US3901520A
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Skate
Assignee: Lee Raymond Organization Inc
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Filing: 1974-06-21
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Granted: 1975-08-26
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Expires: 1994-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A skate shoe which can be fitted with an ice skate blade or alternately fitted with two or four roller skate wheels.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles Robert Mcmahan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:41
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B5/00; A43B5/16; A43B5/1633; A63; A63C; A63C17/00; A63C17/04; A63C17/06; A63C17/22; A63C17/226; A63C2203/00; A63C2203/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
A skate shoe which may be alternately fitted with either two or four roller skate wheels or with an ice skate blade comprising A SHOE, A SOLE PLATE FASTENED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHOE WHICH IS FORMED AS AN OPEN CHANNEL MEMBER TOGETHER WITH A SET OF ATTACHABLE ROLLER SKATE WHEELS AND AN ATTACHABLE ICE BLADE ASSEMBLY THAT MAY BE INTERCHANGEABLY FASTENED TO THE CHANNEL MEMBER, SAID CHANNEL MEMBER FORMED WITH A FLAT PLATE SECTION OF THE GENERAL WIDTH OF THE SHOE THAT IS MOUNTED ADJACENT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHOE WITH A FLANGE SECTION INTEGRALLY JOINED TO EACH OF THE OPPOSED LATERAL SIDES OF THE FLAT PLATE SECTION, SAID FLANGE SECTIONS EACH BENT AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE SAID FLAT PLATE SECTION, WITH EACH SAID FLANGE SECTION BENT AT ITS FREE END TO FORM A SUPPORT WALL SECTION THAT LIES IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF THE FLAT PLATE SECTION, SAID SUPPORT WALL SECTIONS BEING SPACED APART BY A RELATIVELY UNIFORM DISTANCE AND FITTED WITH MOUNTING HOLES THROUGH WHICH THE AXLES OF SKATE WHEELS OR BOLTS FASTENING THE ATTACHABLE ICE BLADE ASSEMBLY MAY BE MOUNTED, SAID FLANGE SECTIONS JOINED TOGETHER BY A SUPPORT BAR SPACED FROM THE FLAT PLATE SECTION, ORIENTED WITH THE BAR AXIS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF THE SAID FLAT PLATE SECTION, WHICH SUPPORT BAR SERVES TO MAINTAIN THE FLANGE SECTIONS AND ATTACHED SUPPORT WALLS IN A FIXED SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
A skate shoe which may be alternately fitted with either two or four roller skate wheels or with an ice skate blade comprising A SHOE, A SOLE PLATE FASTENED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHOE WHICH IS FORMED AS AN OPEN CHANNEL MEMBER TOGETHER WITH A SET OF ATTACHABLE ROLLER SKATE WHEELS AND AN ATTACHABLE ICE BLADE ASSEMBLY THAT MAY BE INTERCHANGEABLY FASTENED TO THE CHANNEL MEMBER, SAID CHANNEL MEMBER FORMED WITH A FLAT PLATE SECTION OF THE GENERAL WIDTH OF THE SHOE THAT IS MOUNTED ADJACENT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHOE WITH A FLANGE SECTION INTEGRALLY JOINED TO EACH OF THE OPPOSED LATERAL SIDES OF THE FLAT PLATE SECTION, SAID FLANGE SECTIONS EACH BENT AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE SAID FLAT PLATE SECTION, WITH EACH SAID FLANGE SECTION BENT AT ITS FREE END TO FORM A SUPPORT WALL SECTION THAT LIES IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF THE FLAT PLATE SECTION, SAID SUPPORT WALL SECTIONS BEING SPACED APART BY A RELATIVELY UNIFORM DISTANCE AND FITTED WITH MOUNTING HOLES THROUGH WHICH THE AXLES OF SKATE WHEELS OR BOLTS FASTENING THE ATTACHABLE ICE BLADE ASSEMBLY MAY BE MOUNTED, SAID FLANGE SECTIONS JOINED TOGETHER BY A SUPPORT BAR SPACED FROM THE FLAT PLATE SECTION, ORIENTED WITH THE BAR AXIS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF THE SAID FLAT PLATE SECTION, WHICH SUPPORT BAR SERVES TO MAINTAIN THE FLANGE SECTIONS AND ATTACHED SUPPORT WALLS IN A FIXED SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination as recited in claim 1 in which a block fastened to an ice skate blade is fastened between the walls of the channel member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The combination as recited in claim 1 in which two roller skate wheels each rotatably mounted on an individual axle are each fastened by their axles between the walls of the channel member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The combination as recited in claim 1 in which four roller skate wheels, each pair of which are rotatably fastened to an individual axle are mounted by their axles to the channel member so that each wheel is located externally of the channel member, together with a spacer mounted on each axle located between the walls of the channel member.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-08-25 | 1979-02-24 | 1979-08-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-08-25 | 1983-02-24 | 1983-08-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-08-25 | 1987-02-24 | 1987-08-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |