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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6871860 | In-line pivoting wheel roller skates with shock absorbers An in-line skate composed of an inner boot connected to an outer boot at a pivot point near the toe. Mounted between the inner and outer boots springs under the heel area, used to limit and dampen the shock and vibration transmitted to the skater. The inner and oute... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863282 | Inline roller skate An inline roller skate with a foot receiver, such as a shoe, and with a frame with rollers which is provided on this foot receiver. These rollers, and their axles, are removably mounted on the frame by means of a quick-acting closure. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6851683 | Adjustable in-line skate An adjustable in-line skate has a rigid frame, a plurality of wheels rotatably secured to the frame in a line, a sole plate secured to the frame having a heel portion and a toe portion, and a boot mounted on the sole plate. The boot has a toe shell and a separate he... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845990 | In-line skate An in-line skate includes a skate frame, front and rear wheels mounted rotatably on the skate frame, and a middle wheel assembly including at least two middle wheels, each of which is mounted rotatably on the skate frame between the front and rear wheels, is aligned... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6837500 | Roller skate frame assembly A roller skate frame assembly includes a frame body with front and rear shoe-mounting plates that are formed with fastening holes, a pair of fastening units, and a bracket with front and rear mounting units, each of which has a first part secured to a shoe, and a se... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6761369 | Truck for preventing damage thereto when attached to a skate board and negotiating and contacting a curb A truck for preventing damage thereto when attached to a skate board and negotiating and contacting a curb. A body attaches to the skate board and an axle extends rotatably through the body and terminates in a pair of wheels, respectively. A roller is rotatably posi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6755425 | Tilt-steered rolling device A rolling device comprises a wheel pair, consisting of two wheels (3a, 3b)affixed to wheel-holders (4a, 4b), which are interconnected by two cross-guides (5, 6) thus forming a parallelogram link chain. O... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746026 | 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... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742788 | Replaceable skate assembly A replaceable skate assembly includes a boot, a base mounted on a bottom of the boot, and a locking device mounted in the base. The locking device includes a positioning rod, a locking pawl, and a spring. Thus, the base may be assembled on and detached from the bott... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739602 | 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... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6739603 | Truck for skateboard or roller skate An improved truck for use with a skateboard or roller skate. The truck has a truck hanger attached to a mounting bracket. The truck hanger has opposed axle elements for mounting a pair of opposed wheels. The truck hanger also has a hanger flange and a hanger pivot. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736412 | Klop skate having pushing and pulling capabilities A klop skate with pushing and pulling capabilities. In one alternate, the skate includes a glide member (110) for traversing a surface. The skate includes a shoe portion (112) for receiving a skater's foot. The skate has a base secured to the shoe port... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729629 | Mechanism for detachably fastening boot and truck of roller skate A detachable roller skate comprises a boot comprising a front cavity, a rear cavity, and an elongate plate interconnected the cavities wherein each cavity has two resilient side protrusions and a rear projection; and a truck comprising a sole plate, an engagement pl... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719304 | Roller skate A roller skate has a frame formed of a short length of sturdy, generally rectangular channel material having two opposed side walls and a sole plate or floor extending therebetween. A large diameter wheel is secured to each end of each side wall, to define a widely ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6702303 | Roller skate vehicle with seat A roller skate vehicle which includes a standard roller skate frame having two pairs of axle mounted wheels and a padded seat mounted thereon.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6679505 | Structure of sole plate of a roller skate A sole plate structure of a roller skate, wherein, a sole plate is integrally formed by injection molding of plastic into a flat and elongate shape, and is provided on both the front and the rear ends thereof with two down protruding blocks; and every suc... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6659480 | Skate board brake A braking apparatus for a skateboard (10) having an axle (36), wherein a braking member (42) is disposed about the axle (36), and is actuated by an actuating device (44) to engage with a wheel mounting assembly (92) of the skateboard (10) so as to effect ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6648372 | Skateboard truck guard A skateboard truck guard, which is adapted for attaching to a truck having a bottom portion and defining a ground contacting surface thereon, includes an elongated guard body, which is shaped and sized for detachably mounting to the bottom portion of the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648345 | Anti-wear strip equipped wheel seat of skateboard An anti-wear strip equipped wheel seat comprises a main body, an axle, and an anti-wear strip, in which the anti-wear strip is a U-shaped plate made of a wear-resist material, having an arcuate recess in each of two end edges thereof for mounting the axle... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6631911 | Combined structure of a sports shoe and an in-line skate A combined structure of a sports shoe and an in-line skate mainly comprises an in-line wheel device buried in the shoe bottom of a sports shoe. The in-line wheel device comprises a base, whereon a linkage set, a position plate, a wheel position mechanism ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6612592 | Skate with a size-adjustable boot A skate includes a base, an adjusting member, and a boot including a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is provided on a front portion of an upper side of the base. The rear portion is secured in place when the adjusting member is in its ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607198 | In-line roller skates having quick-release axle system with safety retaining pin mechanism A quick-release type axle system for in-line skates. A pair of axle shafts cooperate with each other to support a wheel between a pair of frames. A release pin is inserted into a central bore formed through the axle shafts to lock the axle shafts relative... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6592130 | Frame particularly for in-line skates A frame particularly usable for in-line or ice skates, comprising two mutually facing approximately vertical walls, transversely to which there are, along the same longitudinal axis, multiple holes for placing the hubs of respective wheels. The frame has,... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6585273 | Hidden device in a multifunctional sports shoe A hidden device in a multifunctional sports shoe comprises a roller mechanism and an actuating mechanism. The roller mechanism is disposed under a bottom sole of the shoe and the actuating mechanism, being attached to the roller mechanism. The roller mech... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581943 | H-block device for in-line skates An in-line skate apparatus has a frame for attachment to the sole of a shoe with a pair of outer, substantially flat side faces, a front end, a rear end, and a lower edge. A plurality of wheels are rotatably mounted on the frame in a line from the front e... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561525 | In-line skating device of roller skate An in-line skating device of a roller skate has a base which is fastened to the sole of a boot of the roller skate is fastened pivotally with a wheel carrier. The wheel carrier is provided with a plurality of wheels pivoted thereto in sequence. The carrie... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557863 | Skate body A skate body having a first body portion and a second body portion that are releasably secured together. A brake device includes a brake seat mounted to one of the first and second body portions and a brake block. The brake seat includes a resilient hook ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6557862 | Skates to roll on the road or sliding on the ice Four wheel in-line skate, having a half-boot type inner footwear portion and an outer rigid portion made up of a first tip front portion and a second rear portion surrounding ankle and heel. Within the first and second portions are housed the inner footwe... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6557861 | Three-wheeled roller skate and method therefor A three-wheeled roller skate and method therefore, comprising a substantially shoe-shaped foot receptacle, two heel end wheels rotatably coupled to an axis, and a toe end wheel smaller in diameter than the two heel end wheels and positioned in front of an... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547261 | Adjustment device, particularly for adjusting the size of an in-line roller skate An adjustment device, particularly for adjusting the size of an in-line roller skate composed of a frame connected to the wheels and to the heel unit of a shell to which a cuff is articulated. A toe unit for containing an innerboot is slidingly connected ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6536785 | Roller skate shoes A roller skate shoe includes a shoe base having two receiving cavities provided thereunder at a front portion and a rear portion of the shoe base respectively, a roller arrangement fittedly received in each receiving cavity including a supporting frame se... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6523836 | Wheel assembly for roller skate A wheel assembly for a roller skate. The wheel assembly mainly includes a pivotal seat, a singular locking member and a wheel set. The pivotal seat includes a first end pivotally connected to a sole base by a mounting member for convertibly moving between... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6497421 | Skating and other apparatus A training roller skate has rollers or wheels and wheel mounts, at least one wheel mount being movable, preferably in a direction transverse to the wheel axis, to permit contact between a wheel associated surface and a motion inhibitor that inhibits rotar... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491309 | Suspension system for in-line skates A suspension system includes a front walking arm assembly on a skate with front and rear wheels. The front walking arm assembly is pivotally mounted on a transverse pivot axle located between the front and rear wheels of the assembly. A standard wheel pla... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488296 | Method and apparatus for small wheel disc brake An improved small wheel disc brake for skateboards, scooters, and carts, which facilitates a heat management design to provide higher level of performance operation without brake failure thereby improving the safety of said vehicles. The disc brake (6) in... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488289 | Bi-functional roller skate A simply structured bi-functional roller skate has a pair of shoe embodiments. Each shoe embodiment is provided with a front securing seat which is a tubular device with a forwardly extended board, and a rear securing seat which is a tubular device with a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478313 | Wheel suspension system for in-line roller skate There is provided a suspension for the wheels of an in-line roller skate, the suspension comprising a frame connectable to the boot of the skate, the frame having a pair of parallel spaced-apart rails extending in the longitudinal direction of the skate, ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474661 | Base structure for roller skates A base structure for a roller skate includes a base having at least two compartments, a bottom plate secured to the base, and a number of wheel assemblies each of which is mounted in an associated compartment. The bottom plate includes a number of blocks ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467781 | Tricycle A tricycle comprises a front tube, a handlebar frame, a front fork, a front wheel, two footboards, and a swiveling member. The handlebar frame is put through the front tube. The front fork is fastened with the bottom end of the handlebar frame for fasteni... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464236 | Wheel seat assembly for roller skate A wheel seat assembly of a roller skate includes a sole body fixed on the bottom of a shoe. The sole body is provided with receiving chambers for securing casings therein. The casing defines an axial hole and at least two positioning holes. A roller seat ... | 10/15/2002 |
