Powered roller skates
AssigneeWayne-Dalton Corp.
InventorWillis J. Mullet
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AssigneeWayne-Dalton Corp.
InventorWillis J. Mullet
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A skate (10) includes a base plate (11) pivotally carrying a platform plate (14) which can be the sole of a shoe (16). There is an aperture (18) in the base plate (11) so that when the platform plate (14) is adjacent to the base plate (11), a pad (17) on the platform plate (14) extends through the aperture (18) so that the user may walk on the skate (10). A frame (23) carries a drive shaft (20) which carries drive wheels (19). The drive shaft (20) is journalled in unidirectional bearings (21) and has a gear (32) which engages a threaded motor shaft (31) of a motor (27). A collar (38) has threads (37) which engage the threads (36) of a motor housing (33). When the motor (27) rotates in the one direction permitted by the unidirectional bearings (21), the drive wheels (19) will power the skate (10). When, upon voice command, the motor (27) attempts to rotate the shaft (31) in the other direction, the motor (27) rotates so that the collar (38) moves relative to the housing (33) to move the pad (17) through the aperture (18).
A skate comprising a base plate, drive wheels carried by said base plate, a platform plate pivotally connected to said base plate, an aperture in said base plate, a pad on said platform plate, and a motor to drive said wheels, said pad extending through said aperture when said platform plate is adjacent to said base plate.
A skate comprising a base plate, drive wheels carried by said base plate, a platform plate pivotally connected to said base plate, a motor having a housing with external threads, and a collar having threads engaging said threads of said housing, said motor when powered in one direction rotating said wheels and when powered in the other direction rotating to move said collar relative to said housing so that said platform plate may pivot relative to said base plate.
A skate comprising a base plate, a drive shaft, drive wheels carried by said drive shaft, a platform plate pivotally connected to said base plate, a motor having a threaded shaft, and a gear on said drive shaft engaging said threaded shaft, said drive shaft being journalled in unidirectional bearings allowing said drive shaft to turn in one direction to rotate said wheels when said motor is activated in one direction and when said motor is activated in the other direction, said platform plate is pivoted relative to said base plate.
A skate comprising a base plate, a drive shaft, drive wheels carried by said drive shaft, a platform plate pivotally connected to said base plate, an aperture in said base plate, a pad on said platform plate, a motor having a housing with external threads and having a threaded shaft, a collar having threads engaging said threads of said housing, and a gear on said drive shaft engaging said threaded shaft of said motor, said drive shaft being journalled in unidirectional bearings allowing said drive shaft to turn in one direction to rotate said wheels when said motor is activated in the one direction, and when said motor is activated in the other direction said collar moves relative to said housing so that said platform plate may pivot relative to said base plate so that said pad extends through said aperture when said platform plate is adjacent to said base plate.
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