Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Rice

Andrew B. Rice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Quick-Release interlocking frame assembly for interchangeably mounting operative sports devices to a boot sole
    Patent number: 5961129
    Abstract: A quick-release interlocking frame assembly for interchangeably and operatively mounting at separate times in-line skate rollers and an ice skate blade to a boot sole, includes a first base attachable to a toe portion of a boot sole, a second base attachable to a heel portion of the boot sole, a first pair of spaced flanges attached on the first base and defining a first channel therebetween, a second pair of spaced flanges attached on the second base and defining a second channel therebetween, a first bracket operatively supporting inline skate rollers, a second bracket operatively supporting an ice skate blade, a pair of first platforms each attached on a forward portion of respective ones of the first and second brackets and being adapted to slidably fit within the first channel between the first pair of flanges on the first base, a pair of second platforms each attached on a rearward portion of respective ones of the first and second brackets and being adapted to slideably fit within the second channel be
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventors: Peter G. Post, Andrew B. Rice