US1134962A - Roller-skate. - Google Patents

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G. P. SCHMIDT.

ROLLER SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1909.

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ROLLER-SKATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6,1915.

Application filed September 13, 1909. Serial No. 517,513.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GODFREY I. SCHMIDT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roller- Skates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in skates, especially roller skates and has particular reference to the bearings and fittings by which the wheels are attached to the body of the skate.

According to my invention the bearings of a skate can be constructed of a few punched or stamped pieces of metal of simple design or form and can be made strong and serviceable without radical departure from the general appearance of the composite design of a skate.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical elevation in cross section illustrating the bearing of a skate and showing one application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a plan view of a cap which may be'used in the bearing. Fig. 4: a cross section on the line 44 of Fig. 3, Fig. 5a plan view of what will be hereinafter termed a rocker-piece. Fig. 6 a cross section on the line 6-6 of the'same. Fig. 7 a plan view of a modified form of cap. Fig. 8 a cross section on the line 88 of the same. Fig. 9 is a detail of one of the rocker brackets. Fig. 10 is a detail of the other rocker bracket.

The rocker-piece shown to advantage in Figs. 5 and 6 is preferably formed of one piece of metal with a depending loop 9 through which the axle 10 of the skate may be inserted to provide a bearing for the wheels 11. The ends of this loop terminate laterally forming a seating 12 for the usual resilient spring or filling of rubber 13 and are provided with upwardly turned edges 14: to retail the filling in position. These projections are also extended longitudinally and bent inwardly forming the fingers 15 for interlocking purposes to be hereinafter referred to. The cap shown more particularly in Figs. 3 and 4 is also provided with projecting edges 16 and fingers 17 to engage the upper part of the filling or spring and for interlocking purposes as stated.

18 and 19 are the usual rocker brackets already well known in the art serving the purpose of attaching the rocker piece, the cap and other parts to the footplate of the skate. The rocker brackets shown to better advantage in Figs. 9 and 10 are preferably provided with shoulders 23 which bear upon the top of the cap such as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 7 and 8 and as shown to better advantage in the assembled view shown in Fig. 1. The rocker brackets are held in their respective positions by the fingers 15 of the rocker piece and fingers 17 of the cap, respectively, and their lower extremities are threaded by the pin 20 for the purpose of holding the combination in position. This pin also passes through the neck of the loop as shown. From this it will be seen that the entire set of fittings may be limited to four pieces and said pin suitably formed and fastened substantially as illustrated.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 the fingers 17 of the cap shown in Figs. 3 and 4 may be eliminated and a fiat piece may be cut with the sides 16 turned up and the slots 21 and 22 cut therein for the passage of the rocker-brackets 18 and 19.

Various other modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the claims.

I claim:

1. In a skate, a rocker-piece, cap and independent brackets, said rocker-piece and cap each having turned in sides and turned in ends, and said turned in ends adapted to engage said brackets, whereby resilient material may be retained between said cap and said rocker-piece and between the ends of said brackets.

2. In a skate, a pair of brackets secured beneath and at the front and rear of said skate, a rocker piece at the bottom of each of said pair of brackets adapted to provide support for a wheel axle, a pin through said rocker piece connecting said brackets, a cap above said rocker piece, and resilient mate- I trial between said rocker piece and said cap, said cap and rocker piece and brackets providing a housing for said resilient mat'erial.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GODFREY P. SCHMIDT.

WVitnesses i E. V. LALLIER, THOMAS A. HILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each; by addressing the (lommissionef of Bat'euts, Washington; D. E.

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