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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661682 | Recreational and sporting device for movement over ground The present invention relates to a recreational and sporting device (10) comprising a foot support (12) that is mounted on a first wheel (26) such that the foot support is located below the axis of rotation of a first wheel (26). The foot... | 02/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7344143 | Roller skate having a safety device A roller skate includes a fixing seat, a plurality of wheels, and a safety device mounted on the wheel. The safety device includes a safety member mounted on the fixing seat and urged on the wheel, so as to adjust a rotation speed of the wheel. Thus, the roller skat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6966573 | Jack dolly with brake A dolly (10) for transporting a jack (50) having front arm members (12a, b) attached to cooperating ends of rear arm members (34a, b) by a rod (30). The front arm members are mounted on wheels (22a, b) o... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957830 | In-line skate frame protector Various structures designed to protect an in-line skate frame from direct impact with damaging and/or abrasive surfaces are disclosed. Such protective structures mount to the skate frame and may be manufactured from various materials, including metals, plastics, com... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6938740 | Suitcase with stair roller and brake A suitcase includes a housing defining an interior chamber. The housing has a panel, which has a first end and a second end. The panel also has at least one wheel rotatably connected to the housing adjacent to the first end of the panel for enabling rolling movement... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6843486 | Brake handle for cable-pull brakes on inline-skates A brake handle, to be worn on a knee of a skater, for inline skate pull-cable brakes with a pull cable, has a brake handle body and an adjusting shaft arranged in the brake handle body. A pull cable is connected to the adjusting shaft. The adjusting shaft is employe... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6811165 | Brake structure of skateboard A brake structure of a skateboard including: a casing having a cavity with an opening facing outward, the casing being fixedly disposed on an inner side of one end of the wheel shaft of the skateboard; two brake members pivotally connected in the cavity and movable ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6592129 | Pair of wheeled skate-skis with brakes usable on most terrains Improvements made to wheeled skate-skis with brakes usable on most terrains are: a hand controlled hydraulic fluid braking assembly, having a sole, resilient, curved spring, brake shoe, providing performance in comparison with the braking performance of a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588551 | Hydraulic actuating system A skate, such as a roller skate or inline skate, comprises a shoe, a chassis and rollers or wheels suspended in the chassis. The skate also includes a braking system for at least one of the rollers or wheels. The braking system comprises a braking element... | 07/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6443464 | 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 ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6142526 | Speed control pole for in-line skating The present invention relates to a speed control pole to be used by a skater. The speed control pole has an elongated shaft with an upper end and a lower end, a roller/wheel mounted to the lower end of the shaft, a braking mechanism for contacting the rol... | 11/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6010137 | Quick adjusting braking apparatus A braking apparatus is provided for a skate which comprises a shoe composed of at least one quarter connected to a shell associated with a supporting frame for a plurality of wheels. The braking apparatus includes a braking element connected to a rear por... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5992862 | Skate brake system and methods A skate brake system includes a carriage that pivots about the rear of a skate so as to bring a brake pad into contact with the skating surface when activated by a hand-activated actuator. The skater need not perform any special body movement to raise (or... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5951028 | 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 ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5938240 | Control device and method for wheeled skates and the like The invention relates to a device used by a skater for controlling speed and maintaining balance on wheeled skates. The device includes a molded elongate body with a fork for receiving a wheel at one end and a hand grip at the other end. The body includes... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934691 | Roller skate braking Roller skate braking actuated by the skater, by hand or foot, and aided mechanically, hydraulically, and/or electrically, whether in actuation, linkage, or braking retardation of at least a rearmost skate-supporting wheel. A braking roller having a concav... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5901981 | Roller-ski and brake apparatus A snow ski simulation apparatus which employs a plurality of in-line wheels mounted onto a longitudinally flexible ski chassis member having torsional rigidity which is generally greater than the longitudinal flexibility of the ski chassis. A simulated sk... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5882019 | Braking device, particularly for skates A braking device for skates including an item of footgear composed of a quarter articulated to a shell in turn associated with a supporting frame for one or more wheels. A rod member is articulated to a plate having a slot for the sliding and pivoting of ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5860492 | Hand-activated brake and method A new hand-activated brake device and method particularly for in-line roller skates is shown having numerous forms and mounting locations. All forms use direct hand pressure to activate the brake. Optimum slowing, stopping and balance is achieved to inclu... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5791664 | Braking system for in-line skates A cable operated, in-line skate braking system that is originally or retrofittedly attached to an in-line skate. The braking system has rigid main body portions laterally disposed of the shoe component of the skate and can be part of the right skate, the ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5743540 | In-line roller skate brake system A braking system for an in-line roller skate includes a brake actuator arm pivotally mounted on a support shaft extending through the rearmost wheel of the skate. Brake pads are connected to a first segment of the brake actuator arm and extend behind the ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5704619 | Slidable skate brake and methods The invention provides systems and methods for slowing or stopping a roller skate. In one exemplary system, a roller skate is provided having a frame with a longitudinal axis, a piece of footgear securely attached to the frame, and a plurality of wheels o... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5664794 | Ground engaging movable skate brake A ground engaging movable skate brake brings a brake surface into contact with the ground by moving the brake surface independently of the skate. The skate brake system of this invention includes: a delivery mechanism for driving a brake surface to the gr... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5651556 | Ground engaging movable skate brake A ground engaging movable skate brake brings a brake surface into contact with the ground by moving the brake surface independently of the skate. The skate brake system of this invention includes: a delivery mechanism for driving a brake surface to the gr... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5647599 | In-line roller skate braking mechanism A braking system for an in-line roller skate includes a lever, a brake pad and a semi-rigid shaft mounted thereon. The lever is rotatably mounted on the rear wheel axle of the skate. The brake is activated by drawing the semi-rigid shaft upward, and de-ac... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5584491 | Roller skate remote brake A brake for remotely decelerating a roller skate. The inventive device includes a brake assembly for engaging and frictionally retarding a wheel of a skate and a ground surface. A cable assembly extends from the brake assembly and terminates in a hand-hel... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5564718 | Ground engaging skate brake A skate brake system includes a rocker arm that pivots about the rear of a skate so as to bring a brake pad into contact with the skating surface when the rocker arm is activated. The rocker arm is mechanically activated so that the skater need not perfor... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5464235 | Brake lock for in-line roller skate braking system The braking system for an in-line roller skate is operated by a cable attached to a trigger type of lever in a hand grip. This braking system is improved by incorporating an arrangement for allowing the skater to quickly attach or detach the end of the br... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5439238 | Braking system for in-line roller skates A braking system for an in-line roller skate includes a generally U-shaped brake bracket and a brake pad mounted thereon. The brake bracket is pivotably mounted on the wheel bracket of the in-line roller skate such that the bracket pivots about a generall... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5411276 | Roller skate brake A roller skate brake for a roller skate having at least two rolling wheels mounted in-line. Each rolling wheel has a circumferential surface and is rotatably mounted to the roller skate about a rolling wheel axle. The brake includes a braking wheel also h... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5374071 | Foot supporting rolling device with speed reducer and brake A rolling device such as a roller ski or in-line skate that uses a roller of a hard material with the roller mounted to the frame of the roller ski or in-line skate in such a manner that it can be forcibly moved to contact the elastomeric wheel of the rol... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5351974 | In-line skate braking assembly and method A braking assembly and method are disclosed for use with in-line skates, the assembly including a brake pad or pads movably mounted to the skate and positioned adjacent to a selected wheel or wheels of the skate for selectively contacting a structure conn... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5340131 | Hydraulic braking system for in-line roller skates A braking system for a pair of in-line roller skates has a single hand-operated hydraulic actuator which is coupled through a Y coupling to a hydraulic brake assembly on each of the skates for applying braking force simultaneously to opposite sides of a r... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5335924 | Retractable break pad mechanism for in-line skates A braking system for in-line skates allows a brake pad to have a retracted position for the brake pad during normal skating operations and an extended position for the brake pad during braking operations. The extended position is achieved by a spring actu... | 08/09/1994 |
