US20190320756A1 - Detachable skate frame - Google Patents

Detachable skate frame Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20190320756A1
US20190320756A1 US16/502,043 US201916502043A US2019320756A1 US 20190320756 A1 US20190320756 A1 US 20190320756A1 US 201916502043 A US201916502043 A US 201916502043A US 2019320756 A1 US2019320756 A1 US 2019320756A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
transverse
groove
open groove
skate
pin
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US16/502,043
Inventor
Neil Owen
Fangyu Wu
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Dongguan Hongmei Sports Equipment Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Dongguan Hongmei Sports Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Dongguan Hongmei Sports Equipment Co Ltd filed Critical Dongguan Hongmei Sports Equipment Co Ltd
Priority to US16/502,043 priority Critical patent/US20190320756A1/en
Assigned to DONGGUAN HONGMEI SPORTS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. reassignment DONGGUAN HONGMEI SPORTS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: OWEN, NEIL, WU, FANGYU
Publication of US20190320756A1 publication Critical patent/US20190320756A1/en
Priority to US17/156,028 priority patent/US11534674B2/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/16—Skating boots
    • A43B5/1633—Multipurpose skate boots
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C1/00—Skates
    • A63C1/04—Skates fastened by means of clamps
    • A63C1/08—Skates fastened by means of clamps with simultaneously-tightened sole and heel clamps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C1/00—Skates
    • A63C1/04—Skates fastened by means of clamps
    • A63C1/14—Skates fastened by means of clamps tightened by means of springs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C17/00—Roller skates; Skate-boards
    • A63C17/18—Roller skates; Skate-boards convertible into ice or snow-running skates
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C17/00—Roller skates; Skate-boards
    • A63C17/20—Roller skates; Skate-boards with fixable wheels permitting the skates to be used for walking
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C17/00—Roller skates; Skate-boards
    • A63C2017/0053—Roller skates; Skate-boards with foot plate quick release or shoe binding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C2203/00—Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts
    • A63C2203/06—Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts enabling conversion into another device
    • A63C2203/065—Special features of skates, skis, roller-skates, snowboards and courts enabling conversion into another device replacing in the binding the shoe by another device

Definitions

  • the invention relates to skates and more particularly to a skate (e.g., roller skate, inline skate or ice skate) having a detachable frame.
  • a skate e.g., roller skate, inline skate or ice skate
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,120,038 to Dong et al. discloses a skate having a shoe portion detachably secured to a plurality of longitudinally aligned skate wheels for traversing a surface.
  • the shoe portion has a sole defining a toe end and a heel end.
  • the skate further comprises a frame having an upper surface and a lower surface attached to the wheels; a heel latch member rotatably attached to the frame for receiving and coupling to a heel binding attachment surface located in the heel end of the sole; a toe latch member attached to the frame for receiving and coupling a toe binding member located in the toe end of the sole; and a lever arm attached to the heel latch member to selectively release or attach the shoe portion from the heel latch member.
  • the heel latch member is rotatable about a vertical axis extending normal to the elongate direction of the frame.
  • the heel latch member is rotatable between a locked position, wherein the heel attachment member is nested therein, and an open position, wherein the frame is detachable from the shoe portion to convert the skate into a conventional shoe.
  • a skate comprising a boot; an inverted groove-shaped base secured to the boot and including front and rear pins; an elongated frame including front and rear sets of a transverse inner groove and a transverse open groove communicating with the transverse inner groove, and a threaded hole on the transverse open groove of the front set wherein either the front pin or the rear pin is disposed in the transverse inner groove and the elongated frame abuts an underside of the base; ground engaging means secured to the elongated frame; and a locking device including a spring biased block member disposed in the transverse open groove of the front set and having two projections at two ends respectively, the projections extending out of two ends of the transverse open groove of the front set respectively, a positioning member partially disposed on the spring biased block member, and a threaded fastener driven through the positioning member into the threaded hole to fasten the positioning member in the transverse open groove of the front set so that the block member abuts the front pin to
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an ice skate according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the assembled ice skate
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded view of an inline skate according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a roller skate according to a third preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • an ice skate in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a boot 10 , a base 20 , a frame 30 , an ice blade 40 and a locking device 50 as discussed in detail below.
  • the inverted groove-shaped base 20 is secured to the boot 10 and includes two pins 21 .
  • the frame 30 includes front and rear sets of a transverse inner groove 311 and a transverse open groove 312 communicating with the transverse inner groove 311 .
  • Either pin 21 is disposed in the transverse inner groove 311 after disposing through two sides of the base 20 and passing through the transverse open groove 312 .
  • the frame 30 abuts a bottom of a top of the base 20 .
  • the ice blade 40 is secured to a bottom of the frame 30 .
  • the locking device 50 as the subject of the invention is disposed in the transverse open groove 312 of the front set and includes a block member 51 disposed in the transverse open groove 312 of the front set and having two projections 511 at two ends respectively, the projections 511 extending out of two ends of the transverse open groove 312 of the front set respectively, two torsion springs 52 having a bottom urging against a bottom of the transverse open groove 312 of the front set and a top urging against the block member 51 , a positioning member 53 , and a screw 54 driven through the positioning member 53 into a threaded hole 32 of the frame 30 to fasten the positioning member 53 in the transverse open groove 312 of the front set.
  • the block member 51 abuts the front pin 21 to block same in an assembled state.
  • a wearer may remove the rear pin 21 from the transverse inner groove 311 of the rear set and remove the rear pin 21 from the transverse open groove 312 of the rear set sequentially.
  • the wearer may lift a rear portion of the base 20 by pivoting about the front pin 21 until the block member 51 is sufficiently exposed.
  • the wearer may use the fingers to press the projections 511 with the torsion springs 52 being compressed until the transverse inner groove 311 of the front set is not blocked by the block member 51 .
  • the wearer may remove the front pin 21 from the transverse inner groove 311 of the front set and remove the front pin 21 from the transverse open groove 312 of the front set sequentially. As a result, the base 20 and the frame 30 are detached.
  • Steps reverse to the above steps can assemble the base 20 and the frame 30 .
  • an inline skate in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the invention is shown.
  • the characteristics of the second preferred embodiment are substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment except the following: the ice blade 40 is replaced by four wheels 41 arranged inline.
  • a roller skate in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the invention is shown.
  • the characteristics of the third preferred embodiment are substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment except the following: the ice blade 40 is replaced by two front wheels 42 arranged in a front, transverse, straight line and two rear wheels 42 arranged in a rear, transverse, straight line.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)

Abstract

A skate includes an inverted groove-shaped base secured to a boot and including front and rear pins; an elongated frame including front and rear sets of a transverse inner groove and a transverse open groove communicating with the transverse inner groove, and a threaded hole on the transverse open groove of the front set wherein either pin is disposed in the transverse inner groove and the elongated frame abuts an underside of the base; and a locking device including a spring biased block member disposed in the transverse open groove of the front set and having two projections at two ends respectively, a screw driven through a positioning member into the threaded hole to fasten the positioning member in the transverse open groove of the front set so that the block member abuts the front pin to block same in an assembled state.

Description

    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
  • The invention relates to skates and more particularly to a skate (e.g., roller skate, inline skate or ice skate) having a detachable frame.
    • 2. Description of Related Art
  • Attempts for providing a skate with a detachable frame are well known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,120,038 to Dong et al. discloses a skate having a shoe portion detachably secured to a plurality of longitudinally aligned skate wheels for traversing a surface. The shoe portion has a sole defining a toe end and a heel end. The skate further comprises a frame having an upper surface and a lower surface attached to the wheels; a heel latch member rotatably attached to the frame for receiving and coupling to a heel binding attachment surface located in the heel end of the sole; a toe latch member attached to the frame for receiving and coupling a toe binding member located in the toe end of the sole; and a lever arm attached to the heel latch member to selectively release or attach the shoe portion from the heel latch member. The heel latch member is rotatable about a vertical axis extending normal to the elongate direction of the frame. The heel latch member is rotatable between a locked position, wherein the heel attachment member is nested therein, and an open position, wherein the frame is detachable from the shoe portion to convert the skate into a conventional shoe.
  • While the device enjoys its success in the market, continuing improvements in the exploitation of detachable skate frame of this type are constantly being sought.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • It is therefore one object of the invention to provide a skate comprising a boot; an inverted groove-shaped base secured to the boot and including front and rear pins; an elongated frame including front and rear sets of a transverse inner groove and a transverse open groove communicating with the transverse inner groove, and a threaded hole on the transverse open groove of the front set wherein either the front pin or the rear pin is disposed in the transverse inner groove and the elongated frame abuts an underside of the base; ground engaging means secured to the elongated frame; and a locking device including a spring biased block member disposed in the transverse open groove of the front set and having two projections at two ends respectively, the projections extending out of two ends of the transverse open groove of the front set respectively, a positioning member partially disposed on the spring biased block member, and a threaded fastener driven through the positioning member into the threaded hole to fasten the positioning member in the transverse open groove of the front set so that the block member abuts the front pin to block same in an assembled state.
  • The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an ice skate according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention;
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the assembled ice skate;
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded view of an inline skate according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention; and
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a roller skate according to a third preferred embodiment of the invention.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, an ice skate in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a boot 10, a base 20, a frame 30, an ice blade 40 and a locking device 50 as discussed in detail below.
  • The inverted groove-shaped base 20 is secured to the boot 10 and includes two pins 21. The frame 30 includes front and rear sets of a transverse inner groove 311 and a transverse open groove 312 communicating with the transverse inner groove 311. Either pin 21 is disposed in the transverse inner groove 311 after disposing through two sides of the base 20 and passing through the transverse open groove 312. Thus, the frame 30 abuts a bottom of a top of the base 20. The ice blade 40 is secured to a bottom of the frame 30.
  • The locking device 50 as the subject of the invention is disposed in the transverse open groove 312 of the front set and includes a block member 51 disposed in the transverse open groove 312 of the front set and having two projections 511 at two ends respectively, the projections 511 extending out of two ends of the transverse open groove 312 of the front set respectively, two torsion springs 52 having a bottom urging against a bottom of the transverse open groove 312 of the front set and a top urging against the block member 51, a positioning member 53, and a screw 54 driven through the positioning member 53 into a threaded hole 32 of the frame 30 to fasten the positioning member 53 in the transverse open groove 312 of the front set. Thus, the block member 51 abuts the front pin 21 to block same in an assembled state.
  • A wearer may remove the rear pin 21 from the transverse inner groove 311 of the rear set and remove the rear pin 21 from the transverse open groove 312 of the rear set sequentially. Next, the wearer may lift a rear portion of the base 20 by pivoting about the front pin 21 until the block member 51 is sufficiently exposed. Next, the wearer may use the fingers to press the projections 511 with the torsion springs 52 being compressed until the transverse inner groove 311 of the front set is not blocked by the block member 51. Further, the wearer may remove the front pin 21 from the transverse inner groove 311 of the front set and remove the front pin 21 from the transverse open groove 312 of the front set sequentially. As a result, the base 20 and the frame 30 are detached.
  • Steps reverse to the above steps can assemble the base 20 and the frame 30.
  • Referring to FIG. 5, an inline skate in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The characteristics of the second preferred embodiment are substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment except the following: the ice blade 40 is replaced by four wheels 41 arranged inline.
  • Referring to FIG. 6, a roller skate in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The characteristics of the third preferred embodiment are substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment except the following: the ice blade 40 is replaced by two front wheels 42 arranged in a front, transverse, straight line and two rear wheels 42 arranged in a rear, transverse, straight line.
  • While the invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims (4)

What is claimed is:
1. A skate, comprising:
a boot;
an inverted groove-shaped base secured to the boot and including front and rear pins;
an elongated frame including front and rear sets of a transverse inner groove and a transverse open groove communicating with the transverse inner groove, and a threaded hole on the transverse open groove of the front set wherein either the front pin or the rear pin is disposed in the transverse inner groove and the elongated frame abuts an underside of the base;
ground engaging means secured to the elongated frame; and
a locking device including a spring biased block member disposed in the transverse open groove of the front set and having two projections at two ends respectively, the projections extending out of two ends of the transverse open groove of the front set respectively, a positioning member partially disposed on the spring biased block member, and a threaded fastener driven through the positioning member into the threaded hole to fasten the positioning member in the transverse open groove of the front set so that the block member abuts the front pin to block same in an assembled state.
2. The skate of claim 1, wherein the ground engaging means is an ice blade.
3. The skate of claim 1, wherein the ground engaging means is a plurality of inline wheels.
4. The skate of claim 1, wherein the ground engaging means is two inline front wheels and two inline rear wheels.
US16/502,043 2019-07-03 2019-07-03 Detachable skate frame Abandoned US20190320756A1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16/502,043 US20190320756A1 (en) 2019-07-03 2019-07-03 Detachable skate frame
US17/156,028 US11534674B2 (en) 2019-07-03 2021-01-22 Detachable skate frame

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16/502,043 US20190320756A1 (en) 2019-07-03 2019-07-03 Detachable skate frame

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US17/156,028 Continuation-In-Part US11534674B2 (en) 2019-07-03 2021-01-22 Detachable skate frame

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20190320756A1 true US20190320756A1 (en) 2019-10-24

Family

ID=68236093

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US16/502,043 Abandoned US20190320756A1 (en) 2019-07-03 2019-07-03 Detachable skate frame

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US20190320756A1 (en)

Citations (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US908536A (en) * 1908-04-13 1909-01-05 Otto Arlund Skate.
US2998260A (en) * 1960-01-26 1961-08-29 Meyer Paul Combined shoe and interchangeable skates
US3061325A (en) * 1961-05-08 1962-10-30 Henry P Glass Concealed ski attachment employing reciprocating locking members
US5123664A (en) * 1991-02-04 1992-06-23 Demars Daniel G Snap lock, step in, replacement skate runner
DE9419948U1 (en) * 1994-12-13 1995-02-23 Kamal, Samy, Dipl.-Ing., 85055 Ingolstadt Safety roller skates with interchangeable base
DE29808012U1 (en) * 1998-05-04 1998-07-09 Chang, Sheng-Tai, San-Chung, Taipeh Improved design of the bases of roller skates
FR2767651A1 (en) * 1997-08-28 1999-03-05 Salomon Sa Boot sole fixing plate for attachment to skate
US6120038A (en) * 1998-05-08 2000-09-19 K-2 Corporation Detachable skate frame
US6334621B1 (en) * 2000-05-02 2002-01-01 Chun-Cheng Chang Easy-to-install/detach skate base for a roller skate
US6382638B1 (en) * 2000-10-16 2002-05-07 Tzu-Yang Lee Skate attachable to an athletic shoe
US6698768B2 (en) * 2002-01-04 2004-03-02 Chang Chun-Cheng Sports shoe having a detachable ice/roller skate
US6702304B2 (en) * 2002-01-22 2004-03-09 Wei-Yen Chu Detachable skate
US6729629B2 (en) * 2002-04-30 2004-05-04 Wever Co., Ltd. Mechanism for detachably fastening boot and truck of roller skate
US6742788B1 (en) * 2002-09-17 2004-06-01 Shan-Yuan Chan Replaceable skate assembly
EP1541203A1 (en) * 2002-05-13 2005-06-15 Chuncheng Chang A latching device for a detachable skate chassis of a sneaker
US20100242308A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2010-09-30 Belles Gordon L Footwear with interface for attaching devices
US8801002B2 (en) * 2010-07-16 2014-08-12 Roger R. Adams Wearable device

Patent Citations (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US908536A (en) * 1908-04-13 1909-01-05 Otto Arlund Skate.
US2998260A (en) * 1960-01-26 1961-08-29 Meyer Paul Combined shoe and interchangeable skates
US3061325A (en) * 1961-05-08 1962-10-30 Henry P Glass Concealed ski attachment employing reciprocating locking members
US5123664A (en) * 1991-02-04 1992-06-23 Demars Daniel G Snap lock, step in, replacement skate runner
DE9419948U1 (en) * 1994-12-13 1995-02-23 Kamal, Samy, Dipl.-Ing., 85055 Ingolstadt Safety roller skates with interchangeable base
FR2767651A1 (en) * 1997-08-28 1999-03-05 Salomon Sa Boot sole fixing plate for attachment to skate
DE29808012U1 (en) * 1998-05-04 1998-07-09 Chang, Sheng-Tai, San-Chung, Taipeh Improved design of the bases of roller skates
US6120038A (en) * 1998-05-08 2000-09-19 K-2 Corporation Detachable skate frame
US6334621B1 (en) * 2000-05-02 2002-01-01 Chun-Cheng Chang Easy-to-install/detach skate base for a roller skate
US6382638B1 (en) * 2000-10-16 2002-05-07 Tzu-Yang Lee Skate attachable to an athletic shoe
US6698768B2 (en) * 2002-01-04 2004-03-02 Chang Chun-Cheng Sports shoe having a detachable ice/roller skate
US6702304B2 (en) * 2002-01-22 2004-03-09 Wei-Yen Chu Detachable skate
US6729629B2 (en) * 2002-04-30 2004-05-04 Wever Co., Ltd. Mechanism for detachably fastening boot and truck of roller skate
EP1541203A1 (en) * 2002-05-13 2005-06-15 Chuncheng Chang A latching device for a detachable skate chassis of a sneaker
US6742788B1 (en) * 2002-09-17 2004-06-01 Shan-Yuan Chan Replaceable skate assembly
US20100242308A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2010-09-30 Belles Gordon L Footwear with interface for attaching devices
US8801002B2 (en) * 2010-07-16 2014-08-12 Roger R. Adams Wearable device
US8882114B2 (en) * 2010-07-16 2014-11-11 Roger R. Adams Wearable device

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US8292308B2 (en) Roller skate
US4082312A (en) Cross country ski binding
US6634656B1 (en) Roller skates having improved appearance and function as walking shoes
US8388013B2 (en) Heel piece for an alpine ski attachment
US6328318B1 (en) Dual-purpose roller skate
US7980567B2 (en) Skate
US20120066939A1 (en) Crampon
US20030155724A1 (en) Locking device for a detachable skate of sport shoe
JPH01158902A (en) Ski shoe sole
US7516562B2 (en) Multi-function cycling shoe
US4575958A (en) Ski boot
US6557866B2 (en) Snowboard binding
KR200390119Y1 (en) Inline skate which serves as a skate board
JPS6160713B2 (en)
US20100230914A1 (en) Skate With Adjustment Unit
US6360455B1 (en) Pack boot with retractable crampons
US20190320756A1 (en) Detachable skate frame
US6698768B2 (en) Sports shoe having a detachable ice/roller skate
US11534674B2 (en) Detachable skate frame
US11673039B2 (en) Base portion of binding for splitboard with holders for its fixation on skis
US6402162B1 (en) Dual-purpose roller skate
US7216874B2 (en) Inline skate with an adjustable length
US9731188B2 (en) Adjustable roller skate
US20160081429A1 (en) Removable shoe sole system
US20110089648A1 (en) Interchangeable in-line roller/ice skate assembly

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: DONGGUAN HONGMEI SPORTS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., CHINA

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:OWEN, NEIL;WU, FANGYU;REEL/FRAME:049659/0721

Effective date: 20190703

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: DOCKETED NEW CASE - READY FOR EXAMINATION

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: NON FINAL ACTION MAILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION ENTERED AND FORWARDED TO EXAMINER

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: FINAL REJECTION MAILED

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION