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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Roderick, Scituate, RI (US);
David R Willis, Wakefield, RI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280 1122 ; 280 112 ; 280 1123 ; 280 1127 ; 301-53 ;
Abstract
An in-line wheeled skate which includes a rolling element between the wheels that enables the skater to jump up on a rail and roll down the rail sideways, as in `extreme skating` maneuvers, by placing the skate on the rail with the rolling element bearing upon the rail surface. Adjustable brakes provide control of the speed of sideways motion. The rolling element is provided as part of an attachment or lower structure to be secured to an in-line skate.