Patent ID: 6902173
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A skate comprising: a frame, said frame including an elongated member, said elongated member including a housing at each of opposite ends of said elongated member, each of said housings being demarcated by two lateral walls at said opposite ends of said elongated member; a pair of wheels, each of said wheels being mounted in a respective one of said housings for rotation about a respective axis, said axis of a first of said wheels being spaced a predeterminate distance from said axis of a second of said wheels, said pair of wheels being the only wheels for supporting the skate during skating; a lower arc extending longitudinally between said wheel housings and extending laterally on each side of a vertical longitudinal median plane of said frame, said arc having a surface facing downwardly toward and extending inwardly away from a planar surface supporting said two wheels; and said lower arc having a longitudinal extent greater than a third of said predeterminate distance said axes of said first and second wheels are spaced apart.