Patent ID: 6443464
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A roller skate comprising:a boot having a sole, a toe portion and a heel portion, both the toe and heel portions being generally bisected in plan view by a longitudinal center line of the boot defining an inside direction and an outside direction; a front wheel rotatably mounted to the toe portion of the boot and disposed to the outside thereof for rotation about a first axis inclined with respect to horizontal; a rear wheel rotatably mounted to the heel portion of the boot and disposed to the outside thereof for rotation about a second axis inclined with respect to horizontal; said front and rear wheels supporting the boot above a ground surface, said front and rear wheels contacting the ground surface within an area defined by a vertical projection of the sole onto the ground surface; wherein at least one of the front and rear wheels extends above the sole of the boot; and wherein one of the front and rear wheels contacts the ground surface to the outside of the longitudinal center line and the other of the front and rear wheels contacts the ground surface to the inside of the longitudinal center line.