Patent ID: 6039329
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A suspension system for a skate including a shoe and a truck device, the suspension system comprising:a four bar linkage including:a forward mount connectable to the shoe,a rearward mount connectable to the shoe,a first double pivot mechanism interconnecting the forward mount with the truck device and including a first member pivotably attached on an upper end to the forward mount and pivotably attached on a lower end to the truck device,a second double pivot mechanism interconnecting the rearward mount with the truck device and including a second member pivotably attached on an upper end to the rearward mount and pivotably attached on a lower end to the truck device;the truck device being a continuous member interconnecting the lower ends of the first and second members; andmeans for resiliently biasing the truck device with respect to the shoe.