Cuff for in-line skates

- First Team Sports, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cuff for an in-line skate showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof opposite that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a cuff for an in-line skate shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof opposite that shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Other references
  • Rollerblade Handbook, 1991. Rollerblade Cat. Supp., Fall 1991. Rollerblade Cat. Supp., Spring 1991. Rollerblade, Fall Handbook 1990. Rollerblade Cat., 1988-1989. Rollerblade Cat. Supp., Spring 1992. Photograph attached (Exhibit 1) of an Ultra-Wheels.RTM. Zephyr Model Skate. The Zephyer skate was present in a show in Chicago, Ill. in Aug. 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D365437
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 1994
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Assignee: First Team Sports, Inc. (Mounds View, MN)
Inventors: Richard Schaper (Maple Grove, MN), Dan M. Sutherland (Arden Hills, MN), Erik Mueller (Minneapolis, MN), Philip Dretzka (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: Eric M. Watterson
Application Number: 0/17,371
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2946