Patent ID: 6328317
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
An article of gliding equipment comprising:a frame comprising a hermetically sealed hollow body, said hollow body comprising two lateral flanges, a pair of longitudinally opposed transversely extending end parts at opposite longitudinal ends of said lateral flanges, and an upper plate above said lateral flanges and said end parts, said upper plate being adapted to have supported thereupon an external sole of a boot;said frame further comprising a longitudinally extending external envelope forming a lower part of said hollow body, said envelope extending transversely between said lateral flanges;said longitudinally extending external envelope comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending successive arches;at least one gliding member attached to said lateral flanges and extending to a position beneath said lateral flanges, said at least one gliding member being at least partially positioned within said envelope; andsaid at least one gliding member comprising a plurality of in-line wheels attached for rotation between said flanges, each of said wheels being positioned in a respective one of said plurality of arches.