Patent ID: 6070887
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A structure for mounting an in-line skate axle to an in-line skate frame defining an opening, the structure comprising:a spacer having a diamond-shaped portion mountable within the opening of the frame, the diamond-shaped portion defining an eccentric first axle opening sized and shaped for receiving the in-line skate axle, the diamond-shaped portion also having a first corner positioned opposite from a second corner, and a third comer positioned opposite from a fourth corner, the eccentric first axle opening being aligned generally along a diagonal line that extends generally between the first and second comers and being eccentric with respect to the center of the diamond-shaped portion;wherein the third and fourth comers of the diamond-shaped portion are generally aligned along a second diagonal line that perpendicularly intersects the first diagonal line, and the diamond-shaped opening of the frame is configured such that one of the first and second diagonal lines is generally perpendicular to the length of the frame.