Convertible in-line roller skates
AssigneeO.S. Designs, Inc.
InventorsScott B. Olson, Louis F. Polk
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Abstract
An improved skate assembly which permits interchanging and reversing of ice blades and in-line rollers. The arrangement provides for such interchange through utilization of a pair of rotatable cams which are utilized to couple the blade support to the toe and/or heel of the boot. Also, an interlocking notch/projection may be employed to achieve secure mounting of the blade support subassembly to the boot. Also disclosed is an attachment mechanism which can be used by the hands, and which requires no external tooling.
Claims33
In a skate assembly comprising a shoe having a sole plate, toe and heel attachment means secured to said sole plate, and means for selectively securing a wearer's surface blade support subassembly to said toe and heel attachment means, said skate assembly being further characterized in that:
- said blade support assembly includes a frame having a first and second end, said first and second end having a first and second coupling means, respectively, each said first and second coupling means being identical so that they can be coupled to either the toe or heel attachment means such that said blade support subassembly is securingly adaptable to said shoe in two positions.
In a skate assembly comprising a shoe having a sole plate, toe and heel attachment means secured to said sole plate, and means for selectively securing a wearer's surface blade support subassembly to said toe and heel attachment means, said skate assembly being further characterized in that:
- said blade support assembly includes a frame having a first and second end along a longitudinal axis, said assembly having a lateral axis disposed across a center therebetween to define an assembly left half and an assembly right half, said first and second assembly halves having a first and second coupling means, respectively, each said first and second coupling means located equal distances from said assembly lateral axis and adaptable to either the toe or heel attachment means such that said blade support subassembly is securingly adaptable to said shoe in two positions, wherein said blade assembly is symmetric about said lateral axis such that it is identically disposed with respect to said shoe when coupled to said sole plate in either said two positions.
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