Patent ID: 6412791
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A roller skate comprising;an outsole, said outsole comprising a front receiving chamber and a rear receiving chamber, each of said front and rear receiving chambers having two transverse button holes formed in opposing sides thereof and extending through said outsole, said outsole having a transverse pin hole disposed near a rear side thereof; a sole plate mounted on said outsole, said sole plate comprising a front locating frame fitted into said front receiving chamber, and a rear locating frame fitted into said rear receiving chamber; a front wheel holder disposed in said front receiving chamber and fastened to said front locating frame and a rear wheel holder disposed in said real receiving chamber and fastened to said rear locating frame of said sole plate; two wheel assemblies respectively removably insertable into said front and rear wheel holders, each of said wheel assemblies being selectively oriented in one of a first orientation defining an extended position with a wheel extending out of a corresponding one of said front and rear receiving chambers of said outsole and a second orientation, said second orientation being inverted with respect to said first orientation and defining a received position for storing said wheel assembly in said corresponding one of said front and rear receiving chambers of said outsole; two lock control means for releasably locking said wheel assemblies in each of said selected first and second orientation each said lock control means comprising two positioning caps disposed on opposing sides of a respective one of said front and rear wheel holders, two lock pins respectively disposed within said positioning caps and adapted to lock a corresponding one of said wheel assemblies, two compression springs respectively stopped between said lock pins and said positioning caps to force said lock pins into a locking position to lock said corresponding wheel assembly; two pivot levers respectively disposed within said positioning caps, and two buttons respectively mounted in said button holes of said outsole and adapted for operation by hand to force said pivoted levers to move said lock pins away from said corresponding wheel assembly for releasing said corresponding wheel assembly from said respective wheel holder to be selectively inverted and reinserted into said respective wheel holder; a stop holder formed integral with said rear wheel holder; a stop selectively insertable in said stop holder in one of a first position where said stop is received inside said rear receiving chamber and a second position where said stop is extended out of said outsole said outsole having a transverse pin hole disposed near a rear side thereof; and a locating pin mounted in the transverse pin hole of said outsole and adapted to releasably lock said stop in said selected position.