Abstract: An in-line skate with an attached walker that is pivotable securely downward to interpose a flat walking surface between the skate wheels and ground, and pivotable securely upward away from the wheels and skate undercarriage so as not to interfere with skating. The walker includes a first flange bolted to the undercarriage and hingeably connected to an angle member having a second flange integral with a third flange to which is attached a walking sole. In a first embodiment the sole is attached to an angle member third flange by a plurality of rivets. In a second embodiment the sole is adhesively attached to the angle member third flange.

Abstract: A removable wheel guard for an in-line type skate. The guard includes an elongated channel to receive the wheels with an upwardly curved forward portion to inwardly receive the front wheel. An adjustable bridle is coupled to the base of the channel for the purpose of firmly attaching the guard to the rear of the skate.

Abstract: A guard for use on in-line roller skates, to permit the wearer of the in-line roller skates to be safely ambulant comprises a main body portion, a substantially solid base member, opposed left and right substantially rigid side walls extending upwardly from the base member so as to define a wheel-receiving trough above the base member, and a ground contacting bottom surface. First and second loop-shaped securing members are connected to the main body portion for looped engagement around the toe portion and rear portion respectively of the boot of the skate.

Abstract: A display apparatus for supporting an in-line skate. The display apparatus includes a support member and a retainer positioned and dimensioned to engage opposite sides of at least one of the rollers to retain the skate in a substantially upright position. The support member optionally has a slot shaped to receive at least one of the rollers of the skate and a retainer adjacent the slot.

Abstract: A tread or cover for an in-line skate provides a walking surface to enable the skater to traverse unpaved areas, stairs, or steep grades. The cover is formed like a sheath which stretchably fits over the in-line skate wheels. The cover is at least slightly elastic and flexible, preferably having rubber walls. A tread pattern on the bottom surface of the cover increases traction. A strap on the cover is used to better secure the cover over the skate wheels.

Abstract: A skate guard has front and rear pieces with slots for receiving the front and rear portions of a skate runner. A center piece is rigidly connected to the front and rear pieces, and it is formed of a stretchable elastomeric material which biases the front and rear pieces toward each other. The center piece has a downwardly facing tread surface, and it is stiff enough to keep the front and rear pieces substantially longitudinally aligned with each other when the device is not on a skate runner. In a gap between the front and rear pieces, the center piece has a runner-protecting portion which (a) is no higher than the bottom walls of the runner-receiving slots, and (b) lies between two vertical longitudinal planes which include the sidewalls of the runner-receiving slots. Separately molded elastomeric tread pieces are attached to the front and rear pieces. Each tread piece has a horizontal tread portion and a bumper portion which extends around the end of its respective front or rear piece.

Abstract: An accessory device for a roller skate is disclosed, for use to block the wheels of this roller skate. This device comprises a plurality of elongated members that are made of non-slippery material and sized to snugly fit transversely between two of the wheels. These members are linked together, preferably by an elastic rope which is forming a closed loop. The device can be secured to the frame of the roller skate whenever required by placing each member between two of the wheels to prevent the same from rotating. This device is very advantageous because it is inexpensive and very simple to install on a roller skate. It is also very light in weight and compact, thereby making it easy to carry.

Abstract: A flexible cover for releasable attachment over the wheels of an in-line roller skate which is portable, flexible, and can be easily stored. The device contains an elongated holding channel for engagement with the wheels of an in-line skate along with a mechanism to allow the user to easily store the device during non-use.

Abstract: A roller wheel guard for in-line roller skates, is formed of an envelope-shaped body of flexible material such as woven nylon, open at the top, with a rubbery bottom. The envelope-like body receives the series of aligned wheels and extends up to just below the boot of the skate. Side panels of the guard have rear extensions forming at least one strap to be wrapped tightly around the rearmost wheel or the brake when the guard is installed. A further, vertical strap is included, secured to the body and of an adjustable length so as to extend to the top of the back edge of the boot, with an attachment such as a clip for securing to the back of the boot, thus forming a handle when the guard is in place. Preferably a pull ring is included on the strap, enabling the user to pull upward on the back of the wheel guard body, to tightly position the guard over the wheels when installed and to adjust the length of the vertical strap to accommodate the particular size of wheel assembly.

Abstract: A wheel immobilizing cover for roller blade roller skates includes an elongated channel, a non-adjustable or fixed bridle of flexible, rubberized material which is subject to arcuate movement about an effective pivot point located on the sidewalls of the channel and an adjustable bridle coupled to the base of the channel. The adjustable bridle moves arcuately about the coupling point. The fixed bridle which is detached, at its outer end, from the base captures the front wheel of the roller blade skate wheels on the upper forward quadrant of the wheel and the adjustable bridle captures the rear wheel of the roller blade skate wheels on the upper rear quadrant of the wheel. When the front wheel rotates the wheel drags the flexible fixed bridle along the flexible, fixed bridle effectively pivoting about some pivot point on the channel and because of the difference in the paths of arcuate travel between the front wheel and the fixed bridle, the front wheel is clamped and immobilized.

Abstract: The invention is a removable wheel cover for an in-line-type skate. The cover includes a front boot designed to inwardly receive the skate's front wheel. The cover also includes a rear boot designed to inwardly receive the skate's rear wheel. A pair of flexible, resilient straps connect together the two boots of the cover. When not in use, the cover can be folded into a small volume and easily stored within a user's pocket.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods to selectively secure wheels of a skate against rotation, provide a pad between the wheels and an underlying surface, provide a separate detachable protective foot covering, and/or provide a separate storage compartment which is removably attached to a boot of said skate. The invention also applies to ice skates, providing a pad between the blade and the underlying surface, providing a protective foot covering, and providing a storage compartment as described above.

Abstract: A skate guard of flexible resilient material defines a longitudinally extending upwardly opening groove of a width to receive a skate blade. Flexible fins extend into the groove from each side and are designed to be deflected downwardly by the insertion of a skate blade.

Abstract: A flexible skateguard includes a pouch constructed of a flexible material. The pouch has first and second wall portions joined at the front, back and bottom and an opening which defines an enclosure for receiving the blade of the skate. A hook and loop fastener is attached to the inner surfaces of the first and second wall portions and is situated so that when the blade is inserted into the pouch and the first and second wall portions are squeezed together, the hook and loop fastener extends through an opening securing the pouch to the blade.

Abstract: A skate converter adapted to receive shoe skates and which upon fastening thereto permits the wearer to walk safely in shopping malls and buildings where skate bearing persons are generally prohibited. The converter includes a sole plate and two front and rearwardly spaced apart arcuate sections all of which are covered with a treadlike material to easily grip floors and rugs.

Abstract: An ice skate scabbard has two generally identical halves with spring means for urging the two halves together by exerting a force generally along the runner of the skate. The two halves are each molded from a suitable plastic or rubber material. In order to maintain alignment between the two halves, a slide tongue protrudes from one half and is received in a correspondingly shaped passage in the other half. Accordingly, the two halves are maintained in alignment prior to, during and after securement of the scabbard to the blade. When the scabbard is applied, the aligning tongue extends along the edge of the skate runner thus providing protection for the runner edge extending between the two halves. Each of the two halves has a dual slot: one of a relatively large radius, generally adapted to fit the column of the new type of "TUUK" (trademark) blades, while a relatively small slot is provided in the bottom of the former to house the runner of the skate.

Abstract: A guard for an ice skate comprises two telescopically movable parts (1, 2) lockable to each other in different positions to adjust the length of the guard and having a channel (5, 6) in which a skate blade (4) is detachably held by a flexible tongue (12) attached to the front end of the front part (1). The tongue permits insertion and removal of the skate blade in and from the channel of the guard against the action of the spring force of the tongue.

Abstract: A skate guard having a protective member and a holding member. The protective member has a longitudinal slot on one side for receiving a skate blade and a plurality of recesses on the opposite side. The holding member has means for snapping into any one recess to detachably connect the holding member to the protective member.

Abstract: A skate guard designed to extend longitudinally along the bottom edge of the skate blade is shaped to define an upwardly opening groove to receive a skate blade. Over part of its length the groove narrows toward its upper opening to a transverse dimension less than the thickness of the skate blade. The guard is made of flexible resilient material whereby when a skate blade is inserted in said groove the material of the guard is resiliently biased outwardly by said blade and acts to grip it. Preferably the guard is shaped so that, when so biased by the blade, the lower surface of the guard is concave downward in transverse cross-section.

Abstract: A device to be detachably connected to a roller skate having wheels to facilitate walking including a bottom portion held onto the skate with spring clips. An enclosing wall extends up from the bottom portion to shield the clips and wheels from view.

Abstract: A flexible sole that can be attached by a skater to his roller skates to immobilize the wheels and provide a sole surface for relatively normal walking. The sole includes an elongated sheet with releasable mounting members at opposite ends. The mounting members may be attached to the skate in such a manner that the sheet is drawn tautly over the wheels. The wheels are engaged by an upper surface of the sheet while a bottom surface functions as a relatively stationary walking surface.

Abstract: A device for converting boot-attached ice skates into roller skates and having a casing which fits over the skate, and is buckled to it at about its center by a belt and is attached to the blade at its rear by means of an elasticized band or spring which can be easily attached or released. The casing is equipped with roller skate wheels which rotate upon shafts which are embedded in rubber or any other similar material, to provide resilience to the wheels.

Abstract: An ice skate scabbard has a blade-receiving slot and blade gripping members located at spaced locations along the slot to frictionally grip an ice skate blade received in the slot. The skate blade is held in the slot by the frictional grip and the scabbard may be removed manually when the skate blade needs to be exposed.

Abstract: A skate guard and walker comprising an elongate shoe containing an elongate groove for receiving the blade of a skate and heel and toe posts at the ends of the shoe containing forwardly and rearwardly-inclined recesses for receiving the ends of the blade and supporting frame, the heel and toe posts being relatively movable longitudinally of the shoe and a bolt associated with the heel post for adjustably fixing the position of the heel post in relation to the toe post.