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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419187 | Double klap flex base boot with heel linkage A skate includes a midskate hinge in the shoe to preferentially flex the shoe base at the metatarsal area, a forward hinge to allow the rear of the shoe to be raised in relation to the rear of the skate frame, and a third hinge to laterally stabilize the rear of the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7303196 | Level steer in-line skate A steering assembly for an in-line roller skate having at least two wheels and at least one horizontally rotatable wheel mechanism for steering. Attached under the sole of a boot, are two planar members that coincide to the general shape and size of the sole. The me... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270343 | Flexible connection between sports device and shoe The invention describes a pivotable binding system (1) for mounting between a sports device (2) and a tread surface (5) for a user's foot, in which the tread surface (5) is pivotable about an axis extending more or less parallel with the ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7232131 | Skate apparatus A displacement apparatus is provide for skating footwear such as in-line roller skates. The displacement apparatus has extension triggers, each of which is connected to respective rod members that releasably retain the rollers in a retracted position, and a retracti... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7014196 | Method of manufacturing in-line roller skate with detachable boot A method of fabricating an in-line roller skate is provided. The in-line roller skate has a chassis (2;39) equipped with at least two rollers (3) and two platforms (4, 5; 34; 47) and a boot (1; 30). The boot has a supple upper connected t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971652 | Connecting mechanism for pivotally connecting a shoe to a sporting device Connecting mechanisms for pivotally coupling a shoe with a sporting device are described. In one embodiment, the connecting mechanism can include a support element for supporting a shoe, a connecting element disposed on a sporting device, and a coupling element for ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6921093 | Flexing base skate A flexing base skate (100) includes an upper shoe portion (12) mounted on a base (14). The base includes a forefoot region (20) secured to a forward frame segment (26) carrying forward wheels (18a, 18b).... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6901686 | Devices and systems for dynamic foot support Devices and systems for providing dynamic foot support to a user are described. A device includes a heel support shelf, a foot support shelf, and a dampening device that allows relative motion of the heel support shelf with respect to the foot support shelf. When a ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883811 | Skate with pivoting front carriage A skate with a main skate frame, a skate boot, and a carriage frame pivotally coupled to the main skate frame. At least one ground engaging member, such as a wheel or a runner blade, is coupled to the carriage frame for pivoting therewith. The main skate frame can p... | 04/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6843497 | Flexible connection between sports device and shoe The invention describes a pivotable binding system (1) for mounting between a sports device (2) and a tread surface (5) for a user's foot, in which the tread surface (5) is pivotable about an axis extending more or less parallel with the ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6726225 | Ankle support for an in-line skate An ankle support, particularly for in-line skates, which includes a base support that wraps about the users heel and a spaced upper support which wraps about the user's leg. The upper and base supports are fixedly joined by a plurality of struts. At least one stop s... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6666463 | Flexing base skate A first embodiment of a flexing base skate (100) includes an upper shoe portion (12) mounted on a base (14). The base includes a forefoot region (20) secured to a forward frame segment (26) carrying forward wheels (18a, 18b). A heel region of the base is ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6595529 | Multi-hinged skate and methods for construction of the same An improved hinge system for pivotally coupling a skate lower portion to a skate upper cuff. The multi-hinge design incorporates a four link chain mechanism that greatly increases the number of design options for a hinged boot. The pivot axis defined by t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592131 | In-line roller skate having solid cushioning device A roller skate includes a wheel housing having two front and two rear panels each of which has one or more oblong holes. Two seats are secured to a shoe, and each has two plates slidably engaged onto the panels with one or more conduits or tubes which are... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6557864 | In-line roller skate with detachable boot An in-line roller skate is described, which consists of a chassis (2) equipped with at least two rollers (3) and which has two platforms (4, 5) and a boot (1) with a flexible upper resting on the platforms and connected to these platforms by a rigid part ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6513815 | In-line racing skate propulsion device An in-line roller skate propulsion device comprising a lever and a wheel frame having a top, a bottom, a plurality of wheel axle holes near the bottom, a pivot connection near the top for pivotally connecting the lever to the wheel frame, and a hole and s... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6481726 | In-line roller skate A skate which includes a shoe having a first frame and a second frame for supporting one or more wheels. The first frame and the second frame, or the sole of the shoe, are articulated in a region which lies approximately below the metatarsus of the foot i... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6431559 | Skate with pivoting front wheels An in-line skate with a main skate frame, a skate boot, a carriage frame pivotally coupled to the main skate frame, a plurality of wheels forming a pivoting wheel group, and at least one wheel forming a fixed wheel group. A pivot axis of the carriage fram... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431558 | Multi-hinged skate and method for construction of the same A hinge system for pivotally coupling a skate lower portion to a skate upper cuff. The multi-hinge design incorporates a four link chain mechanism. The pivot axis defined by the four link chain can be designed to shift through a path of travel that genera... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6382639 | In-line skate with suspension An in-line skate having a suspension means that reduces or eliminates lateral movement of the skate boot. The in-line skate has a wheel chassis with a plurality of tandem wheels rotatably mounted thereon and a boot attached to the chassis. The diameter of... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6340164 | Skate, especially an in-line roller skate, for "aggressive" skating A skate having a fitting portion adapted to be fixed on the plate of a chassis supporting the gliding element for the practice of the so-called "aggressive" skating. The fitting portion includes a soft portion forming an upper, for a boot or low shoe, mou... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6336643 | Jump skate A jump skate comprises a boot with a base attachment, a surface engager, and a link/spring mechanism, which uses large spring deformation to boost a skater in jumping. The link/spring mechanism comprises at least two links and at least one spring (coil or... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6325394 | Flexing base skate A first embodiment of a flexing base skate (10) includes an upper shoe portion (12) mounted on a base (14). The base includes a forefoot region (20) secured to a forward frame segment (26) carrying forward wheels (18a, 18b). A heel region (24) of the base... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6293564 | In-line roller skate An in-line roller skate, which comprises a rigid shell wherein a flexible inner shoe is housed. The latter is advantageously lined at the level of its leg portion by a cover, thereby defining with it a sheath substantially open downward in which the upper... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6270089 | System for rapidly linking a boot to a sport article and a skate incorporating such system A boot/sport article assembly wherein the boot has at least one locking member, the sport article has at least one associated locking device complementary to the locking member to define at least one locking system, respectively, and at least one element ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6267389 | Skate with tiltable foot support A skate particularly adapted for speed contests has a foot-receiving boot hinged about a fore-foot section of the sole to a in-line wheel-mounting or blade-mounting truck so that the heel-section of the boot can be rotatively lifted away from the truck wh... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6237923 | Skate A skate (10) is provided which includes a boot portion having a base portion (14) and a boot (12), a first member (42) pivotably connected at an upper longitudinal end thereof to the base portion (14), a second member (44) pivotably connected at an upper ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227550 | Skates with in-line wheels having improved maneuverability and control Skates with in-line wheels, each comprising a supporting structure to which supports are connected for a plurality of wheels, wherein at least one of the central wheels is coupled to the supporting structure so that it can change the level of its rotation... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6209889 | In-line roller skate A skate which includes a shoe having a first frame and a second frame for supporting one or more wheels. The first frame and the second frame, or the sole of the shoe, are articulated in a region which lies approximately below the metatarsus of the foot i... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6164669 | In-line skate base with replaceable wear pads An in-line skate (10) has an upper shoe portion (40) for receiving a person's foot that is secured to an upper surface of an upper base (56). A lower base (14) has an upper surface (64) that is detachably secured by fasteners (72) to the lower surface (60... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145854 | In-line roller skate An in-line roller skate, which includes a boot, a front wheel frame and a rear wheel frame respectively pivoted to the sole of the boot by rivets and arranged in a line to hold a respective pair of longitudinally aligned wheels, a brake block selectively ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6131924 | Roller or ice skate A combination boot and skate having an interfacing mechanism for releasably securing the plate of the skate to the sole of the boot. A rigid stirrup piece is rotatably mounted in the plate having a contour that complements that of the upper part of the bo... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6120040 | Flexing base skate A first embodiment of a flexing base skate (10) includes an upper shoe portion (12) mounted on a base (14). The base includes a forefoot region (20) secured to a forward frame segment (26) carrying forward wheels (18a, 18b). A heel region (24) of the base... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6047975 | Roller skate A roller skate having a boot provided with a rear stiffener and including a rigid collar journaled on the rear stiffener and adapted to surround the lower part of the leg. The upper of the boot is a low upper and the journal of the rigid collar on the upp... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047974 | Braking device particularly for skates Braking device, particularly usable for skates including a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a frame for supporting two or more wheels. A brake is rotatably associated with the quarter and selectiv... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045144 | Adjustable roller skate A roller skate of adjustable size includes an upper shoe portion and a lower frame portion. The upper shoe portion has a toe portion and a heel portion. The toe portion has a pair of studs received by a pair of slots formed on the heel portion. When the t... | 04/04/2000 |
