Roller skate plate assembly with floating axles
OwnerDouglas R. Mongeoninventor
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Abstract
A roller skate plate is shown which includes a plate mounted against the sole of a boot and a slotted platform that receives a pair of C-shaped leaf springs within the slot. A pair of pivot posts mount within the slot to adjustably secure the C-shaped springs. Each pivot post includes a housing having a longitudinal bore which receives a helical spring or elastomeric plug to support a pivot plunger. The pivot plunger includes a spherical ball which engages a spherical socket within a pivot cap. The pivot cap passes through an aperture in the end of each C-shaped spring which functions to retain the cap and plunger within the housing. Skate axles are attached between the ends of the C-shaped leaf springs.
Claims29
A roller skate plate assembly upon which may be mounted a boot and to which is attached a plurality of skate wheels, comprising:
- a spring mounting plate;
- a pair of C-shaped leaf springs each mounted at one end upon said spring mounting plate;
- a pair of axles mounted upon and before the other end of said C-shaped leaf springs for attaching said skate wheels;
- a pair of resilient pivots mounted upon said spring mounting plate and engaging said other end of said C-shaped leaf springs;
- said pair of resilient pivots each comprising a housing mounted upon said spring mounting plate having a longitudinal bore therein;
- resilient members mounted within said longitudinal bores;
- pivot plunger means mounted within said bores and retained therein by said C-shaped leaf springs;
- wherein said axles float up and down upon said C-shaped leaf springs and said resilient pivots while pivoting about said resilient pivots.
A roller skate plate assembly for mounting a skater's boot and skate wheels, comprising:
- a plate for mounting to the sole of said boot having a T-shaped slot extending its full length;
- C-shaped leaf springs having one end thereof mounted within said T-shaped slot;
- resilient pivot posts mounted upon said plate for adjustably securing said C-shaped leaf springs within said T-shaped slots each including:
- a housing having a longtidinal bore mounted within said T-shaped slot to secure said C-shaped spring;
- a resilient member slidably mounted within said bore;
- a pivot plunger mounted within said bore against the urging of said resilient member, and
- a pivot cap mounted upon said pivot plunger;
- said C-shaped leaf springs having an aperture at the second ends thereof for slidably engaging said pivot caps and retaining said caps and plungers within said housings against the urging of said resilient members;
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- axles mounted upon said C-shaped leaf springs for receiving said skate wheels.
A roller skate plate assembly for mounting a skater's boot and skate wheels, comprising:
- a plate for mounting the sole of said boot having a T-shaped slot extending longitudinally along its length;
- C-shaped leaf springs having first ends extending into said T-shaped slot for mounting therein;
- pivot posts mounted within said T-shaped slot upon said plate to secure said C-shaped leaf springs within said slot;
- said C-shaped springs pivotally engaging said pivot posts at the second ends of said springs;
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- axles mounted upon said C-shaped springs adjacent said second ends and between said first ends.
A roller skate plate assembly to which is attached a plurality of skate wheels, comprising:
- a spring mounting plate;
- a pair of leaf springs each mounted at one end upon said spring mounting plate;
- a pair of axles mounted upon and before the other end of said leaf springs for attaching said skate wheels to said spring mounting plate;
- a pair of resilient pivots mounted upon said spring mounting plate and engaging said other end of said leaf springs;
- said pair of resilient pivots each comprising a housing mounted upon said spring mounting plate having a longitudinal bore therein:
- resilient members mounted within said longitudinal bores;
- pivot plunger means mounted within said bores against said resilient members and retained therein solely by said leaf springs;
- wherein said resilient members may be easily replaced within said longitudinal bores and said axles float up and down upon said leaf srings and said resilient pivots while pivoting about said resilient pivots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.