Patent ID: 6805363
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A convertible shoe adapted for walking and skating comprising:a shoe upper connected to an outsole having a heel portion, an arch portion and opposed sides, said outsole being formed with a first bore in the area of said heel portion and a second bore in the area of said arch portion; a first rod mounted within said first bore and a second rod mounted within said second bore, each of said first and second rods including: (i) a first end which protrudes from one side of said outsole; (ii) a second end which protrudes from the opposite side of said outsole, said second end being formed with opposed bores; (iii) a first pin extending within one of said opposed bores in said second end of said rod, and a second pin extending within the other of said opposed bores, said first and second pins being movable between a retracted position within the interior of said rod and an extended position in which said first and second pins protrude from said respective, opposed bores; a first wheel located on said first end of each of said first and second rods, and an end cap affixed to said first end of said first and second rods to retain said first wheel in place; a second wheel located on said second end of each of said first and second rods so that each of said second wheels is positioned between one side of said outsole and said first and second pins; a locking cap having at least two circumferentially spaced bores, said locking cap being fitted onto said second end of each of said first and second rods in position to receive one of said first and second pins within one of said spaced bores thereof, said locking cap thereby securing each of said second wheels onto said second end of one of said first and second rods.