Spring activated wheel assembly for in-line walking shoes

Abstract

A new inline skate wheel assembly for permitting conversion from walking shoe to in-line skates through a spring release mechanism. The inventive device includes a locking clip with arms that are inserted into the spring loaded locking mechanism upon which the wheel yoke and axle are attached. When the arms of the male component locking clip are disengaged from the female component notches in the spring loaded locking mechanism, the wheel assembly may either be manually retracted into the cavity located in the sole of the boot or extended by the touch of a button in an instantaneous snap action due to the spring loaded locking mechanism.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A spring release wheel swivel hinge assembly for a convertible shoe comprising: 
 An upper having an underside; and    A sole coupled to the underside of the upper, the sole having a lower plane, and having storage cavities formed therein; and    An extendable and retractable wheel mechanism operatively coupled to the underside of the upper, and comprising at least of a wheel positionable to be about perpendicular to the lower plane of the sole when the wheel mechanism is in its extended position and same when it is in its retracted position; and    Means for locking swivel wheel assembly into an extended position and into a retracted position;    A spring loaded locking mechanism with means for deploying such mechanism and releasing the wheel assembly with a single touch; and    Means for retracting said swivel wheel assembly by disengaging said locking system.    
     
     
         2 . A spring release wheel swivel hinge assembly for convertible inline skates, according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for deploying is a device including but not limited to a button, key, and pulley, wherein such said device is located on the exterior of the boot including but not limited to the sides of the sole portion, the toe, and the heel.