Patent ID: 6217038
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
For use in combination with an in-line skate having a skate frame, an integral wheel support and brake comprising:a plurality of load-bearing wheels including a front wheel a rear wheel and one or more intermediate wheels, said wheels being supported by the skate frame to align the outer surfaces thereof in a straight-line relationships;a wheel bearing within said rear wheel;a channel spacer coupled to said wheel bearing defining a vertical channel;a wheel support constructed to be attached to the skate frame and slidably received within said vertical channel;spring means applying a bias force to urge said rear wheel downwardly with respect to said wheel support; anda brake surface above said rear wheel,said spring means applying a bias force to maintain said rear wheel away from said brake surface allowing said rear wheel to support its proportionate part of the skater's weight when all of said wheels are bearing a skater's weight and insufficient to maintain said rear wheel away from said brake surface when the skater shifts weight disproportionately upon said rear wheel.