Patent ID: 6193277
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A walking sole adapted to be worn over the wheels of an in-line roller skate including a shoe and an undercarriage to which the wheels are connected, comprising:a U-shaped angle member having opposed first and second side walls and a base generally orthogonal to the side walls, the base having a generally planar top surface and a generally planar bottom surface, the base and side walls determining a longitudinal trough adapted to closely receive a lower portion of each wheel;means for rigidly constraining fore and aft motion of the wheels when the wheel lower portions are inserted into the trough, said rigidly constraining means comprises first and second alignment posts each having a bottom surface in slidable contact with the base top surface; andlocking means for rigidly fixing each post at a position where the post is in pressing contact against the rim of the wheel, said locking means for each post comprises a first plurality of transverse corrugations in the base top surface, and a second plurality of corrugations in the post bottom surface.