Canstar Sports Group Inc.

Touchtunes Music Corporation

Bernard Daoust

Rene Bourque

T Blaine Hoshizaki

Guy Nathan

Kurt Hibchen

Wall mounted audiovisual device

Sports helmet

The braking mechanism has two generally L-shaped levers, one on each side of the skate. Each lever has two arms, namely an upwardly projecting arm and a rearwardly projecting arm, pivotally connected to the chassis of the skate where the arms intersect, such that each upwardly projecting arm extends upwardly in general alignment with the skater's leg, and that each rearwardly projecting arm extends rearwardly from the chassis, the rearward distal ends having a brake pad secured beneath them. The upper distal ends may be connected to a pivotable boot cuff, but preferably instead have a generally C-shaped cup extending laterally between them, positionable behind the skater's calf. Rearward rotation of the skater's calf relative to the boot produces rearward movement of the upper distal ends, thereby moving the brake pad downwardly.

Braking mechanism for in-line skates

An in-line skate is shown, including a rigid plastic chassis having a main portion and integral wing portions extending upwardly therefrom on either side adjacent the heel end of the chassis, with an integral heel portion between the wing portions. The main portion, heel portion and wing portions together define a heel box area. A plastic boot is secured to the chassis inside the wing portions and against the heel portion, and extends forwardly along the chassis. A plastic cuff wraps around either side and the rear above the boot, and is pivotally connected to each wing portion. A soft flexible padded sock-like liner is positionable inside the boot and the cuff. Straps are provided to secure the cuff, boot and chassis around the liner to firmly secure the user's foot, the straps preferably including at least one strap passable across the front of a user's ankle, the opposite ends of the strap being directed generally towards the heel box area, such that tightening of the strap pulls a user's heel directly into the heel box area. Preferably, the boot is adjustable to toe in or out relative to the chassis, and the pivotal connection between the cuff and the wing portions includes a ribbed adjustment on at least one side, whereby the height of the cuff relative to the wing portion on that side may be adjusted. The cuff is positioned inside the wing portions, and the boot and the cuff are generally complementary in shape and thickness, thereby presenting generally flush interior surfaces to the liner.

In-line skate construction

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Montreal, Canada

Bernard Daoust