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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878600 | Mechanical fastener for polyurethane wheels Wheels including one or more retention elements for affixing a polyurethane tire to a hub of the wheel are disclosed. The polyurethane tires of the wheels disclosed are manufactured separate from the hub and affixed to the hub via the retention elements thereby enab... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7339795 | Structure for fastening a circuit board on a case A structure for fastening a circuit board on a case includes a strut which has one end coupled on the case and other end coupled on the circuit board, and a coupling member which has two distal ends with surfaces not parallel with each other. One distal end is coupl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334617 | Solid rubber tire with flexible hub and replaceable tire tread A solid rubber tire with a flexible drive hub having a multiplicity of hub ribs and grooves formed around the periphery of the flexible drive hub and a solid rubber tire tread replaceably mounted on the flexible drive hub having a multiplicity of interior tread groo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7096902 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a housing and at least one running roller operatively connected to the housing. The roller has a hub, a running ring, a wall connecting the running ring and the hub. The wall has two side surfaces and a curved cross-section between the runn... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7004504 | Method for skate board identification A cover designed to accommodate the unique shape of a wheel for a skate board. In one embodiment, the cover snaps onto the wheel. In another embodiment, security of the cover to the wheel by an adhesive gasket. Various patterns are punched into the cover providing d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6796617 | Perdurable composite cylinder A perdurable composite roller skating cylinder and methodology of making the same from low cost readily available commoditized commercial parts. In the in-line roller skating embodiment the cylinder will provide the combine features of long wear life, shock absorpti... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6679560 | Wheel for an in-line skate A wheel for an in-line skate includes a hub having a central stem, two symmetrical upper wings that extend oppositely and sidewisely from the central stem, and two symmetrical lower wings that extend oppositely and sidewisely from the central stem. A soli... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6561591 | Wheel assembly An apparatus includes first and second wheel sections configured to mate in axially opposed relationship to define a rotatable wheel body. The wheel body has a peripheral outer surface extending circumferentially about an axis of rotation and a bearing ca... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6482140 | Roller and method of producing the same A roller is structured so that one or a plurality of grooves are recessed on an outer peripheral surface of an outer race in a bearing, a part of a synthetic resin tire integrally adhered to the outer race of the bearing is inserted and welded within a gr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6286907 | Skate wheel with internal radial support A skate wheel (10) for use on in-line skates, conventional skates, skateboards, and the like. The wheel includes a centrally located hub (12). The skate wheel (10) also includes an annular interlock flange (14) integrally formed around the perimeter of th... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6173975 | V-line skate with expandable axle A mounting plate (20, 120) for a linear skate upon which a plurality of wheel supporting brackets (22, 24, 26 and 28) are affixed in an equally spaced, generally aligned relationship. A wheel-receiving axle (32, 34, 36 and 38) is secured in each bracket, ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6132006 | In-line skate wheel axle assembly and frame An axle assembly for in-line skate wheels is provided. Each wheel is arranged between frame extensions having a plurality of opposing apertures. The axle assembly comprises a housing having a first open end, a second open end, and a longitudinal axis. A f... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6082746 | In-line skate axle and related assembly method A three piece in-line skate axle and related assembly method for in-line roller skates is disclosed. Advantageously, the three piece configuration provides improved load bearing stress points along the axle. In addition, the center member can be varied in... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5988656 | Quick release skate axle A skate (10) including a plurality of quick release axle assemblies (26) for securing in-line skate wheels (44) to a skate boot (16). The skate includes a frame (12) having right and left side walls (18) and (20) that extend downwardly from a boot mountin... | 11/23/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5964469 | Wheels for inline roller skates A roller skate wheel is described wherein the weight of wheel is significantly reduced by employing a bushing bearing instead of the usual ball bearing in at least one side of the wheel. The bushing is formed of Peek material so as to provide the necessar... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961132 | In-line skate frame and tool device adapted for a quick-release in-line skate wheel axle A tool for removing a wheel assembly from an in-line skate is provided. The in-line skate has a boot portion and a blade frame having opposing apertures and mounted to the boot portion. The wheel assembly has a wheel axle releasably mounted within the ape... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5884923 | Fastener system with expandable nut body A novel quick release fastener system for efficient and reliable attachment, disengagement and reattachment of components secured by the fastener system. The fastener system includes an elongated fastener having a shank, a drive structure on one end, an o... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882087 | Quick release in-line skate wheel axle An axle for in-line roller wheels allowing quick release of the wheels and axle from the in-line skate blade frame. The axle is constructed and arranged to allow the distal ends of the axle to move longitudinally relative to each other. There is a spring ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5823544 | Anti-abrasion and rockering system for an in-line skate An anti-abrasion and rockering system for an in-line skate. The skate includes a skate boot mounted on a chassis. The chassis includes two sidewalls which are parallel and opposite to each other. Each sidewall has a row of holes formed therein, such that ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5800022 | Quick release fastener A quick release fastener having a pin and a retainer, with the pin having a shaft of a diameter A with a head at one end of the shaft, and having a T-shaped tip at the other end of the shaft, the T-shaped tip having a stem in line with the shaft and oppos... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5741019 | Detachable frame device for in-line roller skate A detachable frame device includes: a rack device having a plurality of wheels linearly detachably mounted on the rack device, each wheel rotatably secured on the rack device by an axle device detachably secured on the rack device, a chassis secured to a ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5718438 | Bouncing roller skates A bouncing roller skate selectively performing a bouncing motion by selective eccentric rotation of the rear wheels and providing a roller skater with thrills and satisfaction. The roller skate has front and rear brackets mounted to front and rear bottoms... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5655784 | High performance in-line roller skate wheels A set of high speed, light weight wheels are provided for in-line roller skates. The high performance wheels each have a single large, light weight bearing, a special hub with a light weight fiber-reinforced core, and a high strength tire.... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5630652 | Releasable axle assembly for skate wheels A releasable axle assembly for skate wheels is disclosed, the assembly including an axle, a nut threadable on one end of the axle, a pivotable retainer connected on the other end of the axle, and a stop/washer on the axle adjacent to the retainer. The ret... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5601342 | Device for mounting and removing skate wheels The device for inserting and removing rollers in single-row roller skates, in which the axles are inserted through aligned openings in a frame and are mounted therein, includes an axle having at one end a circumferential groove or engagement recess. Into ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5564790 | Wheel for in-line skates An improvement to an in-line skate wheel assembly rotatably mounted to a mounting frame axle juxtaposed a skate boot which lends to firmer and less degrading tire support and facilitates ready adaptation of different kinds of tires to suit varying skating... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5513861 | In-line roller skate frame Improved support and adjustment of the frame on the boot are obtained by providing mounting brackets that extend transversely outwardly and beyond the underlying side walls between which the roller wheels are mounted and that contain transverse mounting s... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5441286 | Wheel mounting device for inline skates A device for mounting wheels and for compensating plays, particularly usable in skates including a shoe associated with a supporting frame for one or more possibly mutually aligned wheels composed of a central hub with which an annular element, acting as ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5385356 | Supporting frame particularly for aligned wheels of skates A supporting frame, particularly for aligned wheels of skates, which is shaped like a "U" on the wings of which there is a plurality of first and second holes having the same axis. These holes constitute seats for removable pivots for the wheels and are r... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5226673 | Braking assembly and method A braking assembly and method are disclosed for use with wheeled skating apparatus having a plurality of wheels rotatably connected with a support structure, the assembly including a band of relatively resilient material positioned at the outer circumfere... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5199727 | Steerable wheel assembly for a roller skate A steerable wheel assembly for use on a roller skate is disclosed. The wheel assembly consists of a wheel having a roller bearing inserted into each side thereof and a shaft installed between the roller bearings. The shaft has journals machined on each en... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5100161 | Skateboard for use in off-road situations A skateboard is modified for use on off-road terrain and includes a shock absorber system. The shock absorber system includes a spacer unit having a plurality of shock absorber plates affixed to the deck unit of the skateboard and to which the skateboard ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4589702 | Wheel, in particular for a toy building set A wheel is partly closed at one side by a hub cap (1) continuous with the rim (6) and is designed to receive an axle from the opposite side. According to the invention, the hub of the wheel consists of a plurality of ribs (14-17) which serve as bearing fa... | 05/20/1986 |