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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914011 | Dorsiflexion skate brake A brake for a skate is actuated by dorsiflexion (the medical term for a foot motion that raises the toes when a person is standing) and not by plantar flexion (the opposite motion). The braking motions of the toes are thus the natural motions used to maintain balanc... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7367568 | Four wheel mechanical brake system for inline skates A mechanical brake system for inline skates that utilizes all four wheels for braking. The brake is applied by the skater straightening the leg, or both legs if there are brakes on both skates, to a predetermined adjustable position. This causes the adjustable and s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7314222 | Adjustable skate A skate having a base adapted to support a user's boot, a frame equipped with a plurality of wheels and having a transverse arch in its central portion, at least one rear quarter capable of sliding on the base and adapted to surround the heel zone and the lower leg ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314223 | Brake device and wheel assembly for skateboards A skateboard includes a deck and a plurality of trucks connected to an underside of the deck. Each truck includes two shafts and two wheels are rotatably connected to the two shafts. At least one active device is connected to a top of the deck and controlled by user... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6988742 | Roller ski with electrically activated breaking mechanism The invention relates to a roller ski comprising a ski body (1) having a front and a rear end. A wheel (2) is arranged at each end. The invention aims at providing a roller ski that resembles skiing on snow. In accordance with the invention the roller ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6749203 | In-line roller skate In-line roller skate including a soft, pliable, and comfortable shoe body having structural foot support components positioned in selected strategic areas such as the ball, heel, and ankle. In one embodiment, the structural components are made of semirigid plastic t... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6629698 | Multifunctional shoe The present invention relates to a multifunctional shoe which includes a shoe, a locating part, a sliding device and a locking device. The shoe has a sole provided with at least an accommodation. The locating part is fixed by a fixing member inside the ac... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6598888 | In-line roller skate In-line roller skate including a soft, pliable, and comfortable shoe body having structural foot support components positioned in selected strategic areas such as the ball, heel, and ankle. The shoe body may be made of a material that allows air circulati... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598887 | In-line roller skates with braking device An in-line roller skate with a braking device including a certain number of wheels (11) disposed longitudinally between two plates of a frame (22) of the skate. A control lever (1) articulated at the rear of the boot about a pivot shaft (19) can be actuat... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6536783 | Braking device particularly for skates A braking device, particularly usable for skates comprising a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels, and comprising at least one traction element which is connected at one end ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6536784 | Braking device particularly for roller skates A braking device for skates having a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels. The device has a traction element which operatively connects the quarter to lever system wh... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6499748 | In-line roller skate In-line roller skate including a soft, pliable, and comfortable shoe body having structural foot support components positioned in selected strategic areas such as the ball, heel, and ankle. The shoe body may be made of a material that allows air circulati... | 12/31/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6485034 | Roller assembly of in-line roller skate A roller assembly of an in-line roller skate fastened to the sole of a boot for gliding on a surface and formed of a roller frame with wheels, a boot frame fastened pivotally with the roller frame, a braking mechanism fixed on the boot frame, and a biasin... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6478312 | Brake system for a wheeled article An inline skate and brake system including a plurality of skate wheels with a first braking surface and a plurality of brake members with a second brake surface and an actuation mechanism for causing movement of the brake element brake surfaces into and o... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6446982 | In-line skate conversion apparatus At least one walking member is detachably connectable to an in-line skate to enable the wearer of the in-line skate to connect the walking member to the in-line skate, thus enabling the wearer to walk while wearing the in-line skate. Two walking members c... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6435524 | In-line-roller-skate interchangeable independent suspension, removable boot and a chassis supporting multiple brake systems An in-line roller skate in accordance with this present invention includes at least four integral independent suspension system aligned under the chassis platform having all forks axles pivotally in forward motion and opposite direction from each other. T... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425586 | Braking device particularly for skates A braking device, particularly usable for skates comprising a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels, and comprising at least one traction element which is connected at one end ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425588 | Safety brake 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 ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6412792 | Braking system for in-line skates Apparatus and method for simultaneously applying braking forces to two spaced apart rotating in-line roller skate wheel assemblies.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412791 | Roller skate with receivable wheel design A roller skate includes a sole plate holding two wheel holders and a stop holder in front and rear receiving chambers in an outsole, two wheel assemblies respectively pivoted to the wheel holders and turned between an extended position extended out of the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6367818 | In-line roller skate An in-line roller skate including a soft, pliable, and comfortable shoe body having structural foot support components positioned in selected strategic areas such as the ball, heel and ankle areas. The shoe body may be made of a material that allows air c... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6254109 | Anti-lock braking system for rollerblades An anti-lock braking system for in-line skates comprises a brake shoe adjacent each wheel of the skates. A skate boot has an articulated cuff for initiating braking action when the cuff is pivoted in a backward or forward direction as selected. Pivoting t... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254110 | In-line roller skate An in-line roller skate including a soft, pliable, and comfortable shoe body having structural foot support components positioned in selected strategic areas such as the ball, heel and ankle areas. The shoe body may be made of a material that allows air c... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6213561 | Integral tire and disc brake assembly for scooter utility vehicle A small utility vehicle, such as a motorized scooter, has an attached vehicle supporting wheel. This wheel includes a solid rubber or plastic tire removeably mounted to a central hub. The tire when mounted to the hub rolls on the ground at a peripheral gr... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6131921 | Variable training resistance device A variable training resistance device for an in-line skate. The skate includes a boot and a plurality of wheels disposed on a chassis. A resistance assembly, including a cam and bearing assembly or a rack and pinion assembly, is disposed between two of th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6065761 | In-line roller skate equipped with a brake acting on the wheels The brake is constituted by a cylindrical body (18) mounted rotatably and movably radially to its axis (17) in relation to the chassis (1) of the skate so as to come into contact with the two rear wheels (4, 5) on backward flexion of the leg. The cylindri... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6012725 | Skate brake systems and methods The invention provides braking systems and methods for slowing or stopping a roller skate having a plurality of wheels. In one exemplary system, at least one braking surface is spaced-apart from the wheels. A rotatable wheel engaging member is positioned ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5954348 | Roller skate with wheel control mechanism A roller skate is disclosed which has three modes of operation. A first mode in which the roller skate may move both forward and backwards, a second mode in which the skate may roll forward only and a third mode in which the skate is prevented from rollin... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5938213 | In-line roller skates A skate comprising a chassis (1) equipped with at least two rollers (5, 6, 7, 8) and with a boot whose upper (2), optionally fitted with a collar (3) articulated in the malleolar region (4), can be tilted rearward. The skate further comprises a brake (18)... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5931480 | Footgear suspension device A footgear suspension device for a skate utilizing wheels or another surface contacting means such as skis or shoe soles mounted on swingarms. Movable swingarms may range in size, shape, composition, or length. The footgear suspension device chassis may c... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927728 | In-line roller skate equipped with a brake An in-line roller skate including a main chassis (1) supporting at least two rollers (5, 6), and an auxiliary chassis (8) which is articulated onto the main chassis and bears at least the rear roller (10). The skate includes a pair of discs (13) which are... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924704 | Foot supporting rolling device A foot supporting rolling device including a foot supporting structure for supporting a users foot, first and second wheels rotatably mounted on said foot supporting structure, said first and second wheel being made of an elastomeric material of a first h... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5908197 | Braking assembly for an in-line roller skate A braking assembly for an in-line roller skate is disclosed. The braking assembly comprises a foot operatable actuation means and at least one rod having a non-circular cross-section and essentially extending in parallel to the moving direction of the in-... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5890722 | Roller skate lock A lock system is disclosed for use on an in-line roller skate to positively lock the wheels. The lock system includes a mounting member for mounting the lock to the chassis of a roller skate. The mounting member includes a movable abutment member having a... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5865445 | In-line skate brake A skate (10) includes a boot (12) and wheels (28), secured to a frame (14), and a brake (16). The boot includes a base (18), a heel counter (20) and a pivotable cuff (22). The brake includes a brake housing (32) connected to the frame by lower arms (34) a... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5511805 | Braking apparatus for use with in-line roller skates A braking device for use in an in-line roller skate includes at least one braking member. Braking members are positioned relative to the skate wheels allowing the braking members to engage the circumference of at least one skate wheel. The degree of conta... | 04/30/1996 |
