Patents Examined by Russell Stromer
  • Patent number: 7210747
    Abstract: A spinner apparatus for the adornment of a wheel on a roller skate. The spinner apparatus includes a cone, a first disc and a second disc. The cone is connected to the wheel and connected to the first disc by locating a lip on its periphery in groove on the periphery of the first disc. Radial openings that extend from an axial opening in the first disc to define a first plurality of spokes while radial openings extend from an axial projection in the second disc define a corresponding second plurality of spokes therein. The axial opening receives the axial projection to position the second disc adjacent the first disc. The first disc rotates with the wheel while the second disc independently rotates such that the first and second spokes interrupt the transmission of light to provide an illusion that the wheel is rotating faster than is actually occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jeanne L Spillman, Timothy A Abbott