| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280110221 | In-line wheels (e.g., in-line skates) | 34 |
| 20080265533 | Swiveling and pivoting chassis for skates - An articulating chassis for skates with accompanying boot comprises: a plurality of brackets, a first set of rollers and a second set of rollers, and at least one articulating member. The brackets have a first side and a second side. The first side affixes with the boot and the second side affixes with the rollers. The first set of rollers having a first side, a second side, and a rolling surface. The second set of rollers having a top side and a bottom side and a tread surface. The rolling surface of the first set of rollers has a width smaller than the tread surface of the second set of rollers | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090058022 | Nu-Skate hub insert with spin-wheel attachment - The Nu-Skate Hub Insert serves as a stylish colorful mount with a Spin Wheel Attachment for a roller skate wheel. It's fashionable and interchangeable to coordinate the designs and colors with skate covers (Re-New a Skate Cover). Some Hub Inserts are made of thin metallic chrome, bronze, and gold plates shaped to conform to the inside of the wheel. The Hub Insert has a hole, which allows it to be placed over the axle and secured with the bolt. The Spin-Wheel Attachment is made to be placed over axle to connect to hub insert. The spin-wheel is made of metallic material or plastic in array of colors and designs. The Hub Insert and Spin-Wheel Attachments come in interchangeable colors that coordinate with a person's outfit. The assortment of colors and fluorescent inserts and attachments will put a whole new twist on roller skating and ice skating. The versatility and sleek styling of this invention makes a fashion statement as well. The Hub Insert and Spin-Wheel Attachments will bring a revitalized look to boot or tennis type skates and revolutionize the world and sport of skating. It will also give urban American youth and youth all over the world an opportunity to re-new the look of their skates for considerably less than the price of a new pair of skates. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090146386 | IN-LINE SKATES, FRAME ASSEMBLIES AND ASSEMBLIES FOR MODIFYING IN-LINE SKATES - In-line skates, frame assemblies and assemblies for modifying in-line skates are provided. A representative assembly for modifying an in-line skate includes a grinding member configured for removable attachment to an in-line skate frame. The grinding member has a grinding sidewall and a grinding base, with the grinding base extending outwardly from the grinding sidewall. When the grinding member is attached to the frame, the grinding sidewall is positioned in an overlying relationship with respect to the first sidewall of the frame and the grinding base spans between the first and second sidewalls along the bottom of the frame. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100032917 | INLINE ROLLER SKATE CONFIGURATIONS - Configurations of an inline roller skate comprising a base, wheels, and at least one rocker pivotally mounted to the base and receiving at least two of the wheels. In accordance with one aspect, the inline roller skate further comprises a bias element positioned between the rocker and the base and biasing the rocker to an equilibrium position relative to the base. In accordance with an other aspect, the inline roller skate further comprises a rocker stop made integral to the base and defining a limit to the pivoting movement of the rocker in one angular direction by abutment therewith. In accordance with an other aspect, the inline roller skate further comprises a brake made integral to the base and having a concave frictional surface with an inversed-V shape. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100219596 | IN-LINE ROLLER SKATE, IN PARTICULAR RACING SKATE - In-line roller skate ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100314846 | Skate Having A Size Adjustable Function - A skate includes a lower base, an upper base adjustably mounted on the lower base, and a control knob mounted on the lower base and detachably locked onto the upper base. The upper base has a slide provided with a plurality of locking teeth. The control knob is movably mounted in the lower base and has a first end provided with a support and a second end provided with a press button protruding from the lower base. The support of the control knob has a locking groove detachably locked on one of the locking teeth of the upper base. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110169234 | STREET BOARD - The present invention relates to a street board comprising first and second footrests, a front pivot connection part, and first and second driving links. The first and second driving links are rotatably pivoted to the first and second footrests, respectively and the first and second driving links are rotatably pivoted to each other by the front pivot connection part. The front pivot connection part includes a front angle limit part that can limit an angle formed between the first and second driving links within a predetermined range. The above-described street board is easier to ride compared with conventional street boards. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120025480 | SIZE-ADJUSTABLE FOOTWEAR - Size-adjustable footwear includes a body in which first and second insoles are received, the insoles being nested together and one upon another with both extending to generally cover the length and width of the sole of the footwear body. A first insole has a re-entrant section for partially enclosing at least part of the periphery of the forefoot of a wearer and includes a first toe cap, and lateral and medial flanges integral with the first toe cap. The second upper insole includes a reentrantly shaped second toe cap and a heel cup in which a first longitudinal dimension, between the heel cup and the second toe cap, defines a first size, and a second longitudinal dimension, between the body heel and the first toe cap, defines a second size larger than the first size. A user may select footwear based on the smaller first size, and then remove the first and then the second insole to accommodate growth of the feet. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120133104 | ROLLER SKATE - The present invention relates to an inline frame ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120153582 | Cowboy Skate Boot and Cover - Disclosed is an aesthetic and functional skating boot for roller skates, ice skates or inline skates having a lace-less cowboy boot outward appearance. From the exterior, the skate boot resembles a slip-on cowboy boot, comprising a continuous vamp region connecting to a quarter region that provides stability for the user's ankles or alternatively shrouds an internal lacing structure. A skate wheel or blade frame is affixed to the boot outsole and heel lift, connecting to at least two regions of the boot for support of the frame. Interior ankle support within the boot quarter comprises either increased ankle padding or alternatively an internal tongue and lacing structure, similar to a standard pair of laceable skates. Further disclosed is a rear brake or wheelie bar mounted to the boot in the style of a boot spur. The boot provides a fashionable exterior with adequate ankle support, preserving their functional performance. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130001903 | Coupler Device For In-Line Skate For All-Terrain Surfaces - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first coupler device configured to couple to the frame of an in-line skate. The first coupler device includes a linear portion and an angled portion where the linear portion and the angled portion have different lengths. The linear portion includes a first hole configured to couple to the frame of the in-line skate and the first hole is located near the end of the linear portion that is opposite the angled portion. The linear portion includes a second hole located at an area where the linear portion meets the angled portion. The angled portion has an angle greater than zero and includes a third hole near the end of the angled portion that is opposite the linear portion. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20140291947 | Ski Article - A ski is provided and includes a ski front portion, a ski rear portion, a ski middle portion having a ski side, at least one ski blade portion, wherein the ski middle portion connects the ski front portion with the ski rear portion and wherein the at least one ski blade portion extends out of the ski side, a plurality of main roller elements, and a plurality of blade roller elements. The plurality of main roller elements are associated with the ski front portion, ski rear portion and ski middle portion and are configured to extend downward from the ski front portion, ski rear portion and ski middle portion. Moreover, the plurality of blade roller elements are associated with the at least one ski blade portion and configured to extend downward from the at least one ski blade portion. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150048579 | Inline skate with side wheel assemblies - An inline skate is provided with a boot including a sole; a frame; a closure member; wheels arranged in a straight line on a bottom of the frame; two opposite male sockets disposed on both sides of a rear portion of the frame respectively, each male socket including a rear aperture; two side wheel assemblies each including a wheel mount, a wheel member in the wheel mount, and a female socket extending out of the wheel mount to complimentarily dispose in the male socket and having a rear aperture member; and two spring depressible detents mounted in the female sockets respectively and each including a ball at an end. In a locked position, the ball protrudes out of the aperture member to partially pass through the aperture. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150306489 | ROLLER SKATE - The present invention relates to an inline frame for an inline skate, designed to mimic the properties of an ice hockey skate blade on ice. In at least one example embodiment, the inline frame includes at least one first connection part intended to be connected to a boot and at least two wheels positioned essentially in the inline frame's longitudinal direction. The unique thing about the inline frame is that it includes an upper chassis section and a lower chassis section which via a coupling element are arranged to be rotatable in the inline frame's longitudinal direction, and that the upper chassis section includes at least one first contact surface and that the lower chassis section includes at least one second contact surface, where at least one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface is curvilinear. | 10-29-2015 |
| 280110222 | Different size wheels | 2 |
| 20120013088 | Performance pick - A specially formed cylindrical disc to be utilized on the Pic® inline figure skate, U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,360, to allow for jumps and spins in the sport of inline figure skating. The performance pick disc is made of molded rubber or synthetic material. The purpose of the performance pick is to provide enhanced spins, jumps, and footwork common in the sport of inline figure skating. The continuous curved shape of the performance pick discs outer edges provides a toe-in angle of between 0 and 22 degrees, the optimal angle being between 5 and 12 degrees for jumps and 0 to 5 degrees for spins. In a variation, the outer edges are slanted at an angle between 20 and 45 degrees on both sides continuously around the cylindrically formed disc to provide an optimal surface for push offs common in inline figure skating maneuvers. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20150335984 | ROLLER SKATE BLADE AND SHARPENING THEREOF - A roller mounting apparatus for an in-line roller skate blade comprises a body having a footware connector portion, a spacing portion adjacent the footware connector portion and a roller mounting portion adjacent the spacing portion. The roller mounting portion has roller mounts for mounting a plurality of rollers in tandem spaced apart positions such that contact points on outer surfaces of the rollers will lie on a first common curved line having no portion with a radius of curvature more than about 10 m, so that a contact point on a surface of a roller immediately adjacent to any given roller is spaced apart between about 0.1 mm to about 13 mm from a line tangent to the curved line at a point defined by the contact point of the given roller. A roller blade comprising the roller mounting apparatus is also disclosed. There is also disclosed a method of sharpening an outer circumferential surface of a rotatable roller of a roller blade by causing an outer circumferential surface of a rotating grinding implement to contact the outer circumferential surface of the rotatable roller at a contact point such that a grinder plane containing the contact point and a rotation axis of the rotating grinding implement is disposed at an angle to a roller plane containing the contact point and a rotational axis of the roller. Also disclosed is a method of sharpening an outer circumferential surface of a rotatable roller by causing an outer circumferential surface of a rotating grinding implement to contact the outer circumferential surface of the rotatable roller such that the rotating grinding implement tends to drive the roller in a first direction of rotation while causing a contact surface of a rotating drive wheel to contact the roller to cause the roller to rotate in a second direction against the first direction of rotation to cause relative movement between the roller and the outer circumferential surface of the grinding implement. | 11-26-2015 |
| 280110223 | Axle mounting arrangement | 13 |
| 20080197585 | Shield Plate of Wheel Roller Bearing of Roller Skate - A shield plate ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080238008 | Spokeless Wheel Inline Skate - An inline skate includes a boot having a sole, a toe area, and a heel area. The skate has a plurality of wheels each wheel respectively including: a bearing having an inner race, and a wheel mount rigidly mounted between the wheel frame and the inner race for mounting the inner race to the wheel frame in a rotationally fixed manner. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090026720 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR IN-LINE SKATE - An in-line skate frame assembly has a rigid frame and an elongate grinding insert releasably engaged with the frame. The frame and insert are secured together to the sole of a shoe or boot by frame bolts extending through upper portions of the frame and insert. The frame has spaced side walls with downwardly facing recessed regions in which the insert is mounted. The insert extends along a major portion of the length of the frame and has a downwardly facing, centrally located grinding surface which terminates short of the opposite ends of the insert. Different inserts with grinding surfaces of different shapes and lengths are releasably secured to the frame for performing alternative grinding maneuvers. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090045596 | FRAME FOR AN IN-LINE ROLLER SKATE HAVING A MOVABLE WHEEL-RECEIVING ELEMENT - Disclosed herein is a frame for an in-line roller skate and as well as a roller skate having such a frame. This roller skate has a shoe and a wheel supporting frame extending therefrom said shoe for supporting aligned wheels. The frame includes a main frame body mounted to the shoe and at least one auxiliary frame body for supporting a wheel and being pivotally mounted to the main frame body. A resilient and deformable member is interposed between the auxiliary frame body and the shoe. The auxiliary frame body is so pivotable as to provide for moving the wheel towards and away the shoe for a distance determined by the extension and compression of the resilient and deformable member. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090079147 | ROLLER SKATE - An angled large wheel and out-of-line roller skate having an engineered plastic frame forming fore and aft downwardly-angled openings extending in a lateral direction in lateral frame members. Each of the openings has secured therein an end of a respective fore or aft axle, each of which in turn rotatably supports a canted fore or aft wheel. Each of the wheels has an engineered-plastic wheel hub and a tire thereon. The axles each have stepped configurations corresponding to the stepped configurations of their respective frame openings. Axle nuts at the ends of the axles are secured relative to the frame by respective retainer clips. The fastener securing the fore retainer clip to the frame can also secure a frame cap to the top toe end of the frame. Wheelwashers having outward stepped configurations are sandwiched between the frame and the bearing races of the wheels. A pair of tapered posts extend laterally out from the boot cradle, which is attached to the frame, and towards the rear wheel. The openings of a wheelguard are fitted onto the posts and screwed thereto. The brake arm assembly is attached at one end to the frame and has a recessed area proximate to and for the rear wheel. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090256322 | Roller skate frame - The present invention relates to a roller skate frame. The roller skate frame includes a plate being pressing molded into a main frame of the roller skate comprising two wheel-mounting plates corresponding to each other, and a front bottom connecting face and a shoe-mounting plate connecting thereto. The front bottom connecting face and the shoe-mounting plate are spaced apart with a suitable distance. Further, the front bottom connecting plate is formed by an upper and a lower bridging plate corresponding to each other, and both of which are positioned with a fastener hole respectively. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090273150 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE WITH PIVOTING AXLE - Devices and methods of transport are disclosed. Various embodiments include structural aspects related to steering and changing the direction of conveyances including features which utilize leaning or shifting of weight as part of turning. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100007105 | ROLLER SKATES WITH TRANSVERSE-ORIENTED WHEELS - A roller skate includes a boot and at least a pair of wheels that are mounted to an underside of the boot. The wheels are oriented at an acute or perpendicular angle to the traditional straight ahead longitudinal direction of the boot so that, in use, the user moves at least somewhat laterally when skating. The orientation of the wheels can be adjusted with a lock-down device being used to fix the wheels in a desired orientation. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20120038121 | INLINE ROLLER SKATE - An inline roller skate includes at least one eccentric inline roller assembly ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130099457 | INLINE SKATE WHEEL - A wheel for an inline skate that may reduce rolling friction and provide a wider rolling base giving more stability. The wheel comprises a hub for receiving an axle and a wheel body defining a circumference of the wheel. The wheel body comprises a circumferential surface extending along the circumference of the wheel. The circumferential surface comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface for being in rolling contact with a skating surface on which the inline skate moves. The wheel body also comprises a receding surface extending from the first contact surface to the second contact surface and forming a recess between the first contact surface and the second contact surface. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130106069 | Dry Surface Carving Ski Apparatus | 05-02-2013 |
| 20150091263 | INTERCHANGEABLE AXLE SUSPENSION SPACER SLIDER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An interchangeable axle suspension spacer system of method of using same, in conjunction with an in-line skate frame, wherein the system includes a wheel means and shock absorbing apparatus having multiple layers, wherein certain layers are compressed within an embedded wall while others allow the for restricted tracking along a determined path, and wherein the system enables an individual to interchange, customize, and replace the shock absorbing apparatus amid operation of in-line skates. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20160250545 | INLINE SKATE SNEAKER | 09-01-2016 |
| 280110225 | Including shock absorbing means | 3 |
| 20080246235 | Shock absorbing tandem roller skate - The present invention is a shock absorbing tandem roller skate including a shoe or boot, a shoe plate secured to the shoe, at least one shock absorbing unit secured to the shoe plate, at least a first pair of wheels secured to the at least one shock absorbing unit, at least a second pair of wheels, a first brake unit for providing braking to the at least a first pair of wheels, and a second brake unit for providing braking to the at least a second pair of wheels. The shock absorbing mechanism of the at least one shock absorbing unit flex and absorb shock horizontally and diagonally in a simultaneous manner to provide a steering mechanism for the user. The present invention is also directed to skateboards and scooters that may utilize the shock absorbing technology of the present invention. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100213678 | INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR IN-LINE SKATES - A polyurethane biasing mechanism, comprising a first surface contact area with a first mass having a durometer that provides a first resistance and a first rate of resistance responsive to application of forces. The biasing mechanism having a second surface contact area with a second mass having the same durometer that provides a second resistance and a second rate of resistance responsive to the forces. The first resistance and the first rate of resistance are different from the second resistance and second rate of resistance, a combination of which provides a rate of resistance that commensurately varies and is correspondingly responsive in relation to varying forces. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100320707 | STRUCTURE OF INLINE SKATES - The present invention relates generally to a structure of inline skates, which provides a cushion device, a wheel with an annular ratchet wheel on its side, and a pawl assembly. By pressing down the weight, the wheel with the annular ratchet wheel on its side engages the pawl assembly, which stops the wheel with the annular ratchet wheel on its side from rolling in one direction, and the wheel with the annular ratchet wheel on its side can roll in another direction. Thereby, the structure of inline skates is more ergonomic and exercise injuries can be prevented. In addition, a brake is provided for providing shock absorption and more powerful acceleration. Besides, automatic support upright is also provided for avoiding tumbles. | 12-23-2010 |
| 280110231 | Three or four wheels | 2 |
| 20090184481 | Unitary quad roller skate - A quad roller skate for use on outdoor surfaces that has a unified structure that includes a quad boot permanently secured to a horizontal support plate and skate forward and rearward trucks permanently secured to the support plate. The front and rear left and right skates lie in left and right vertical planes spaced from the maximum side edges of the boot. The skate wheels have apexes that extend to a horizontal plane at least as high as the plane of the horizontal support plate and can extend higher. Each of the wheels preferably are thin width wheels and have semi-circular profiles. | 07-23-2009 |
| 280110232 | A wheel raised above skating surface | 1 |
| 20120104708 | ROLLER SKIS OR BOARDS - The present invention relates to a roller ski or board, said ski or board providing in-line central rollers, centrally provided on the ski or board body, and two pairs of additional rollers, respectively a front pair and a rear pair, said pair of rollers being raised with respect to the ground on which ski or board rests when the same ski or board is substantially parallel with respect to the ground, and contacting the same ground when ski or board is inclined, each one of the additional rollers is coupled with the ski or board by a support system comprising a fork, having one end coupled with the roller and the other one faced toward the ski or board, between the end of the fork faced toward the ski or board and the same ski or board being provided with a resilient element. | 05-03-2012 |
