Classifications

• • 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
  • A63C17/14—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches
  • A63C17/1409—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches contacting one or more of the wheels
  • A63C17/1418—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches contacting one or more of the wheels with radial movement against the roll surface of the wheel
• • 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
• • 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
  • A63C17/0086—Roller skates adjustable in length to fit the size of the foot
• • 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
  • A63C17/04—Roller skates; Skate-boards with wheels arranged otherwise than in two pairs
  • A63C17/045—Roller skis
• • 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
  • A63C17/14—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches
  • A63C17/1409—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches contacting one or more of the wheels
  • A63C17/1427—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches contacting one or more of the wheels the brake contacting other wheel associated surfaces, e.g. hubs, brake discs or wheel flanks
• • 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
  • A63C17/16—Roller skates; Skate-boards for use on specially shaped or arranged runways
• • 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
  • A63C17/22—Wheels for roller skates
  • A63C17/226—Wheel mounting, i.e. arrangement connecting wheel and axle mount
• • 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
  • A63C17/26—Roller skates; Skate-boards with special auxiliary arrangements, e.g. illuminating, marking, or push-off devices
  • A63C17/262—Roller skates; Skate-boards with special auxiliary arrangements, e.g. illuminating, marking, or push-off devices with foot bindings or supports therefor
• • 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
  • A63C17/14—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches
  • A63C2017/1472—Hand operated
• • 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
  • A63C17/14—Roller skates; Skate-boards with brakes, e.g. toe stoppers, freewheel roller clutches
  • A63C2017/1481—Leg or ankle operated

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an inline skate having a frame provided with a pair of wheels fox- fixing a user's foot with a shoe on so that a user can enjoy sports, and more particularly to an inline skate corresponding to various sizes of shoes and having guards for preventing the shoe from contacting wheels.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the structure of a conventional inline skate.
• the inline skate comprises a base plate 20 forming the body thereof, a front wheel 10 formed at the front end of the base plate 20, and a rear wheel 12 formed at the rear end of the base plate 20.
• a hydraulic brake device 15 is installed on the rear wheel 12, and is manipulated by a lever (not shown) , which is connected to a hydraulic cable 16 and operated by a user at the time he/she wants.
• a shell member 50 made of a plastic material is connected to the base plate 20 of the above conventional inline skate.
• the shell member 50 defines a space receiving a user's foot, and incl ⁇ des a plurality of straps 52, 54, and 56, thereby serving to firmly fix the user's foot to the inline skate.
• Each of the straps 52, 54, and 56 have structures similar to that of a strap used in a ski boot or a snow board binding, and includes a strip member having a teeth-shaped cross section and a ratchet unit stretching the strip member, which are paired.
• the above configurations of the straps 52, 54, and 56 are well known in the field of sporting goods attached to feet, and its detailed description will thus be omitted. Since the shell member 50 is a single member, the conventional inline skate has a simple assembly process and low production costs.
• the conventional inline skate cannot flexibly correspond to sizes of user's feet
• the conventional inline skate is disadvantageous in that shell members 50 having various sizes fitting the sizes of user's feet are manufactured .
• the front wheel 10 and the rear wheel 12 are exposed to the outside, when the user's foot cannot be firmly fixed to the shell member 50 and moves back and forth, the user's foot contacts the front wheel 10 or the rear wheel 12, and suddenly generates braking force, thereby causing accidents.
• the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an inline skate having fixing means for flexibly corresponding to various sizes of user's shoes. It is a further object of the present invention to provide an inline skate having guards for preventing a user's shoe from contacting wheels in use so that a user can safely enjoy the inline skate. It is another object of the present invention to provide an inline skate, the length of which is varied according to sizes of user's feet. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a variable inline skate, the size of which is adjusted so that all members of a family can enjoy the inline skate.
• an inline skate having a foot brake, which prevents a user's shoe from contacting wheels and is braked by a user's foot.
• an inline skate comprising: a base plate including a front wheel and a rear wheel; fixing means attached to the base plate for fixing a user's foot with a shoe on to the base plate; and a brake device for decelerating the rear wheel, wherein the fixing means includes : side frames attached to both side surfaces of the base plate; a first strap connected to front parts of the side frames for fixedly surrounding a front part of the user's foot; a second strap connected to rear parts of the side frames for fixedly surrounding the central portion of a top of the user's foot; and an ankle strap connected to the rear parts of the side frames for fixedly surrounding a rear part and an ankle of the user's foot.
• each of the side frames is provided with a first connection hole and a second connection hole respectively formed through the front and rear parts thereof; the first strap is rotatably connected to the first connection holes of the side frames ; and the second strap and the ankle strap are rotatably connected to the second connection holes of the side frames .
• the inline skate further comprises a front wheel guard having a shape surrounding the front wheel and fixed to the base plate for preventing the user's foot from contacting the front wheel ; and a rear wheel guard having a shape surrounding the rear wheel and fixed to the base plate for preventing the user's foot from contacting the rear wheel, thereby reducing the possibility of accidents .
• the brake device is a rear wheel brake including a plate portion, having a friction pad positioned above the rear wheel, installed in the rear of the ankle strap surrounding the ankle of the user's foot so that the rear wheel is braked by the plate portion pressed by the ankle of the user's foot.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the structure of a conventional inline skate
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inline skate in accordance with the present invention
• FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the inline skate in accordance with the present invention
• FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the structure of a first strap
• FIG. 5 is a development view illustrating the structure of an ankle strap of the inline skate in accordance with the present invention
• FIGS . 6A and 6B are side views respectively illustrating states, in which an inline skate in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention fixes user's feet having different sizes
• FIGS. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the structure of a conventional inline skate
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inline skate in accordance with the present invention
• FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the inline skate in accordance with the present invention
• FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the structure of a first strap
• FIG. 5 is a development view illustrating
• FIGS. 7A and 7B are side views respectively illustrating states, in which an inline skate in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention fixes user's feet having different sizes;
• FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a base plate of the inline skate, the length of which is variable according to sizes of user's feet;
• FIGS. 9A and 9B are side views illustrating a brake device of an inline skate in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and
• FIGS. 10A and 10B are side views illustrating a brake device of an inline skate in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inline skate in accordance with the present invention
• FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the inline skate in accordance with the present invention.
• the inline skate of the present invention has a configuration similar to that of the conventional inline skate in that the inline skate of the present invention comprises a base plate 100, a front wheel 110 formed at the front end of the base plate 100, a rear wheel 120 formed at the rear end of the base plate 100, and a hydraulic brake device 15 installed on the rear wheel 120.
• the inline skate of the present invention differs from the conventional inline skate in terms of the structure of fixing means installed on the upper surface of the base plate 100 for fixing a user's foot (Although the expression of "a user's foot with a shoe on” is exact because the user puts on the inline skate with the shoe on, hereinafter, the above expression is referred to as "a user's foot”.).
• the fixing means for fixing the user's foot includes a pair of side frames 210 attached to both side surfaces of the base plate 100, and a first strap 220, a second strap 230, and an ankle strap 240, which are attached to the side frames 210.
• the side frames 210 which are attached to both side surfaces of the base plate 100, serve to prevent the user's foot from being separated from the base plate 100 in the lateral direction, and are respectively provided with first connection holes 212 formed through the front parts thereof and second connection holes 214 formed through the rear parts thereof.
• the side frames 210 have overall shapes similar to that of the side surface of the foot. That is, the height of each of the side frames 210 is increased from the front part thereof to the rear parb thereof.
• the first strap 220 is rotatably connected to the first connection holes 212 of the side frames 210, and the second strap 230 and the ankle strap 240 are rotatably connected to the second connection holes 214 of the side frames 210.
• the first strap 220 is connected to the first connection holes (212 oE FIG. 3) of the side frames (210 of FIG. 3) . Since the length of the first strap 220 is shortened by manipulation, the first strap 220 serves to firmly fix the user's foot onto the base plate 110.
• the first strap 220 includes a connection strip 222, a band member 224, a locking unit 225 attached to one side of the band member 224, and a ratchet strip 226 having a teeth-shaped cross section.
• the connection strip 222 serves to connect one side frame 210 and the band member 224.
• a plurality of length-adjusting holes 223 are formed through the connection strip 222.
• connection strip 222 adjusts the length from the side frame 210 to the band member 224.
• One end of the ratchet strip 226 having a teeth- shaped cross section is fixed to the other side frame 210, and the other end of the ratchet strip 226 engages with the locking unit 225 attached to the band member 224.
• the ratchet strip 226 is drawn towards the locking unit 225.
• the above locking unit 225 has the same structure as that of a locking unit used in general snow board binding, and its detailed description will thus be omitted.
• the ankle strap 240 of the inline skate of the present invention has a band shape differing from that of the first or second strap 220 or 230.
• the ankle strap 240 serves to surround the rear part of the user's foot and to fix the ankle of the user's foot, and the developed shape of the ankle strap 240 has an approximately T shape.
• Connection holes 247 are formed through the lower end of the ankle strap 240, and are connected to the second connection holes (214 of FIG. 3) of the side frames
• the angle of the ankle strap 240 may be changed.
• a band portion 242 is extended in the lateral direction from the upper end of the ankle strap 240 and serves to fixedly surround the ankle of the user's foot, and a vertical portion 244 is extended in the vertical direction and serves to fixedly surround the rear part of the user's foot.
• FIGS . 6A and 6B are side views respectively illustrating states, in which an inline skate in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention fixes user's feet having different sizes.
• FIG. 6A illustrates a state, in which the inline skate fixes a user's foot having a small size
• FIG. 6B illustrates a state, in which the inline skate fixes a user's foot having a large size. As shown in FIG.
• the connecting length between the connection strip 222 and the band member 224 of the first strap 220 and the connecting length between the connection strip 232 and the band member 234 of the second strap 230 are shortened so that the band members 224 and 234 are located at the central portion of the top of the user's foot, and the angles of the first and second straps 220 and 230 are properly adjusted, thereby being capable of firmly fixing the user's foot.
• FIG. 6A shows that the connecting length between the connection strip 222 and the band member 224 of the first strap 220 and the connecting length between the connection strip 232 and the band member 234 of the second strap 230 are shortened so that the band members 224 and 234 are located at the central portion of the top of the user's foot, and the angles of the first and second straps 220 and 230 are properly adjusted, thereby being capable of firmly fixing the user's foot.
• the connecting length between the connection strip 222 and the band member 224 of the first strap 220 and the connecting length between the connection strip 232 and the band member 234 of the second strap 230 are lengthened so that the band members 224 and 234 are located at the central portion of the top of the user's foot, and the angles of the first and second straps 220 and 230 are properly adjusted, thereby being capable of firmly fixing the user's foot.
• a plurality of fixing holes 470 and 500 for fixing the front wheel 110 and/or the rear wheel 120 to the base plate 100 such that the positions of the front wheel 110 and/or the rear wheel 120 are adjustable, are formed through the base plate 100.
• front fixing holes 500 and rear fixing holes 470 are respectively formed through the front and rear ends of the base plate 100, and serve to adjust the length of the base plate 100 and heights of the front and rear wheels 110 and 120.
• the front fixing holes 500 consist of plural holes 480 and 490 arranged in two lines
• the rear fixing holes 470 consist of plural holes 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, and 460 arranged in two lines.
• the front wheel 110 is inserted into the foremost fixing hole 490 and the rear wheel 120 is inserted into the rearmost fixing hole 410.
• the rear wheel 120 moves forwards and is inserted into the corresponding fixing hole 420 or 430 according to the size of the user's foot, thereby being capable of adjusting the length of the inline skate according to the size of the user's foot.
• the fixing holes 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 480 and 490 are arranged in two lines on the base plate 100 so that the installation positions of the front and rear wheels 110 and 120 are adjusted according to the diameters of the front and rear wheels 110 and 120, thereby allowing wheels having various diameters to be employed by the inline skate.
• the base plate 100 of an inline skate in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention includes a front base plate 100- 2, and a rear base plate 100-1.
• Length-adjusting holes 360 and 370 are formed through the rear and front base plate 100-1 and 100-2 in the lengthwise direction so that the rear and front base plate 100-1 and 100-2 slid towards each other, thereby allowing the base plate 100 to have a variable length.
• the plate portion 340 is fixed to the base plate 100 by the elastic spring 310 and the bolt 320 so that the plate portion 340 is separated from the rear wheel 120 during traveling.
• FIG. 9B when a user wants to reduce the speed of the inline skate during traveling or suddenly stops the traveling of the inline skate, the rear part of the heel of the user's foot is pressed. Then, the ankle strap 240 is laid backwardly, and presses the plate portion 340, thus causing the friction pad 330 to contact the rear wheel 120. Thereby, the inline skate is braked.
• 10A and 10B comprises a fixing means including the side frames attached to both sides surfaces of the base plate 100, the first strap 220 connected to front parts of the side frames for fixedly surrounding the front part of a user's foot, the second strap 230 connected to rear parts of the side frames for fixedly surrounding the central portion of the top of the user's foot, the ankle strap 240 connected to the rear parts of the side frames for surrounding the rear part and ankle of the user's foot, and a brake device including the plate 340 having the friction pad 330 and a bracket 350 for fixing the plate 340 to the rear surface of the ankle strap 240.
• the present invention provides an inline skate having a foot-fixing unit, which is divided three portions such that the three portions are rotatably connected to a base plate respectively, thereby providing a structure for flexibly corresponding sizes of user's feet and firmly fixing the user's feet.
• the inline skate of the present invention comprises guards respectively installed at front and rear ends of the base plate and separated from front and rear wheels by a designated interval for surrounding the front and rear wheels, thereby preventing the user's foot from contacting the front and rear wheels, thus reducing the probability of accidents generated due to the contact between the user's foot and the front and rear wheels.
• the inline skate of the present invention has a length varied according to sizes of user's feet.

Landscapes

• Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=35241461

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (2)

Cited By (2)

Citations (5)

• 2004
  • 2004-04-29 KR KR20-2004-0012013U patent/KR200359320Y1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
• 2005
  • 2005-04-28 WO PCT/KR2005/001224 patent/WO2005105232A1/en active Application Filing

Patent Citations (5)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events