US3355184A

US3355184A - Roller skates

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Publication number: US3355184A
Application number: US515138A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jim L Green
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1965-12-20
Filing date: 1965-12-20
Publication date: 1967-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 1984-11-28

Description

Nov. 28, 1967 J. L. GREEN 3,355,184

ROLLER S KATE 5 Filed Dec. 20, 1965 INVENTOR. JIM L. 6365' N United States Patent fiFice 3,355,184 ROLLER SKATES Jim L. Green, 71 N. Sierra St., Reno, Nev. 89501 Filed Dec. 20, 1965, Ser. No. 515,138 1 Claim. (Cl. 28t)11.19)

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A roller skate having a shoe formed integral with the skate body and having rollers supported by the skate body.

My invention is directed toward new types of roller skates.

It is an object of my invention to provide new and improved roller skates wherein the skate portion is integral with the shoe portion, thus permitting more comfort and more security during use to the wearer.

Another object is to provide new and improved roller skates of the character indicated which can be precisely fitted to the feet of the user.

Still another object is to provide new and improved roller skates of the character indicated which can be manufactured easily and quickly.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of my invention will now be explained with references both to this specification and to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of my invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front end view thereof, and

FIG. 4 is a detail enlarged view showing the connection between a wheel, shaft, sleeve and shoe support.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-4, there is shown a shoe 16 having a rubber sole 12 and a rubber heel 14. A first vertical elongated member 16 extending perpendicularly downward from the sole and aligned with the longitudinal axis of the sole is molded integral therewith. Member 16 has a horizontal transverse bore or hole 18 which extends in a direction transverse to said axis.

A second vertical elongated member 20 extending perpendicularly downward from the heel and aligned with the longitudinal axis of the heel (and sole) is molded integral with the heel. If desired, members 16 and 24) can be molded in a single unit of rubber or resilient plastic. Member 20 has a horizontal transverse bore or hole 22 which extends in a direction transverse to said axes.

First and second hollow sleeves 24 and 26 open at both ends extend through

corresponding bores

18 and 22 and are supported in these bores whereby these sleeves ex- 3,355,184 Patented Nov. 28, 1967 tend horizontally parallel to each other, and perpendicular to said longitudinal axes. First and

second shafts

28 and 30 extend through corresponding sleeves 24 and 26 and are rotatable therein, opposite ends of each shaft extending beyond the corresponding sleeve.

First and second wheels '32 and 34 each having an axially disposed hollow ball bearing unit 36 are secured to opposite ends of the first shaft and are rotatable therewith or thereabout with the first shaft as an axle. Third and fourth like

Wheels

32 and 34 having ball bearing units 36 are secured to opposite ends of the second shaft and are rotatable therewith or thereabout.

The net result is an integral structure which is highly resilient and comfortable and, due to the use of shoes, can, depending upon the shoe size, be fitted comfortably to the foot of any wearer.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, my protection is to be limited only by the terms of the claim which follows.

I claim:

A roller skate comprising a shoe having a sole and a heel, first and second hollow sleeves open at both ends, first and second shafts, each shaft being positioned in a corresponding sleeve, first and second wheels secured to opposite ends of the first shaft and rotatable about the first shaft within the first sleeve, third and fourth wheels secured to opposite ends of the second shaft and rotatable about the second shaft within the second sleeve, first means securing said first sleeve to said sole by molding and second means securing said second sleeve to said heel by molding, molding of sole to extend to toe to form a skate brake, said first means supports said first sleeve extending horizontally in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the shoe and wherein said second means supports said second sleeve with the second sleeve extending horizontally in a direction transverse to said longitudinal direction, each wheel contains a set of ball bearings rotatable about the corresponding sleeve, each of the first and second means is provided with a hole through which the corresponding sleeve extends.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,039,153 4/1936 Edwards 280-11.28 2,559,118 7/1951 Foran 280-1123 3,306,623 2/1967 Weitzner 28011.l X

FOREIGN PATENTS 837,828 6/1960 Great Britain.

LEO FRIAGLIA, Primary Examiner. MILTON L. SMITH, Examiner.