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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267318 | Vibration control device A device for control of the effects of vibrations on vibration sensitive equipment when a plurality of the devices are placed on a support surface and in operative contact with the vibration sensitive equipment where said device is a unitary piece of a soft, pliable... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243930 | Inline skateboard assembly An inline skateboard assembly for providing a challenging sport activity includes a generally planar elongated board and multiple rollers coupled inline to an underside of the board. A single or multiple frictional brake members are coupled to the underside of the b... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240587 | Bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly and pedal and cleat for same The invention concerns a bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly (C), the pedal comprising a body rotatably mounted on an axle (3) and, at least on one side of the body a chain-wheel above the pedal axle: front abutting means (9) extending parallel t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7104159 | Bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly and pedal and cleat for same The invention concerns a bicycle pedal and fastening shoe assembly (C), the pedal comprising a body rotatably mounted on an axle (3) and, at least on one side of the body a chain-wheel above the pedal axle; front abutting means (9) extending parallel t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7063336 | 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... | 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 |
| 6905127 | Retractable foot gear for disabled persons The retractable foot gear 10 includes a sole 12 and a retractable wheel, ball, blade, or similar low friction element 16 which normally projects from a recess formed into the shoe's sole 12. The low friction element 16 retracts int... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902173 | Frame for a skate, and a skate having such frame A frame for a skate, and a skate having a frame, the frame including a lower longitudinally elongated member for supporting the wheels of the skate, a housing at opposite ends of the elongated member, each housing demarcated by a pair of lateral walls between which ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874795 | Wheeled skate device A wheeled skate device has a pair of large primary wheels coupled to a platform. The primary wheels rotate about primary axes of rotation in both forward and rearward directions. A binding can be disposed on the platform to secure the user's feet. The primary axes a... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6568695 | All terrain riding assembly having braking capabilities An all-terrain riding assembly comprised of a body member, including a supporting surface for feet of the user disposed between a front housing member having a rotatably mounted roller member and a rear housing member having a rotatably mounted, cylindric... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6508335 | Omni-directional wheel sith frictional bias An omni-directional wheel is provided which includes a frame having an upper portion for affixing the frame to an under-side of a weight bearing surface, at least two side walls, and a central cavity defined by the side walls for receiving at least one sp... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6491308 | Roller skate A roller skate which includes a frame, a structure for fixing the frame to a person's foot, and at least two balls, which are freely rotatably supported by concave rollers. Axes of rotation of the rollers extend in a horizontal direction, transversely to ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6254113 | All terrain riding assembly These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by an all-terrain riding assembly comprised of a body member, including a supporting surface for feet of the user disposed between a front housing member having a rotatably mounted roller membe... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6214142 | Method of making skateboard deck A skateboard deck and a method of making the same. The initial stage of making the skateboard deck comprises the step of stacking multiple veneer layers of wood upon each other and applying a coat of glue between each layer and then pressing the layers in... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6065762 | Multidirectional in-line roller skate A multidirectional in-line roller skate (12) comprising a boot (14) to receive a foot of a skater (16). The boot (14) has a sole (18). A frame (20) is provided. A facility (22) is for securing the frame (20) to a bottom surface of the sole (18) of the boo... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5967552 | In-line wheeled skate An in-line wheeled skate which includes one or more rollers located between the wheels and above the ground plane, thereby enabling the skater to jump up on a rail (or other supporting surface) and roll down the rail sideways, as in `extreme skating` mane... | 10/19/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5730467 | Roller skate device A roller skate device has a sole plate, a toe box, a heel, and a plurality of outer sleeves. The sole plate has a frame and a plate seat. Each outer sleeve receives a cylinder seat. A separating disk is disposed in a middle portion of the cylinder seat. A... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5716074 | Multi-directional roller skate A in-line roller skate has spherical roller wheels with multi-directional turning ability. The skate has the ability of both forward and rearward movement, but can also slide sideways in lateral and angular directions, in a similar manner to a figure skat... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5685550 | Roller skate with brake A shaft extending in the skating directions is supported by stanchions depending from a boot plate. Spherical wheels formed by hemispherical segments are rotatably secured to the shaft in fixed axial position by a ring member having wing axles extending t... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5601299 | Inline skateboard An inline skateboard comprised of a board body, a pair of downwardly depending mounting rails integrally formed and smoothly merging from the bottom surface of the board body along a medial position thereof, a plurality of mounting shafts extending transv... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5549331 | Inline skateboard An inline skateboard comprised of a board body, a pair of downwardly depending mounting rails integrally formed and smoothly merging from the bottom surface of the board body along a medial position thereof, a plurality of mounting shafts extending transv... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5409265 | Skateboard with ball rollers A skateboard has ball rollers rotatably mounted within cavities at the bottom of the body of the skateboard. A plurality of ball bearings mounted within the cavity contact the roller ball and rotate as the roller ball rotates. A plurality of round islands... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5312258 | Dry land snowboard training device A dry land snowboard training device is presented for simulating the balance and movement of a conventional snowboard on dry land, and in particular the balance and movement of a conventional snowboard on a wooden half pipe. The device comprises a unitary... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5207454 | In-line roller skate with ball rollers An in-line roller skate includes a frame having a pair of parallel, spaced side rails. At least one and, preferably, a plurality of ball rollers are mounted in the frame between the forward and rearward ends of the frame. Each ball roller is mounted to th... | 05/04/1993 |
| 4691453 | Space skating shoe A shoe is provided in which spherical steel balls are rotatively mounted in the sole so as to allow the wearer to roll in any desired direction. A tool is also provided for removing the spheres as required.... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4657265 | Convertible skate The present invention relates to a convertible skate comprising a shoe assembly including a flanged beam attached to and extending downwardly from a sole plate which is attached to the bottom of the shoe and a skate assembly including a channel having inw... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4618158 | Roller skates for figure skating Single-row roller skates with widened parameters of movement for figure skating on dry surfaces as on ice, said skate comprising a rigid foot plate mounted on spatial cylindrical body of circular cross section, said body has supports for rotating bearings... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4598918 | Roller disc assembly and skate A roller disc assembly is provided comprising a stationary disc platform beneath which is rotatably mounted a disc wheel, said wheel having at least partially a flat bottom surface. A ball bearing ring is sandwiched between said disc platform and wheel, t... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4572529 | Roller skate A roller skate construction including two pairs of spherical rollers generally supporting a skate frame proximal the toe and ball of the skater's foot, and a conventional pair of skate wheels supporting the heel region of the skate frame. The intermediate... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4401311 | Roller skate A two-piece longitudinally adjustable roller skate has a pair of support axles resiliently mounted to it. Each axis is mounted for pivotal movement about a transverse axis. The axes are downwardly converging about the middle of the skate so that pressure ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4225147 | Vehicles A vehicle which rolls over the terrain to be traversed on rotatable balls rather than wheels, the vehicle having a support structure slung between the front and rear balls so that its lowest point of support for a rider of the vehicle is below the plane c... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4153263 | Ball skate A ball skate having the bearing portions of the axles for hemispherical rollers inclined toward the skating surface for presenting substantially tangential relationship of the rollers at the skating surface. The platforms are spring-mounted over the rolle... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4150838 | Wheeled carriage for recreational purposes A wheeled carriage for recreational purposes comprising a platform large enough for a person to stand on with his or her feet side by side, and a single front wheel and a single rear wheel mounted to said platform so as to be capable of rotation about spa... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4149735 | Skateboard pivot roller There is disclosed a skateboard pivot roller assembly including a mounting bracket formed with a generally flat upwardly facing mounting surface for mating with the flat underside of the skateboard platform and is formed in one extremity with a roller hou... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4076263 | Ball skate Skates employing balls as the primary rolling elements may be used in lieu of roller skates for street hockey or indoors on wood floors, concrete or other hard surfaces. In the preferred form the skate includes two balls, preferably of semi-hardened rubbe... | 02/28/1978 |
