Improvements in koad Skates.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 13th May, 1899
Improvements in koad Skates.
I, AUGUSTUS NICHOLS LINDSLEY, residing at 26, West 34th Street, New York,
in the County and State of New York, United States of America, Inventor, 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 that class of road skates which embody end wheels sus-
taining a frame or foot support intermediately arranged between said wheels and
longitudinally adjustable, and the object of my invention is to provide a simple
and improved skate of this class adapted for different sized feet, and which will
possess a maximum degree of strength, durability and effectiveness.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improve-
ment are designated by the same letters of reference in each of the views, and in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a side view of a road skate embodying my improvement;
Fig. 2, a top plan view thereof; and,
Fig. 3, a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawing, A designates the wheels which are respectively
arranged at each end of the skate, and B the longitudinal web or body portion of
the frame which is sustained by and extends between said wheels. The longi-
tudinal web or body portion B is provided at its respective ends with forks or
bifurcated ends b, in which the wheels are mounted.
In carrying out my invention, the web or body portion B is preferably approxi-
mately T shaned in cross section as shown in Fig. 3, and it may be formed of a
metallic plate bent into shape or may be composed of tubular parts stamped into
proper shape. This construction and arrangement insures the greatest measure of
strength and rigidity and provides a transverse horizontal head portion c beneath
which extends centrally a longitudinal vertical web portion cl.
To provide for the adjustment of the skate in a longitudinal plane so that it
can be lengthened or shortened, to adapt it for various sizes of feet as desired, the
central web or body portion B is divided into two sections D and D¹ respectively
of corresponding contour, said sections being adapted to relatively slide in respect
to each other, or in other words being telescopic.
The sections D and D¹ are secured in adjusted position with respect to their
relatively sliding movement, by means of a transverse headed pin or bolt E, which
passes through and is maintained in fixed connection with one of the sections D,
and passes through a longitudinally arranged slot e, in the other section D¹, a
set nut el being provided on one end of said bolt.
The forks are preferably composed of separate side plates riveted or bolted to
the ends of the vertical portion c¹ of the web or body portion of the frame, and
beneath the transverse head portion thereof and said side plates of said forks, are
curved outwardly and downwardly to support the wheels A in proper relative posi-
tion with reference to the central web or body portion B and to hold said web or

page_text: body portion at a proper distance above the ground, and the transverse head
portion of the central web or body portion operates in connection with the rivets
or bolts to form a rigid and strong connection between the said yokes b and the
said central web or body portion of the device.
Upon the flat top surface of the T head of one of the sections I), is mounted and
secured a platform or plate I upon which the sole portion of a shoe is adapted to
rest, a suitable securing strap f being provided in connection with said plate,
while upon the corresponding top surface of the other section D¹ is mounted a
similar plate or platform F¹ upon which the heel portion of the shoe is adapted to
rest, suitable securing straps or members fi being also provided in connection with
the plate or platform F¹.
In the relative adjustment of the sections D and D' longitudinally, a proper
position of the foot and heel supports F and F is thus always maintained with
respect to the size of the shoe for which the adjustment is made, said supports
being respectively carried upon the different sections.
By constructing the central longitudinal body portion of my improved skate of
telescopic tubular sections, and by making said parts T shaped in cross section. I
secure a frame having a maximum strength and a minimum of weight, and I also
provide for a more convenient adjustment of said parts than would be possible
with other forms of construction or if said parts were placed side by side.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The herein described road skate, comprising a central longitudinal web or
body portion which is T-shaped in cross section, and composed of two similar
tubular parts or sections one of which is telescopic in and adjustable within the
other, each of said parts or sections being provided at its outer end with a fork
which is secured thereto and a wheel mounted therein, means for adjusting said
parts or sections and holding the same at any desired point of adjustment, said
parts or sections being also provided one with a heel and the other with a toe clip,
and ankle and toe straps connected with said plates, substantially as shown and
described.
2. The herein described road skate, comprising a central longitudinal web or
body portion, composed of two separate tubular parts or sections which are longi-
tudinally adjustable and one of which is adapted to slide within the other, each of
said parts or sections being provided at its outer end with a fork which is secured
thereto and a wheel mounted therein, means for adjusting said sections longitu-
dinally and holding them at any desired point of adjustment, said parts or sections
being also provided one with a heel and the other with a toe plate, and ankle and
toe straps connected with said plates, substantially as shown and described.
3. The herein described road skate, comprising a central longitudinal body
portion or web which is T-shaped in cross section and composed of two similar
tubular parts or sections, one of which is telescopic in and adjustable within the
other, each of said sections being provided at its outer end with a fork consisting
of two side plates which are rigidly secured to the vertical portion of said web or
body portion and beneath the cross head or top of said web
body portion, a wheel mounted in each of said forks, means for longitudinally
adjusting said sections and holding the same at any desired point of adjustment,
said sections being also provided one with a heel and the other with a toe plate,
and ankle and toe straps connected with said plates, substantially as shown and
described.
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