Improvements in Skates.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 24th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Skates.
I JOHN WATSON of 106 Mallinson Road, Wandsworth in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in roller skates and has for its objects to
facilitate describing of curves, stopping and also to enable the rollers of such
skates to be replaced by runners so that they may be used on the ice in the
ordinary way.
According to this invention I fix to the underside of the foot stock of the skate
bracket pieces forming bearings for the rollers (of which I prefer to have three
placed in a line) the spindle of said rollers consists of bolts secured in said bearings
by nuts and the centre roller I have slightly larger in diameter than the others so
that pressure may be taken off the others and the centre one used as a pivot upon
which to turn the skate at the back or front of the under side of the foot stock I fix
a break block made of any suitable material so that upon pressing the foot down at
back or front (as the case may be) the said block will come in contact with the
surface of the floor and thus act as a break or skid.
By unscrewing the nuts the bolts forming the spindles may be withdrawn and the
roller taken out and be replaced by a runner provided with holes corresponding to
the holes in the bearings so that the said runners may be secured to the said foot
stock by the bolts and nuts thus converting the roller skate into an ordinary ice
skate.
Dated this 19th day of April 1892
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
Improvements in Skates.
I JOHN WATSON of 106 Mallinson Road, Wandsworth in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to improvements in roller skates and has for its objects to
facilitate describing of curves, stopping and also to enable the rollers of such
skates to be replaced by runners so that they may be used on the ice in the
ordinary way.
According to this invention I fix to the underside of the foot stock of the skate
bracket pieces forming bearings for the rollers (of which I prefer to have three
placed in a line) the spindles of said rollers consists of bolts secured in said bearings
by nuts and the centre roller I have slightly larger in diameter than the others so
that pressure may be taken off the others and the centre one used as a pivot upon
which to turn, the skate, at the back of the underside of the foot stock I fix a
break block made of any suitable material so that upon pressing the foot down at
back the said block will come in contact with the surface of the floor and thus act
as a break or skid.

page_text: rollers taken out and be replaced by a runner provided with holes corresponding to
the holes in the bearings so that the said runners may be secured to the said foot
stock by the bolts and nuts thus converting the roller skate into an ordinary ice
skate.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will refer to the
sheets of drawing accompanying this Specification in which :-
Fig. 1 shews side elevation of a skate fitted with rollers,
Fig. 2 plan view of same,
Fig. 3 plan of skate with two rollers in centre,
Fig. 4 elevation of skate fitted with blade or runner for use on ice,
Fig. 5 plan of same,
Figs. 6 and 7 sections through lines A. B. and C. D. at Figs. 2 and 3.
The same letters denote the same parts in all views.
a shews foot stock of skate, 6 brackets (fixed to stock a.) in which the rollers c. c¹
and brake block g. or runners d are fitted as hereafter described, e bolts which
serve as spindles for the rollers c. c¹ to run on these bolts are secured by nuts f. the
centre roller c¹ 1 make slightly larger in diameter than the rollers c. c. so that this
may be used as a pivot to enable the skater to describe curves by keeping the
rollers c. c. off the ground as shewn at Fig. 1. 9. shews break block or skid made:
of any suitable material secured to the brackets b by bolt and nut h, i.
It will be seen at Fig. 3. that I have two rollers c¹ c' running loosely on one bolt
or spindle e, these rollers may also be larger in diameter than the other rollers c. c.
and will act as a pivot for describing curves.
In order to convert this roller skate into an ordinary ice skate the nuts fare:
unscrewed the bolts e withdrawn and the runner & put in the brackets 6 and the
bolts e passed through said brackets and through corresponding holes in the blade
and the whole then secured by nuts f. as represented at Figs. 4 and 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In roller skates the combination of rollers c and c¹, brackets b, bolts and nuts e
and f, all substantially as and for the purposes specified.
2. In roller skates the means for converting same into ice skates.
3. In roller skates the break block or skid g. substantially as described and
shewn.
4. Roller skates constructed substantially as described and shewn in the accom-
panying drawing.
Deted this Turn AOY AY
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant.