# US 2018/0021664 A1 · Heeling apparatus

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- Number: US 2018/0021664 A1
- Document ID: US20180021664A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/720,226
- Filed: 2017-09-29
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 1999-04-01
- Assignees: Heeling Sports Limited
- Applicants: Heeling Sports Limited
- Inventors: Roger R. Adams
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180021664A1

## CPC

- A63C 17/008: {with retractable wheel, i.e. movable relative to the chassis out of contact from surface}
- A43B 5/1633: {Multipurpose skate boots (roller skates convertible to ice skates A63C17/18, with fixable wheels permitting walking A63C17/20)}
- 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)}
- A63C 17/08: single-wheel type {with single axis}
- A63C 17/20: with fixable wheels permitting the skates to be used for walking
- A63C 17/24: with ball-shaped or spherical running surfaces
- A63C: SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE (water skis B63B32/00, B63B34/00)
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

Provided is a heeling apparatus. The heeling apparatus includes a sole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion. The heel portion has an opening formed therein. In one embodiment, the sole includes a removable portion. The heeling apparatus further includes a wheel assembly including wheel rotably mounted to an axle and a mounting structure, wherein the wheel extends through the opening in the heel portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An item of footwear comprising:
a sole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion, the heel portion having an opening formed therein, wherein the sole includes: (a) an inner sole and (b) an outer sole, and wherein the inner sole includes a removable portion; and
a rolling means retained in the opening of the heel portion, wherein the rolling means is positioned such that, in use, in a non-rolling mode a primary contact of the item of footwear with a ground is provided by the forefoot portion of the sole and as such the item of footwear does not roll and, in a rolling mode, the rolling means provides the primary contact with the ground.