Abstract: A wheel and a method for its manufacture are disclosed herein. The wheel includes a wheel hub including a main axle bore rotatable around a main axis. The wheel also includes a plurality of cross roller sub-assemblies comprising a plurality of pre-roller assemblies. The pre-roller assemblies include a plurality of symmetrical axles, and a plurality of axle bushings, each axle bushing configured to receive one symmetrical axle in a central longitudinal bore. The cross roller sub-assemblies also include a plurality of peripheral rollers, each pre-roller assembly overmolded with one peripheral roller. The wheel also includes a peripheral axle ring adapted about the wheel and radially spaced from the main axis, the wheel having the plurality of cross roller sub-assemblies overmolded with the wheel hub, where the overmolded cross roller sub-assemblies form the peripheral axle ring.

Abstract: A skate (10) includes a substantially nonrigid upper (12) secured to a base (14). The skate includes a vamp portion (28) defining a vamp opening (30), and a tongue (32) disposed beneath the vamp opening. An elastic web (34) spans across the vamp opening to compress the upper about a skate's foot. The elastic web transmits compressive force to the underlying tongue for distribution over a greater area of the foot.