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US 5,398,970 AGranted
Shoes for walking and roller skating
OwnerEdward W. Tuckyinventor
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Abstract
A shoe with skate wheels which can be alternatively used as a walking shoe or a skating shoe. The shoe is constructed so that the skate wheels are quickly, easily, and securely locked into either a retracted walking position or an extended roller skating position.
Claims11
A shoe adapted for walking or skating, comprising:
- a sole having first and second spaced, elongated bores extending therethrough and disposed in the forward and rearward portions thereof;
- first and second axles each having wheels mounted on either end thereof, said first and second axles being disposed in said first and second bores, respectively;
- means for locking said first and second axles in a retracted position within said first and second bores whereby said wheels are secured above the lower surface of said sole so that said shoe is adapted for walking and alternatively in an extended position whereby said wheels extend below the lower surface of said sole so that said shoe is adapted for skating.
A shoe adapted for walking or skating, comprising:
- a sole having first and second spaced, elongated bores extending therethrough and disposed in the forward and rearward potions thereof, said bores having a substantially vertical center section with spaced first and second end sections at either end projecting backwards towards the rearward portion of said sole;
- first and second axles each having wheels mounted on either end thereof, said first and second axles being disposed in said first and second bores, respectively;
- hook means pivotally secured to said sole for locking said axles within said first end sections in a retracted position within said first and second bores whereby said wheels are secured above the lower surface of said sole so that said shoe is adapted for walking and alternatively for locking said axles within said second end sections in an extended position within said first and second bores whereby said wheels extend below the lower surface of said sole so that said shoe is adapted for skating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.