Land vehicles – Skates – Wheeled skate
Patent
1998-03-16
1999-11-23
McKinley, Kevin
Land vehicles
Skates
Wheeled skate
280 1119, 280 1122, 301 53, A63C 100
Patent
active
059886560
ABSTRACT:
A skate (10) including a plurality of quick release axle assemblies (26) for securing in-line skate wheels (44) to a skate boot (16). The skate includes a frame (12) having right and left side walls (18) and (20) that extend downwardly from a boot mounting platform (14), and having substantially aligned apertures 22 for receiving the quick release axle assemblies, which in turn secure the skate wheels. Each axle assembly contains a single spring-loaded plunger member (28), an axle housing (30) for receiving the plunger member, and at least one detent ball (32) which is held in a detent aperture (34) of the axle housing. When the axle is in the closed position for use, the detent ball projects from the aperture of the axle housing. The detent extends beyond the axle outer surface (38) and locates into a detent ball receiving groove (48) defined in the detent spacer (46) of the wheel to secure the axle. Selective release of the axle from the wheel is enabled by depressing the plunger member, which allows the detent ball to load inwardly into a detent ball receiving groove (40) in the plunger member.
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K-2 Corporation
McKinley Kevin
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