Inventors:
Bernard Gervasoni - Corona CA, 92882
International Classification:
A63C 1718
US Classification:
280 713, 280 11223, 280 113, 36115
Abstract:
Roller skates ( ) having an improved appearance and function as walking shoes by providing at least one skate wheel ( ) that can be pivoted by at least 60 degrees up inside the sole ( ) of the skate to facilitate walking, and/or providing a skate with user replaceable, friction operated side brakes ( ). Preferred skates have multiple such pivoting wheels coupled by a common, pivoting support arm ( ), and provide a mechanism that positions the wheels substantially coplanar with the sole of the skate while in the walking position, and substantially perpendicular to the sole of the skate while in the skating position. It is also preferred that the skate wheels pivot about an axis passing through a portion of the wheels.