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US 5,853,225 AGranted
Roller skate wheel assembly
OwnerIng Chung Huanginventor
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Abstract
A skate wheel includes a gas-filled tire tube that is secured to the tire rim of a bearing frame by molding a cover layer around the tube and frame to form an integrated wheel assembly which provides buffering and shock-absorbing functions during skating.
Claims20
A skate wheel assembly comprising:
- a) an annular-shaped bearing frame including a tire rim having a substantially continuous circumferential support surface for supporting a tire tube thereon, a bearing seat defining a central passage therethrough for receiving a bearing and wheel shaft assembly, and a bridge portion connecting the tire rim and bearing seat;
- b) an inflatable tire tube mounted on the circumferential support surface of the tire rim;
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- c) a cover layer molded around at least portions of the tire tube, the tire rim, the bridge portion and the bearing seat for securing the tire tube to the circumferential support surface of the tire rim and forming an integrated wheel assembly with the bearing frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.