Land vehicles – Convertible – Wheel to or from runner
Patent
1998-05-08
2000-09-19
Hurley, Kevin
Land vehicles
Convertible
Wheel to or from runner
280 1133, 280613, A63C 1718, A63C 104
Patent
active
061200387
ABSTRACT:
A skate (20) having a shoe portion (22) detachably secured to a plurality of longitudinally aligned skate wheels (26) for traversing a surface. The shoe portion having a sole defining a toe end (34) and a heel end (36). The skate further includes a frame (24) having an upper surface and a lower surface attached to the wheels. The skate also includes a heel latch member (78) rotatably attached to the frame for receiving and coupling to a heel binding attachment surface (54) located in the heel end of the sole to the frame. A toe latch member (76) is attached to the frame for receiving and coupling a toe binding member (42) located in the toe end of the sole to the frame. A lever arm (92) is 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 convention shoe.
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Dong Annette K.
Sorensen Craig
Fischer Andrew J.
Hurley Kevin
K-2 Corporation
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