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Multilayer skate wheel
Assignee: Fleet National Bank
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Filing: 1997-06-20
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Granted: 2001-05-08
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Expires: 2017-06-20
Abstract
Abstract A skate wheel and method of making the same are provided. The skate wheel includes multiple materials of differing durometers disposed on an inner hub. First, a solid or microcellular urethane is seated on an outer rim of the hub in a ring configuration around the rim. A urethane tire material surrounds the ring. The outer tire material is constructed preferably of a urethane that is more durable and harder than the ring. The ring is made of a highly resilient urethane for high speed. A wheel also is provided with energy absorption to counter rough road surfaces with less loss of energy by the skater, while increasing the traction of the skate wheel on the surface. A method is also provided of making a wheel by pouring differing resins into a mold and either spinning or separating the resins while allowing their interfaces to cure together for bonding therebetween.
Inventors
- 👤 John A. Roderick
- 👤 Albert C. Chiang
- 👤 James A. Vandergrift
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:29
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C17/00; A63C17/22; A63C17/223
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A skate wheel comprising: (a) a hub; (b) a tire circumscribing said hub, said tire being constructed of a first material; and (c) a ring disposed at least partially between said hub and said tire, wherein said tire encapsulates said ring, said ring being constructed of a solid elastomer material softer than said first material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A skate wheel comprising: (a) a hub; (b) a tire circumscribing said hub, said tire being constructed of a first material; and (c) a ring disposed at least partially between said hub and said tire, wherein said tire encapsulates said ring, said ring being constructed of a solid elastomer material softer than said first material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The skate wheel of claim 1 , further including a second ring disposed between said hub and said tire, said second ring having a different durometer than said tire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The skate wheel of claim 1 , wherein said hub includes a rim projecting radially outwardly therefrom, said rim having openings extending transversely therethrough, said ring being disposed around the outer periphery of said rim, said tire extending beneath id rim through said openings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The skate wheel of claim 3 , wherein said ring is in an at least slightly stretched state around the outer periphery of said rim.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The skate wheel of claim 1 , wherein said first material comprises urethane and wherein said elastomer ring material comprises softer urethane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The skate wheel of claim 5 , wherein said ring material comprises a solid elastomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The skate wheel of claim 5 , wherein said ring material comprises microcellular elastomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The skate wheel of claim 7 , wherein the first material comprises a urethane having a Shore A hardness between 70A and 100A and wherein the ring has a density of between 10 to 60 pounds per cubic foot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The skate wheel of claim 5 , wherein said ring surface is rough.
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