of the covert wheel assembly. The stealth wheel in the heel gives one the ability to roll or sli... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955360 | In-line roller skate braking mechanism A braking mechanism for a skate, such as an in-line roller skate, has at least one braking wheel disposed transverse to the skate boot. The braking wheel operates a piston which displaces liquid from a piston housing when the piston is caused to travel within the pi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955361 | Gliding sports equipment, such as a skate, a frame for such sports equipment, and a line of such frames A frame for an article of sports equipment, such as a frame for a skate, such as a roller skate, including a front upper portion provided to receive the front portion of a boot, and a rear upper portion provided to receive the rear portion of a boot. The front upper... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6916027 | Adjustable skate A skate comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a toe portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a heel portion slidably disposed upon the chassis. The heel portion is slidable in relation to the toe por... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6874794 | Safety brake using bearings for in-line skates A braking system preferably for an in-line skate includes a brake pad mounted to a forward end of a skate frame and an elevated front wheel attached to the skate frame by two pivot arms. The pivot arms are biased forward which is in a clockwise direction with respec... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6425587 | Multi-functional roller skates Mono-wheel roller skates having a single large main wheel which supports the skater and a pivotally mounted smaller brake actuation wheel which contacts the ground when the skates are tipped backward and which is operatively connected to caliper brakes wh... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6352270 | Rear brake assembly for a scooter A brake assembly for a scooter has a braking assembly pivotally mounted at a rear end of a pedal of the scooter and in front of a rear wheel of the scooter. The brake assembly has an arcuate plate, two flanges respectively and concentrically formed at two... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6279921 | Inline skates with two brakes used simultaneously The present inline skates have a braking system allowing the brakes to be used simultaneously. One embodiment of the invention comprises a frame with a rear wheel carrier and a braking wheel carrier rotatingly mounted on the frame through a first cylinder... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273437 | Roller skate A two-wheeled roller skate with canted wheels has an axle for the forward wheel located well forward of the ball of the foot. The axle for the rear wheel is located at the rear of the skater's heel. The wheels are canted so that the front and rear wheels ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6209888 | Inline skates with two brakes used simultaneously Inline skates with a braking system allowing the brakes to be used simultaneously. One embodiment of the invention comprises a frame 1 with a rear wheel carrier and a braking wheel carrier 6 rotatingly mounted on frame 1 through a first cylinder 29 and an... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6131922 | Roller skate brake arrangement A roller skate includes a wheeled frame including aligned wheels, a shoe supported on the wheeled frame and including a cuff that can be flexed and moved relative to the wheeled frame, and a braking mechanism. The braking mechanism includes an extension f... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6116621 | Roller skate swing brake A roller skate swing brake includes a support pivotably attached to the axle of the rear wheel of a skate and containing a brake pad. The support is spring activated to keep the brake pad from contacting the skating surface in the open position in front o... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5899465 | Roller skate with brake A roller skate of the in-line wheel type where all wheels are mounted for rotation in the normal skating directions has at least one wheel mounted for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the skating directions. An internal brake is provided to progres... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5791663 | Brake system for roller skates A braking system is provided for an in-line roller skate for skating on hard skate-supporting surfaces. The roller skate includes a shoe, a wheel-supporting frame attached to the shoe, and a plurality of aligned wheels operably supported by the wheel-supp... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5511803 | Brake for roller skates A braking system is provided for an in-line roller skate for skating on hard skate-supporting surfaces. The roller skate includes a shoe, a wheel-supporting frame attached to the shoe, and a plurality of aligned wheels operably supported by the wheel-supp... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5413362 | Front wheel brake for roller skate A roller skate with a plurality of skate rollers including a front roller has a front end brake comprising a brake wheel forwardly of the front roller with a braking member between the brake wheel and the front roller. The brake wheel has a lower reach ab... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5401038 | Mechanical brake for in-line roller skates A roller skate with in-line wheels employs a brake disc capable of applying variable resistance to the rotation of the rear wheel. A skater may activate the brake by elevating the toe of the skate bringing a lever arm that is mounted at the rear of the sk... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5398949 | Tangs figure-blade roller skate The figure-blade roller skake costitutes the steering cushion mechanism. Due to the steering cushion mechanism, as the roller blade skate tilts, the wheels are aligned on an curved track. Shifting the body weight right, the steering cushion mechanism will... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5280931 | Roller brake A roller brake for a roller vehicle such as an in-line roller skate is mounted at an end of a substantially horizontal platform. The roller brake includes a non-rotatable brake hub connected to the chassis, the hub having a horizontal axis perpendicular t... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5207438 | Brake for in line skate A brake structure for an in line skate is mounted on the forward end of the skate. The brake structure comprises two brackets secured to the skate and a rotatable cylinder which rotates in contact with the brackets to produce a frictional braking force wh... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5088748 | Anti-lock braking system for skates A braking system for an in-line skate wherein an additional wheel is connected to the skate product by a linkage. The linkage is designed to provide progressive braking force on the hub of the additional wheel. The additional wheel is load bearing and can... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4602801 | Roller skate A roller skate in which the automatic action of normal walking produces a driving action on the wheels. A heel kick to the pedal of the skate causes the putting in operative position of a control device. During the lifting of the skate, the control device... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4453726 | Roller skate or the like with brake attachment A roller skate has a truck supporting its rear-wheel axle on which a rearwardly extending rocker is swingable about a horizontal axis, the rear end of this rocker carrying a control roller while its front end engages or forms a pair of pressure elements d... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4394028 | Skate A roller skate comprising a foot-supporting plate having a normally-raised rear brake wheel, which brake wheel is activated by tilting the plate backwardly, the plate being supported at a low center of gravity between a pair of side wheels and having an e... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4181227 | Roller skate braking assembly A skate structure including a cylindrical braking member mounted on a transverse horizontal shaft. A radially extending bolt is countersunk into the shaft and extends upwardly through a slot in the toe of the skate's foot plate. A groove in the foot plate... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4088334 | Skateboard brake A brake is provided which is completely separate from the ground wheels of the skateboard. A ground engaging brake wheel is swingably supported relative to the skateboard so that it may be swung into rolling engagement with the ground and with the braking... | 05/09/1978 |
