In-line skate guard
AssigneeFenton et al.
InventorMitchell Fenton
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Abstract
A cover for the wheels of an in-line skate having a plurality of wheels arranged in tandem comprising an elongated retaining channel having a front end, a back end and a base having spaced upstanding side walls, and at least one cavity between the side walls for receiving the plurality of wheels; resilient tensioning structure associated with at least one of said cavities disposed at the front end; whereby the front wheel of the in-line skate is captured between the cavity at the front end and the resilient tensioning structure when forced between the resilient tensioning structure and cavity and whereby the wheels of the in-line skate are releasably secured between the side walls of the channel. The cover may also be used to store the skate in an upright position.
Claims17
A cover for the wheels of an in-line skate, said skate having a front wheel, comprising:
- (a) an elongated retaining channel having a front end and a back end adapted to receive said wheels of said skate;
- (b) a cavity disposed at said front end;
- (c) resilient tension means associated with said cavity at said front end for releasably securing said front wheel of said in-line skate;
- (d) said channel including spaced side walls adapted to grip the sides of said wheels;
- (e) said cavity further comprising spaced planar upper side walls extending above said channel side walls and being spaced apart further than said channel side walls.
A cover for the wheels of an in-line skate having a plurality of wheels including a front wheel arranged in tandem alignment on a frame, the cover comprising:
- (a) an elongated retaining channel having a front end, a back end, a base having spaced planar upstanding side walls and at least one cavity between side walls adapted to receive said front wheel;
- (b) a compression area associated with said cavity;
- (c) resilient retaining means associated with said cavity disposed at said front end;
- d said cavity further comprising spaced planar upper side walls extending above said channel side walls and being spaced apart further than said channel side walls;
- whereby said compression area is adapted to be compressed when said front wheel is forced into said cavity and said resilient retaining means is adapted to releasably secure said front wheel of said in-line skate and said planar side walls of said channel are adapted to grip the sides of the remaining wheels of said in-line skate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.