Patents Represented by Law Firm Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecher, LLP
  • Patent number: 6085815
    Abstract: The present invention is a pre-pressurized in-line skate wheel which is capable of being pressurized at low levels and which further includes an integral bladder device having an annular tube and three bladder rods which are in fluid communication with respect to each other. The wheel is configured with a rigid polyurethane hub formed with a drop center and further having a pair of radially extending flanges with three pairs of axial openings. The hub is further formed with three radially projecting spokes. The tire body surrounds the bladder device and is constructed of a generally more resilient polyurethane which bonds to the hub, flanges and bladder. The method of manufacture utilizes blow molding techniques for the bladder device which includes a post vulcanization chlorine bath. The tire body is formed using liquid thermoset polyurethane poured into an open cast mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: The Hyper Corporation
    Inventors: Neal Piper, Tom Peterson