# US 10,945,485 B2 · Heeling apparatus

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- Number: US 10,945,485 B2
- Document ID: US10945485B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/666,660
- Filed: 2012-11-01
- Published: 2014-02-06
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2012-08-03
- Assignees: Heeling Sports Limited
- Applicants: Heeling Sports Limited
- Inventors: Ryan D. Wills
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945485B2

## CPC

- A43B 3/246: {characterised by the sole}
- A43B 5/1641: {characterised by the sole (skates with special foot-plates for the boot A63C1/22); characterised by the attachment of the skate (A43B5/1633 takes precedence; skates rigidly mounted to the sole of the boot A63C1/02)}
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

Provided is a heeling apparatus including an inner shell and an outer shell. The outer shell is configured to interlock with the inner shell. In one embodiment, the inner shell includes a plurality of protrusions configured to interlock with receiving apertures in the outer shell. In one embodiment, the inner shell includes a cavity configured to receive a removable bracket. The bracket includes a mounting assembly configured to receive a wheel assembly. The bracket is held in place by the interlocked relationship of the inner shell and the outer shell.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A heeling apparatus comprising:
an inner shell defining a cavity at a bottom side thereof, the cavity being located in a heel section of the heeling apparatus;
an outer shell configured to interlock with the inner shell; and
a removable bracket configured to be received by the cavity of the inner shell and held in place by the outer shell, wherein the removable bracket includes a mounting assembly configured to receive a wheel assembly, the removable bracket further having the wheel assembly mounted therein,
wherein the heeling apparatus includes a brake pad that is removably mounted in the heeling apparatus between the inner shell and the outer shell so that a portion of the brake pad is in contact with both the inner shell and the outer shell,
wherein the brake pad is engaged by the removable bracket such that brake pad extensions from the brake pad are positioned to extend downward and outward through respective brake pad openings in the outer shell.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the inner shell includes at least one protrusion and the outer shell includes at least one receiving aperture.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The heeling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one receiving aperture is configured to interlock with the at least one protrusion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The heeling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one protrusion includes one or more protrusions located at a heel of the inner shell.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The heeling apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one protrusion includes a protrusion located around an Achilles area of the inner shell.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The heeling apparatus of claim 5, wherein the outer shell includes a heel strap and the at least one receiving aperture, is defined by the heel strap and is configured to receive the at least one protrusion located at the Achilles area of the inner shell.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The heeling apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one protrusion includes a plurality of protrusions located at a sole of the inner shell.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The heeling apparatus of claim 7, wherein the plurality of protrusions at the sole of the inner shell are configured to interlock with a plurality of respective receiving apertures at a sole of the outer shell.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the inner shell or the outer shell includes at least one ventilation opening.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wheel assembly is removable and is configured to be removed from the heeling apparatus mounting assembly without removal of the removable bracket.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the removable bracket includes a plurality of vertical ribs.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cavity is reconfigurable with one of the removable bracket or a plug.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the removable bracket is removable from the cavity downward, from the bottom side of the inner shell.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The heeling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a shoe configuration wherein the removable bracket is not seated in the cavity of the inner shell and at least one additional configuration wherein the removable bracket is seated in the cavity of the inner shell.