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Roller skate

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-10-09
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Granted: 1987-12-08
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Expires: 2005-10-09
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Abstract

Abstract This invention pertains to a roller skate with a bottom plate for supporting a shoe. The skate has two upper frames extending in the longitudinal direction under the bottom plate. The upper frames are parallel to each other and each house three bearing boxes that carry clamping pads for mounting three roller shafts.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hyun J. Shim

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:19
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C17/00; A63C17/04; A63C17/06; A63C17/22; A63C17/226; A63C2203/00; A63C2203/42

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 181 words
A roller skate comprising: a bottom plate for supporting a shoe thereon; a pair of upper frames extending longitudinally in parallel with each other on the lower surface of said bottom plate and formed integrally with said bottom plate, each upper frame having a length longer than that of said bottom plate and three semi-circular bearing boxes disposed at the front end, rear end, and middle portions thereof; a pair of lower frames extending along substantially the length of said corresponding upper frames attached to respective lower portions of said upper frames by means of bolts and nuts, each lower frame having an upper surface corresponding to the lower surface of each upper frame and three semi-circular bearing boxes corresponding to respective bearing boxes of each upper frame; three bearings disposed within corresponding bearing boxes of each upper frame and each lower frame, each bearing carrying a damping pad along the upper portion thereof; and three rollers arranged in a line between said upper and lower frames, each roller having a shaft formed to be unitary therewith, both ends of said
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 181 words
A roller skate comprising: a bottom plate for supporting a shoe thereon; a pair of upper frames extending longitudinally in parallel with each other on the lower surface of said bottom plate and formed integrally with said bottom plate, each upper frame having a length longer than that of said bottom plate and three semi-circular bearing boxes disposed at the front end, rear end, and middle portions thereof; a pair of lower frames extending along substantially the length of said corresponding upper frames attached to respective lower portions of said upper frames by means of bolts and nuts, each lower frame having an upper surface corresponding to the lower surface of each upper frame and three semi-circular bearing boxes corresponding to respective bearing boxes of each upper frame; three bearings disposed within corresponding bearing boxes of each upper frame and each lower frame, each bearing carrying a damping pad along the upper portion thereof; and three rollers arranged in a line between said upper and lower frames, each roller having a shaft formed to be unitary therewith, both ends of said
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 60 words
The roller skate according to claim 1, wherein each roller comprises a boss formed to be unitary with and around the roller shaft, a holding plate attached to one side surface of said boss by means of bolt-connection, and a rubber wheel fitted around said boss and held firmly in place on said boss by means of said holding plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 53 words
The roller skate according to claim 1 wherein each of said upper frames has one of said bearing boxes disposed in front of the shoe and one of said bearing boxes disposed to the rear of the shoe, and the third of said bearing boxes disposed below a middle portion of the shoe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
The roller skate according to claim 1 wherein each damping pad is formed to extend in an arc between the corresponding bearing and bearing box of the upper frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 206 words
A roller skate with three rollers in alignment having a bottom plate adapted to be fixed to the front and rear portions of a shoe sole, roller shafts having both ends thereof journaled in corresponding bearings, characterized in that: a pair of upper frames having lower surfaces extend longitudinally in parallel to each other below said bottom plate and are formed integrally with said bottom plate, each said upper frame having lower and upper parts, each lower part being longer than the corresponding upper part and having semicircular bearing boxes at the front, middle, and rear portions of the lower part, a pair of lower frames are located below said upper frames, said lower frames having upper surfaces corresponding to said lower surfaces, each said lower frame having semi-circular lower bearing boxes at positions corresponding to those of said upper bearing boxes, said bearings are received in and between said upper and lower bearing boxes. said upper and lower frames are bolted to each other by means of bolts and nuts, each of said bearings carries a damping pad along its upper surface, and each of said upper bearing boxes is provided with a recess therein for receiving said damping pad carried by the corresponding bearing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 206 words
A roller skate with three rollers in alignment having a bottom plate adapted to be fixed to the front and rear portions of a shoe sole, roller shafts having both ends thereof journaled in corresponding bearings, characterized in that: a pair of upper frames having lower surfaces extend longitudinally in parallel to each other below said bottom plate and are formed integrally with said bottom plate, each said upper frame having lower and upper parts, each lower part being longer than the corresponding upper part and having semicircular bearing boxes at the front, middle, and rear portions of the lower part, a pair of lower frames are located below said upper frames, said lower frames having upper surfaces corresponding to said lower surfaces, each said lower frame having semi-circular lower bearing boxes at positions corresponding to those of said upper bearing boxes, said bearings are received in and between said upper and lower bearing boxes. said upper and lower frames are bolted to each other by means of bolts and nuts, each of said bearings carries a damping pad along its upper surface, and each of said upper bearing boxes is provided with a recess therein for receiving said damping pad carried by the corresponding bearing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 55 words
The roller skate of claim 3, wherein each said roller comprises a boss having an annular rim engaged fixedly with said roller shaft, a rubber wheel placed around said boss, and an annular holding plate pposing said annular rim and bolted to said boss to hold said rubber wheel firmly in place on said boss.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
The roller skate of claim 1 wherein one of said rollers is positioned forward of said plate, and one of said rollers is positioned rearward of said plate.

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