In-line skate frame protector
OwnerScott A. Goodmaninventor
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Abstract
Various means designed to protect an in-line skate frame from direct impact with damaging and/or abrasive surfaces are disclosed. Such protective means mount to the skate frame and may be manufactured from various materials, including metals, plastics, composites, and ceramics. Also disclosed are methods of preventing direct impacts to or abrasions of a skate frame using the disclosed protective means.
Claims6
An in-line skate frame protector attached to an in-line skate frame, wherein the skate frame carries at least two wheels mounted linearly front to rear between two spaced, parallel sides of the skate frame, the skate frame protector being made of an impact or abrasion resistant material and capable of preventing impact with or abrasion of at least 0.01 inch of a lowermost underside portion of the skate frame, comprising:
- (a) a first vertical member attached to one of the spaced, parallel sides of the skate frame;
- (b) a second vertical member attached to the other spaced, parallel side of the skate frame and opposite the first vertical member;
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- (c) a connector spanning from the first vertical member to the second vertical member such that the skate frame protector shields a lowermost underside portion of the skate frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.