Multi-directional skates
OwnerMichael Seidinventor
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Abstract
The multi-directional skates are a pair of roller skates, with each skate being an assembly having a skate boot, at least four roller assemblies, and a skid plate. The skate boot is a traditional in-line/aggressive skate-type boot including an upper shoe portion and a sole portion. The roller assemblies each include a substantially spherical roller or ball that act as rolling surfaces for skate, allowing it to create movement in any direction, not just forward and backward, but also sideways and complete 360 degree movement. The number and alignment of the roller assemblies may be modified according to the desires of the individual skater, but they are intended to be aligned such that each skate is capable of balancing itself it an upright position.
Claims12
A multi-directional skate assembly, comprising:
- a skate boot having an upper shoe portion and a lower sole portion;
- at least four roller assemblies coupled to and depending from the sole portion of the skate boot;
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- a skid plate affixed to the sole portion of the skate boot, the skid plate having at least four apertures, each aperture for receiving a roller assembly.
A multi-directional skate assembly, comprising:
- a skate boot having an upper shoe portion and a lower sole portion;
- at least four roller assemblies coupled to and depending from the sole portion of the skate boot, wherein the at least four roller assemblies are flange-mounted ball transfer units;
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- a skid plate affixed to the sole portion of the skate boot, the skid plate having at least four apertures, each aperture for receiving a roller assembly.
A multi-directional skate assembly, comprising:
- a skate boot having an upper shoe portion and a lower sole portion;
- at least four roller assemblies coupled to and depending from the sole portion of the skate boot, wherein the at least four roller assemblies are flange-mounted ball transfer units, the at least four roller assemblies being arranged such that the multi-directional skate will balance in an upright position;
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- a skid plate affixed to the sole portion of the skate boot, the skid plate having at least four apertures, each aperture for receiving a roller assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.