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Patent US6698769 - Multi-wheel heeling apparatus - Google Patents
A multi-wheel heeling apparatus is provided. The multi-wheel heeling apparatus has a sole with a first opening formed in a heel portion of the sole and a second opening in the sole formed adjacent the first opening. The multi-wheel heeling apparatus includes a first and a second wheel assemblies. The...http://www.google.com/patents/US6698769?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6698769 - Multi-wheel heeling apparatus
Publication number US6698769 B2
Application number US 10/357,765
Also published as US20030146583
Publication number 10357765, 357765, US 6698769 B2, US 6698769B2, US-B2-6698769, US6698769 B2, US6698769B2
Patent Citations (214), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (19), Classifications (13), Legal Events (8)
US 6698769 B2
1. A multi-wheel heeling apparatus for walking and running and transitioning to rolling on a surface, comprising:
a footwear having a sole having a forefoot portion, a heel portion and an arch portion, the forefoot portion of the sole inoperable for rolling to provide the primary contact with the surface for walking and running and to inhibit rolling;
a first opening formed in a heel portion of the sole;
a second opening formed in at least a portion of the arch portion of the sole adjacent the first opening;
a first wheel mounting structure operable to support a wheel, the first wheel mounting structure provided in the first opening;
a second wheel mounting structure operable to support a wheel, the second mounting structure provided in the second opening;
a first wheel assembly having a first wheel mounted on a first axle coupled at the first axle to the first mounting structure such that a portion of the first wheel resides in the first opening; and
a second wheel assembly having a second wheel mounted on a second axle coupled at the second axle to the second mounting structure such that a portion of the second wheel resides in the second opening, wherein the first and second wheels providing the primary contact with the surface to roll on the surface when the forefoot is disengaged from the surface.
2. The multi-wheel heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second wheels are the only wheels provided on underside of the footwear.
a plurality of openings provided in the heel portion and arch portion of the sole of the footwear; and
a plurality of wheels located in the plurality of openings in the heel portion and arch portions of the sole of the footwear.
4. The multi-wheel heeling apparatus of claim 1, wherein a diameter of the first wheel is substantially similar to a diameter of the second wheel.
contacting at least a portion of a forefoot of a footwear on a surface to inhibit rolling, a sole of the footwear having a heel portion and an arch portion with a first opening formed in a bottom surface of the heel portion of the sole and a second opening formed in bottom surface of a portion of the arch portion of the sole;
elevating the forefoot of the sole of the footwear relative to the surface such that either none or an insubstantial portion of a user's weight is supported by the forefoot; and
rolling on the surface using a first wheel operable to rotate in the opening formed in the bottom surface of the heel portion of the sole of the footwear and using the second wheel operable to rotate in the opening formed in the bottom surface of the portion of the arch portion of the wheel of the footwear while supporting at least a portion of the user's weight.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the rolling on the surface further comprises:
balancing a substantial portion of the user's weight between the first and second wheels while rolling on the surface.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the rolling on the surface further comprises:
practicing rolling on the surface using both the first and second wheels;
practicing rolling on the surface using only the first wheel operable to rotate in the opening formed in the bottom surface of the heel portion of the sole of the footwear;
removing the second wheel operable to rotate in the opening formed in the portion of the arch portion of the sole of the footwear; and
rolling on the first wheel operable to rotate in the opening formed in the bottom surface of the heel portion of the sole of the footwear with the second wheel removed from the opening formed in the bottom surface of the arch portion of the sole of the footwear.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the practicing rolling on the surface using both the first and second wheels further includes:
12. A multi-wheel heeling apparatus for walking and running and transitioning to rolling on a surface, comprising:
a footwear having a sole having a forefoot portion, a heel portion and an arch portion, the forefoot portion of the sole providing the primary contact with the surface for walking and running and to inhibit rolling;
an opening formed in the sole of the footwear, the opening extending from the heel portion to at least a portion of the arch portion of the sole;
a wheel mounting structure operable to support one or more wheels, the wheel mounting structure provided in the opening in the sole;
a first wheel assembly having a first wheel mounted on a first axle coupled at the first axle to the wheel mounting structure such that a portion of the first wheel resides in the opening; and
a second wheel assembly having a second wheel mounted on a second axle coupled at the second axle to the wheel mounting structure such that a portion of the second wheel resides in the opening, and wherein the first and second wheels providing the primary contact with the surface to roll on the surface when the forefoot is disengaged from the surface.
13. The multi-wheel heeling apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a third wheel assembly having a third wheel mounted on a third axle coupled at the third axle to the wheel mounting structure such that a portion of the third wheel resides in the opening.
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §120, this continuation-in-part application claims priority from, and hereby incorporates by reference for all purposes, copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/077,895, entitled Heeling Apparatus and Method, naming Roger R. Adams as inventor, filed Feb. 18, 2002, U.S. Pat. No. 6,450,509, entitled Heeling Apparatus and Method, naming Roger R. Adams as inventor, filed Mar. 31, 2000, issued Sep. 17, 2002, which, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e), claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/127,459, entitled Heeling Apparatus and Method, naming Roger R. Adams as inventor, filed Apr. 1, 1999, and further pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e), this application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/353,868, entitled Multi-Wheel Heeling Apparatus, filed Feb. 1, 2002, naming Roger R. Adams and Michael G. Staffaroni as inventors, which is also incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
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U.S. Classification 280/11.233, 280/11.25
International Classification A63C17/20, A43B5/16, A63C17/26
Cooperative Classification A63C17/008, A63C17/26, A43B5/1633, A63C17/20
European Classification A63C17/00R, A63C17/20, A43B5/16M, A63C17/26
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:ADAMS, ROGER R.;STAFFARONI, MICHAEL G.;REEL/FRAME:013743/0464