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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314330 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311318 | Troughed skateboard wheels A wheel is provided for a conveyance such as a skateboard. The wheel is generally cylindrical in form with a tread surface defining a portion of the wheel adapted to contact an underlying surface upon which the wheel is rotatably supported. The tread surface include... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305767 | Shaft and hub mounting system and method A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as a mounting hub or an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. One or more tapered sleeves serve to lock... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7207741 | Bushing system for power transmission products A system is provided for securing two ends of a rotating member, such as a shaft, with respect to a non-rotating member, such as a mounting hub. Inner and outer sleeves have tapered surfaces and are positioned about the rotating member and provided within a bore of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165773 | Heeling apparatus and method A heeling apparatus includes a shoe with a unique feature in the heel that allows one to walk, run, or roll seamlessly. The appearance is that of normal footwear because of the covert wheel assembly. The stealth wheel in the heel gives one the ability to roll or sli... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165774 | External wheeled heeling apparatus and method An external wheeled heeling apparatus for walking and running and transitioning to rolling on a surface is provided. The apparatus includes a sole having a forefoot, an arch and a heel portion provided with a first side of the heel portion and a second side of the h... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150460 | Skateboard truck A skateboard truck insert is positioned between an axle and a base plate of a skateboard truck to reduce turning radius but still maintain directional stability. The insert is comprised of an intermediary member with a pin on top for mating with a pin receiving hole... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7125024 | Quick-release axle assembly for in-line skate An axle assembly for an in-line skate for retaining a wheel and a pair of bearings in a chassis of the in-line skate. The axle assembly has an elongated spacer hub, for supporting a bearing at each end portion thereof; an elongated male coupler, for bearing on a fir... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108331 | Generation of in-line skates and skate-boards with safety “EDGING FRICTION CONTROL™” The invention discloses a technology to safely control speed and brake on in-line skates using a ski-like technique, wherein in-line skate wheels can rotate both vertically and at an angle. When angled (or “canted”) the wheels contact a friction strip within the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093839 | Hockey stop multi-line roller skate and wheels for use therewith A wheel with an asymmetrical cross-section for use with a roller skate. The wheel also has a tread portion that can be easily and inexpensively replaced. An apparatus for multi-line roller skates that has two or three lines of wheels. The wheels in the center line h... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063336 | External wheeled heeling apparatus and method An external wheeled heeling apparatus for walking and running and transitioning to rolling on a surface is provided. The apparatus includes a sole having a forefoot, an arch and a heel portion provided with a first side of the heel portion and a second side of the h... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036989 | Roller bearing oil feed device A roller bearing oil feed device includes a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a plurality of rows in the axial direction between an outer ring and an inner ring, the inner ring being divided for each row of the rolling elements and a ring-shaped spacer being... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014272 | Toy wheel A self-contained toy wheel having a rim with a tire which revolves around a weighted, stationary hub assembly. The hub assembly has an off-center weight which keeps the hub assembly at the same orientation at all times regardless of rim position, speed or angle of m... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011317 | Cart wheel with bearing components A wheel assembly for a material handling cart includes a wheel hub having first and second openings in first and second hub faces, each concentric with and extending along a central axis of the wheel hub. First and second ball bearings are located in the openings. I... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004504 | Method for skate board identification A cover designed to accommodate the unique shape of a wheel for a skate board. In one embodiment, the cover snaps onto the wheel. In another embodiment, security of the cover to the wheel by an adhesive gasket. Various patterns are punched into the cover providing d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979003 | Heeling apparatus and method A heeling apparatus includes a shoe with a unique feature in the heel that allows one to walk, run, or roll seamlessly. The appearance is that of normal footwear because of the covert wheel assembly. The stealth wheel in the heel gives one the ability to roll or sli... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966574 | Multi-functional convertible transport cart A multi-functional cart for transporting objects including a frame, a first handle connected to the frame adjacent a first end of the frame, a second handle connected to the frame adjacent a second end of the frame, a first pair of wheels connected to the frame adja... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959933 | Twin line skates A wheeled skate includes a shoe cradle for receiving a user shoe, the shoe cradle having opposing first and second shoe cradle sides; a wheel mounting structure; a wheel mounting structure elevation mechanism interconnecting the shoe cradle and the wheel mounting st... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6939053 | System and method for mounting a shaft within a hollow member A system is provided for securing a rotating member with respect to a non-rotating member. A hollow member, such as an inner ring of a bearing assembly, includes an extension having an annular outer groove. A tapered sleeve serves to lock the hollow member about a m... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6619758 | Wheel and bearing assembly There is disclosed herein an improved and simplified wheel and bearing assembly, such as for skates and the like comprising a bearing inner race preferably formed of a plastic material such as polyurethane. A pair of bearing outer races, preferably of a r... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612658 | Trolley cart wheel-axle assembly A heavy duty wheel-axle assembly for industrial trolley carts in which wheel assemblies are mounted at either end of an axle, an inner bearing race of each wheel positively non-rotationally secured to the axle by interengagement of a non-round shaped posi... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6561591 | Wheel assembly An apparatus includes first and second wheel sections configured to mate in axially opposed relationship to define a rotatable wheel body. The wheel body has a peripheral outer surface extending circumferentially about an axis of rotation and a bearing ca... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6293565 | Roller hockey goalie skate A skate assembly that allows a skater forward/backward motion as well as side-to-side motion is provided. Various aspects of the skate assembly can be adjusted to fit the size and weight of the skater, the skill level of the skater, the skating or playing... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6267394 | Configurable wheel truck for skateboards or roller skates incorporating novel wheel designs A novel skate platform wheel truck and wheel design is disclosed which incorporates five wheels per truck, with a larger center wheel with a convex or flat running surface, and two smaller side wheels with a beveled surface. This configuration permits mor... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6176554 | Roller skate wheel A roller skate wheel includes an outer wheel body defining a receiving space and having an inner wall formed with a first annular flange and a second annular flange spaced from each other, an inner tire received in the receiving space, a first wheel cap s... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6173975 | V-line skate with expandable axle A mounting plate (20, 120) for a linear skate upon which a plurality of wheel supporting brackets (22, 24, 26 and 28) are affixed in an equally spaced, generally aligned relationship. A wheel-receiving axle (32, 34, 36 and 38) is secured in each bracket, ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6142490 | In-line roller skate frame Improved support and adjustment of the frame on the boot are obtained by providing mounting brackets that extend transversely outwardly and beyond the underlying side walls between which the roller wheels are mounted and that contain transverse mounting s... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142578 | Wheel for roller skates of the inline skate type A wheel for an inline skate type roller skate includes a wheel rim portion, a tread surface on the wheel rim portion and at least one ball bearing located entirely within the outer contour of the wheel. Disk-type seals mounted on the inner race of the bal... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131923 | Skate with single-blade truck, particularly with in-line wheels A skate with single-rail truck, particularly with in-line wheels, comprising a rail-shaped frame which is associable with a shoe and supports a plurality of in-line wheels, each wheel being formed by half-bodies arranged on opposite sides of the rail-shap... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6109796 | Off-set bearing for in-line roller skates A bearing assembly (35) for in-line roller skates (10) comprises an outer race (42) having an inner diameter surface (47) with an exterior end (38) and an interior end (41). The inner diameter surface (47) has an annular groove (46) with its annular cente... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5961132 | In-line skate frame and tool device adapted for a quick-release in-line skate wheel axle A tool for removing a wheel assembly from an in-line skate is provided. The in-line skate has a boot portion and a blade frame having opposing apertures and mounted to the boot portion. The wheel assembly has a wheel axle releasably mounted within the ape... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5931477 | Roller skate In-line roller skate constituted by a frame on an upper plate of which a boot sole is fixed, and including a longitudinal lower portion on which the wheels are arranged, wherein at least one of the central wheels has an arrangement for adjusting the heigh... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5897170 | Skate wheel and method for making The present invention relates generally to a hub for a skate wheel. The hub includes a central core member defining a bore for receiving an axle. A central axis of rotation passes through the center of the bore. The hub also includes first and second anch... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5882087 | Quick release in-line skate wheel axle An axle for in-line roller wheels allowing quick release of the wheels and axle from the in-line skate blade frame. The axle is constructed and arranged to allow the distal ends of the axle to move longitudinally relative to each other. There is a spring ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5853227 | Structure facilitating lubrication of wheel bearings A wheel, wheel bearing and axle assembly wherein a cleaning and lubricating fluid passageway is provided axially into the outer end of the axle bolt of the assembly and through the latter radially outwardly through a passageway through a wheel bearing spa... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5823293 | Process and apparatus for lubricating inline skate bearings and skateboard bearings Wheel assemblies including bearings for inline skates and skateboards with provision for lubricating. In one embodiment, a wheel is supported by the bearings which are in turn supported by an axle/spacer having a central chamber and at least one port exte... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5769432 | Lock assembly for in-line skate A wheel lock assembly for an in-line skate includes an axle assembly for supporting a skate wheel and defining an enclosed cavity, and an actuator assembly comprising an actuator member disposed in the cavity movable by a control member disposed externall... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5716060 | Method and apparatus for protecting wheel bearings in in-line roller skates A device for protecting the bearings of the in-line roller skates provided in the form of an axle aperture plug. Each axle aperture plug comprises a spacer portion, a transverse axle bore and a protective flange. The spacer portion has an inner bearing su... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5690395 | Shopping cart wheel assembly with anti-friction bearing and friction bearing A shopping cart wheel assembly having an anti-friction or ball bearing portion and also having a journal bearing. Under severe side loads or conditions of wear, the journal bearing takes over and prevents the wheel from moving significantly out of alignme... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5660447 | Wheel for in-line roller skates A wheel for an in-line roller skate of the type having aligned wheels, wherein a hub has an axial hole within which there are receptacles for ball bearings and a supporting pivot. One or two rings concentric with the hole form a support for a moldable tir... | 08/26/1997 |
