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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7219900 | Apparatus, system, and method for unibody skate boot Skate boot apparatuses, a skate, and a method are provided. A base including an upper face configured to receive a wearer's foot and a lower face configured to structurally support a skate mechanism is provided. An integral upper support is provided, the integral up... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201387 | Telescoping skateboard A telescoping skateboard having a telescoping member, a toe positioning location on one end of the telescoping member and a heel platform at the other end of the telescoping member. A front wheel assembly is attached to the front of the telescoping member and a rear... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137635 | Expandable in-line skate A skate (200) having a frame (226) adapted to support a plurality of wheels (228) and a base (214) disposed above the frame. The base includes a platform (280) having a longitudinal rail (282) with a plurality of locking det... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6742800 | Snowboard binding system A snowboard binding system is provided that is relatively easy to step-in and step-out of. The snowboard binding has a base member, a front binding member movably coupled the base member between a release position and a latched position, and a pair of rear binding m... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6572121 | Shoe and wheel combination having detachable structure A shoe and a wheel device include one end detachably secured together with a projection-and-lock notch engagement. A toe member and a separate heel member are engaged on the front and the rear portions of the shoe. A latch is attached to the wheel device ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6443465 | Snowboard boot with a recess to accommodate an interface for engaging the snowboard boot to a binding One embodiment is directed to a snowboard boot for use in a system for mounting a rider to a snowboard, the system comprising a snowboard binding to be mounted to the snowboard and an interface having at least one mating feature adapted to be releasably e... | 09/03/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6186519 | Device for connecting a shoe to a sports implement A device for coupling a shoe to a sports implement, such as a skate frame, includes a first abutment and retention front element for containing the longitudinal, lateral and perpendicular movements of the shoe with respect to the frame, and a second self-... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6116620 | Roller skate having an item of footwear and a roller-carrying carriage whose positions can be altered relative to one another A roller skate, of the type having a carriage or frame on which a series of running rollers is arranged in a freely rotatable manner, the frame being provided with a device for fastening to the rigid sole of an item of footwear which is temporarily releas... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6019377 | Skate having an easily assembling structure A skate includes a boot having a rod secured to the front of the bottom portion and having a channel formed in the rear of the bottom portion. A frame has a rear latch for slidably engaging with the channel and includes a lock pivotally secured to the fro... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5924706 | Skate boot construction The skate boot construction includes a unitary plastic heel/ankle counter insert which may be secured externally or internally to a soft boot mounted on a skate truck. The insert includes two spaced side portions joined by a U-shaped heel section which ex... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5887877 | In-line roller skates An in-line roller skate has a wheel assembly that is easily removable from and re-attachable to a boot. The boot can be attached by simply stepping into wheel assembly and buckling a strap.... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5855380 | Supporting frame for in-line wheels or for an ice-skating blade A supporting frame for in-line wheels or for an ice-skating blade, including elements for the temporary engagement, centering, and locking of coupling elements which are rigidly coupled below and to the rear of a soft shoe that is adapted for walking. It ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5549310 | In-line roller skate with improved frame assembly An in-line roller skate having an interchangeable frame assembly. The boot of the skate includes a base having a heel and a sole. The sole includes a downwardly extending peg and the heel includes a downwardly extending hook. The peg and hook engage and a... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5354077 | Universally adjustable ice skate base An ice skate base includes a base with an underside to which an ice blade is securely attached. Front and rear holder assemblies are respectively mounted to front and rear portions of the base and are adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the base t... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5199735 | Device for fastening footgear to a sports implement The device for fastening footgear to a sports implement, particularly to a cross-country ski or to a ski mounted on rollers or to a ski for Telemark skiing or to a ski for mountain skiing, has the peculiarity of including at least one means for adjustable... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5137290 | Ice skate blade alignment mechanism A blade alignment mechanism for an ice skate including a clamp for releasably securing the blade assembly to a skating boot in a trial position. The clamp includes a first member secured to the boot at a point remote from the screw apertures in the front ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5115692 | Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal comprising a pedal body rotatably supported by a pedal shaft, and clamp assemblies mounted on the pedal body and arranged forwardly and rearwardly of a rotational axis of the pedal body for clamping a cleat of a shoe. Each of the clamp ass... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4928982 | Convertible running shoes/roller skates The present invention relates to a set of disks rotatably attached to a sole plate or plates or other footwear to effect a roller skate mode, such disks to be capable of retraction or removal to effect a walk/run mode.... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4504072 | Adjustable skate fastener An improved skate fastener assembly including an arrangement to permit preselected positioning and limited inward and outward movement of the shoe-engaging portions of a skate fastener assembly.... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4298209 | Detachable roller skate with rear brake Roller skate adapted to be removably attached to a shoe or boot. The skate includes a toe clip and a releasable rear binding which enable the skate to be quickly and easily attached to and removed from the shoe. A rearwardly projecting brake provides mean... | 11/03/1981 |