Patent ID: 6422578
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A hockey-stop facilitating in-line skate comprised of:a foot-retention member; a primary-wheel assembly affixed to the bottom of said foot-retention member; said primary-wheel assembly having a wheel-mounting frame, a plurality of primary wheels positioned in a longitudinal alignment, and a plurality of primary-wheel axles; said wheel-mounting frame is comprised of a pair of substantially parallel spaced-apart flange members; said primary wheels are mounted between said flange members on separate primary-wheel axles, each of said primary-wheel axles bridging said flange members and being journalled therein; and an auxiliary-wheel assembly having an auxiliary wheel, an auxiliary wheel axle, and a mounting member having first and second arm members having overlapping sections, said auxiliary wheel is rotatably mounted on said auxiliary-wheel axle, said auxiliary-wheel axle is journalled onto said first and second arm members of said mounting member at said overlapping sections, said first and second arm members of said mounting member are each mounted on said primary-wheel axles on sections thereof extending beyond one of said flange members, whereby said auxiliary wheel is mounted on said skate at the side of said longitudinal alignment of primary wheels in a raised position relative a plurality of said primary wheels.