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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7673907 | Musical ice skates An electronic music device for skaters is boot mounted and includes a sensor sensing skate states capturing forward backward direction of motion and inside outside lean. A sensory signal conditioning and calibration circuit converts mapped signals into audible tones... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7357420 | Frame protector for in-line skate frame A frame protector may include a first protective sidewall and a second protective sidewall, with at least one of these protective sidewalls sized so as to extend essentially from proximate the first end to proximate the second end of an underlying frame sidewall, as... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7290773 | Glide sport article, especially ice skate For a glide sport article, especially an ice skate with a shoe body that is located on a chassis and that includes a cap-like shoe tip forming the toe area of the shoe body, a shoe body section forming the heel area and an ankle support, lacing on the shoe body sect... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281730 | Automatic, universal boot binding for board sports A boot-binding for board sports such as snowboarding is provided that is both automatically closing and compatible with any style of boot or shoe. A molded plastic shell which is fixedly attached to the board's upper surface provides a substantially boot-shaped rece... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234709 | Skating blade with improved rocker A skating blade with a cross-section of three different portions. The upper portion is narrower, the middle portion is wider and the lower portion is trapezoidal to give improved ice penetration at the lower edges. The rocker is formed with two different curves. The... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226085 | Guard for in-line roller skate The guard is formed of moldable, flexible material and has a number of wheel-receiving wells formed in an in-line configuration in its upper wall. The forward and rear edges of each well are located high enough to prevent a wheel from rolling forward or rearward wit... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7152865 | Heel adjustable skate A skate includes a holder frame, a boot, and a locking mechanism. The boot comprises a toe box and a heel portion, wherein the toe box is fixedly attached to the holder frame and wherein the heel portion engages the holder frame such that the heel portion is capable... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7057354 | Frequency controlled lighting system A method and apparatus for illuminating lighting elements in one or more predetermined patterns. A preferred frequency controlled lighting system implementing this method includes a motion switch, a controller, a sound generator, and lighting elements. The motion sw... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048295 | Automatic, universal boot binding for board sports A boot-binding for board sports such as snowboarding is provided that is both automatically closing and compatible with any style of boot or shoe. A molded plastic shell which is fixedly attached to the board's upper surface provides a substantially boot-shaped rece... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040633 | Rolling or gliding sports equipment Rolling or gliding sports equipment, such as an in-line roller skate, including such equipment or skate adapted to receive an independent boot. The equipment/skate according to the invention includes a frame, a base connected to the upper portion of the frame, and h... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021663 | Puck deflecting hockey skate covering A puck deflecting hockey skate covering includes a covering generally has the shape of a hockey skate and including a toe portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of ankle portions and a back wall. The covering has an open top side and an open bottom side. The covering... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6944976 | Protective and/or decorative shoe cover Disclosed herein is a shoe cover preferably useable with a cleated shoe to protect an athlete's foot. The shoe cover is preferably formed of a flexible plastic material and is generally “U” shaped to fit around the top and side portions of a shoe. The shoe cover... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945542 | Skateboard truck shield A truck with a discrete shield for skateboards and the like is described. A base has at least one truck assembly affixed to the underside thereof that mounts wheels. The truck assembly defines a lower surface between the wheels that is susceptible to damage. A discr... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6916027 | Adjustable skate A skate comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a toe portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a heel portion slidably disposed upon the chassis. The heel portion is slidable in relation to the toe por... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6896292 | Antiskid device for inline skates The present invention provides an antiskid device which covers inline skate wheels and which can be folded onto itself so as to become half as long. In this way, it is much easier to conceal inside a pocket or a pouch. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863284 | In-line skate assembly with backslide plate An backslide plate is designed for mating engagement in an opening in the outer side face of an in-line skate boot. The backslide plate has an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers. The plate is releasably secu... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854200 | Skate shields Skate shields have a resiliently flexible protective shell with an upper portion curved so as to cover a medial side of the boot from near the toe to the instep and at least from the sole plate on the inner (medial) side of the boot over the boot to the outer (later... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6729629 | Mechanism for detachably fastening boot and truck of roller skate A detachable roller skate comprises a boot comprising a front cavity, a rear cavity, and an elongate plate interconnected the cavities wherein each cavity has two resilient side protrusions and a rear projection; and a truck comprising a sole plate, an engagement pl... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6604593 | Powered roller skates A skate (10) includes a base plate (11) pivotally carrying a platform plate (14) which can be the sole of a shoe (16). There is an aperture (18) in the base plate (11) so that when the platform plate (14) is adjacent to the base plate (11), a pad (17) on ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6550789 | Detachable 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... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6446983 | In-line skate wheel disabling apparatus A device for disabling or otherwise allowing the wearer of an in-line skate to walk on the in-line skate without activating the wheels may include a clamping member to clamp the wheels. A switch may be activated which in turn activates or deactivates the ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6431604 | Inline roller skate with attached slider plate An inline roller skate frame assembly for attachment to a boot is provided which facilitates lateral sliding movement over a substrate. The frame assembly including a mounting flange adapted for attachment to the boot and a pair of laterally spaced parall... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6345746 | Detachable ankle-pack used with in-line skates An ankle-pack device is disclosed which allows the user to utilize in-line skates as a means of transportation without the necessity for a shoe carrying device usually attached to the upper portions of the body such as a back pack or belt pack. Shoes can ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6312017 | Skate guard with sharpener An ice skate guard with a sharpener. The ice skate guard has a housing with a channel and a sharpener. The channel extends along the housing, and receives a skate blade. The sharpener is mounted in the housing and extends into the channel. When a skate bl... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6266899 | Sports boot A sports boot that includes an upper, an outer sole and at least one fastening member adapted to cooperate with an associated fastening member of a sports article, such as a snowboard, ski, or skate. The upper is provided at its lower end with a continuou... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6247728 | Device for supporting snowboard A thin curved body (1) forming a hook shape which grips the binding of the snowboard. There is a slot (3) or eyelet holes (2) used to mount the body to the users footwear.... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6217037 | Detachable 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... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6193277 | Walking sole for in-line skate A walking sole which enables a person wearing in-line skates to walk freely. The walking sole includes a U-shaped member having a longitudinal trough into which a skate's wheels are inserted, and two slidably adjustable alignment posts which are brought i... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6142489 | Support and wear element for an in-line roller skate frame A support and wear element for an in-line roller skate frame, adapted to be inserted between two lateral flanks of the frame and between two middle adjacent wheels, for practicing a so-called "aggressive" skating and, more specifically, for ensuring the t... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6079747 | Walking attachment for in-line skate A new Cross Walkers for providing an attachment to existing roller blades which allows the user to walk safely without taking the roller blades off. The inventive device includes a front support member having a first slot and a second slot which each rece... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6045142 | Skate A in-line skate is converted to all terrain use by attaching mounting brackets which carry large wheels and a suspension system.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6029983 | Backslide plate An in-line roller skate has a replaceable slider at the especially exposed areas of the shoe to protect the shoe from wear. The slider is very inexpensive and can be replaced after it has been worn out, and its replacement can even be carried out by nonpr... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5954366 | Platform attachment for an in-line skate A skate assembly that includes a skate and a platform that extends from the skate. The purpose of the platform is to provide a place for a skater to place his/her free foot when skating on one foot. The skate has a boot, a rigid sole disposed at the botto... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5924732 | In-line skate sail A device particularly suitable for propelling an in-line skater by harnessing the energy of air currents. More particularly, the invention concerns a device which is particularly effective in harnessing and transmitting air current energy to an in-line sk... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921653 | Super-thin lighting arrangement for a moving object An illumination arrangement for a small moving object of the type which includes a main object arranged to be moved when an outside force is applied to the object and a moving base arranged to permit the main object to move when the outside force is appli... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5895072 | Device for securing chalk to an in-line skate The present disclosure relates to a device for securing a piece of chalk to a skate. The device includes a chalk holder defining a chalk opening sized for receiving a piece of chalk. The device also includes an arrangement for connecting the chalk holder ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5848808 | In-line skate guard A cover for the wheels of an in-line skate having a plurality of wheels arranged in tandem comprising an elongated retaining channel having a front end, a back end and a base having spaced upstanding side walls, and at least one cavity between the side wa... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5806860 | Frame for skates with aligned wheels A frame for a skate has a base, on which a shoe can be associated, and two wings for supporting two or more pivots for the wheels. A protective plate is slidingly and selectively associated with the two wings of the frame and can be interposed between two... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5806959 | Illuminated skate roller A roller for a roller skate is made of a light transmitting material. The roller includes an electrical circuit for emitting a light from within the roller. The entire roller is thereby illuminated by the circuit and appears, itself, to be a light source.... | 09/15/1998 |
