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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341499 | Toy glider A toy glider including a shaft, a roller attached to a first end of the shaft, and a housing attached to a second opposing end of the shaft. The roller, a front end portion of the housing, and other portions of the toy glider are interchangeable to create a variety ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7226084 | Stick handle with a toggle strap A pole handle (10) provided with a hand retaining device (11) in the form of a toggle strap or a glove which can become detachably engaged with the pole handle (10) by means of a connecting element (64) disposed on the hand retaining devi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213827 | Slider with brake plate A slider comprises a main board and a brake plate. The main board has a bottom face facing to and movable on a snow ground, and has a rear end raised to an angle relative to the snow ground. The brake plate has a connecting portion connected with the bottom face of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7182179 | Walker with adjustable handlebar A walker including a main frame with a main part with a telescopic frame member being slidably adjustable in relation to main part, a handle bar with a brake handle bar for activating a brake via a brake pull wire, a brake wire connected to a brake wire fastener and... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7059623 | Slider with brake plate A slider includes a main board movable on a snow ground, and a brake plate mounted on the main board and protruding outward from the main board to face the snow ground. The brake plate is formed with a shovel portion extended toward the snow ground. Thus, the shovel... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6971483 | Braking apparatus and method for making and using the same The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling a velocity of an object, and more specifically, to a braking apparatus to be attached with a piece of snow-sporting-equipment. The braking apparatus comprises a brake bracket with a deployable braking sec... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6715794 | Roller cane The roller cane invention has a handle at one end, thereof, and a rubber tip at the other end. The cane's handle is used as the roller skate's foot support plates. The cane's hand grip wrap is used as the roller skate's shoe fastening cords, wrapped an... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6474692 | Compact sitting and braking device for use with skates A braking device for use with skates includes an elongated stick having forward and rearward ends and a ground surface engagement member mounted on the rearward end of the elongated stick. The stick comprises a forward component and a rearward component, ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467559 | Propulsion device and method of use The present invention generally relates to a propulsion device and method of use of the propulsion device that propels at least one user equipped with at least one friction-reducing device. The propulsion device typically comprises a motor, a drive train,... | 10/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6342032 | Exercise device A wheel-mounted exercise device, has a brake cooperating with the wheel at one end of a tube, and a hand grip at the other of the tube, adapted to provide a hand position for proper exercise.... | 01/29/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5687991 | Method and apparatus for braking skates and the like Method and apparatus for braking a person wearing wheeled skates such as in-line skates, in which an elongated shaft has an arm clamp attached at its upper end to grip the user's arm, and a wheel rotatably connected to its lower end. A hand grip and braki... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5653468 | Stabilizer beam for roller blading A stabilizer beam for a roller blade skater. The beam has a first end which supports a brake pad for stopping the skater. A second end detachably retains an insert for supporting an implement useful for stabilizing the roller blade skater on the roller bl... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5312135 | Braking and stabilizing system for roller blades A braking and stabilizing system for use by a roller blade skater comprises an elongated shaft adapted to be manually held by the skater and having a roller on at least one end thereof adapted to be biased against a skating surface and a brake mechanism c... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4681332 | Mobile vehicle for training skaters A mobile vehicle for training beginning skaters is provided which has a fixed handlebar and seat mounted above a straddlebar extending between the two. The straddlebar is rigidly fixed to front and rear legs which are rigidly mounted to a wide and long ba... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4386794 | Skating velocipede apparatus A skating velocipede apparatus to facilitate skating propulsion of a skater along a smooth, hard underlying ground surface while in a seated position taking the form of a longitudinal support member having wheels at the rear, a handle at the front end, a ... | 06/07/1983 |
