Sporting apparatus

Claim 2

A skate-like device including ring means peripherally adapted for rolling and gliding movements on ground surface, said ring means providing an inner peripheral portion of a wheel unit and track means in connection with the ring means for movement therewith, said track means providing a continuous circular track, foot support means having in connection therewith means mounting the same on said track means and for relative movement therebetween, a carriage providing the means for mounting said foot support means and having in conjunction therewith a triangular arrangement of tracking wheels in tracking engagement with said continuous track, said foot support means being arranged to dispose directly over one of said tracking wheels and being offset toward said one tracking wheel and from the other tracking wheels which are equidistant therefrom.

Claim 3

A skate-like device as in claim 1, characterized by said foot support means providing a base plate for the foot which is inclined relative to the plane of said ring means and at least said one tracking wheel being below said base plate and the center line of said base plate lying substantially in the plane occupied by the central plane of said one tracking wheel.

Claim 4

A skate-like device, including a relatively large diameter wheel means rotatable on ground surface and the like, a continuous circular track in connection with said wheel means and rotatable therewith, a carriage comprising a frame disposing parallel to said wheel means and peripherally contained thereby, said carriage including tracking wheels in rolling engagement with said track, said tracking wheels comprising a plurality of wheels in an arrangement wherein one tracking wheel is offset to normally dispose downwardly from the others toward ground surface, and a foot support on said frame overlying said one downwardly disposing tracking wheel and orienting angularly of said frame, said foot support being offset with respect to the axis of said wheel means toward said one tracing wheel and positioned below other of said tracking wheels.

Claim 5

A skate-like device, including a relatively large diameter wheel means rotatable on ground surface and the like, a continuous circular track in connection with said wheel means and rotatable therewith, a carriage comprising a frame disposing parallel to said wheel means and peripherally contained thereby, said carriage including tracking wheels in rolling engagement with said track, said tracking wheels comprising a plurality of wheels in an arrangement wherein one tracking wheel is offset to normally dispose downwardly from the others toward ground surface, and a foot support on said frame overlying said one downwardly disposing tracking wheel and orienting angularly of said frame, said foot support being offset with respect to the axis of said wheel means toward said one tracing wheel and positioned below other of said tracking wheels.

Claim 6

Apparatus as in claim 3 characterized by said foot support having in conjunction therewith means to effect a braking action on said wheel means on movement thereof over ground surface.

Claim 7

A device as in claim 3 characterized in that said frame has leg engaging means to provide for a secure fastening of the leg of the user in a generally perpendicular relation to said foot support, said wheel means being interrelated to dispose at an angle to said foot support and having the center thereof upwardly of said foot support to provide for a low level suspension of the load applied to the foot support.

Claim 8

Apparatus as set forth in claim 5, characterized by the load applied to the foot support being accommodated in said wheel means through the medium of said tracking wheels in engagement with said track and at least one of said tracking wheels being directly below said foot support to direct the application of the load applied thereto.

Claim 9

A skate-like device, including a relatively large diameter wheel means rotatable on ground surface and the like, a continuous circular track in connection with said wheel means and rotatable therewith, a carriage peripherally contained by said wheel means including tracking wheels in rolling engagement with said track, said tracking wheels comprising a plurality of wheels in an arrangement wherein one tracking wheel is offset to normally dispose downwardly from the others toward ground surface, and a foot support forming a part of said carriage and overlying said one downwardly disposing tracking wheel, said foot support being offset with respect to the axis of said wheel means toward said one tracking wheel and positioned below the other of said tracking wheels, said carriage comprising a frame disposing parallel to said wheel means, said foot support being secured to said frame to project laterally thereof and including a base plate orienting to incline downwardly of said frame.

Claim 10

A skate-like device, including a relatively large diameter wheel means rotatable on ground surface and the like, a continuous circular track in connection with said wheel means and rotatable therewith, a carriage peripherally contained by said wheel means including tracking wheels in rolling engagement with said track, said tracking wheels comprising a plurality of wheels in an arrangement wherein one tracking wheel is offset to normally dispose downwardly from the others toward ground surface, and a foot support forming a part of said carriage and overlying said one downwardly disposing tracking wheel, said foot support being offset with respect to the axis of said wheel means toward said one tracking wheel and positioned below the other of said tracking wheels, said carriage comprising a frame disposing parallel to said wheel means, said foot support being secured to said frame to project laterally thereof and including a base plate orienting to incline downwardly of said frame.

Claim 11

A skate-like device according to claim 7, wherein said frame has a triangular configuration with said tracking wheels mounted at the corners thereof, said frame being normally inverted with the base portion thereof disposing above the axis of said wheel means and the apex portion disposing below said axis, said downwardly disposing wheel being on said apex portion, a rider of the device having his foot on said base plate of said foot support and his leg above the foot projecting to and above said base portion of the frame, characterized by means on said base portion of the frame to engage the leg of a rider above his foot.

Claim 12

A skate-like device according to claim 8, characterized by a pair of said devices having the foot supports thereof adapted to mount to the respective feet of a rider, the load being directed to ground surface in lines through said wheel means in such manner that said wheel means dispose to be upwardly divergent and to either side of the legs of the rider.

Claim 13

A skate-like device according to claim 8, wherein said other tracking wheels locate along said base portion of said frame and are mounted to be substantially co-planar with said circular track, the downwardly disposing tracking wheel inclining out of the plane of said track, its axis substantially paralleling the inclining base plate portion of said foot support.