Inline skate with training wheels and kit therefor

Abstract

An inline skate having training wheels and a kit for converting a regular inline skate to one having training wheels. The kit comprises a left inline skate training wheel similar to any of the four regular inline skate wheels and having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough, a right inline skate training wheel similar to any of the four regular inline skate wheels and having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough, an axle, left and right lock nuts and washers to separate the inline skate training wheels from the lock nuts and from the left and right longitudinal frame members that the regular wheels attach to. The axle traverses the apertures and the holes in the frame members to securely hold the right and left inline skate training wheels to the left and right longitudinal frame members, optionally using compression sleeves. An inline skate having training wheels permanently attached is also shown.

1 . A kit for adding training wheels to an existing inline skate, the inline skate of the kind including a frame that has left and right longitudinal frame members, the frame members having substantially identical holes for receiving connecting members that secure each of four regular inline skate wheels aligned in series to said left and right frame members, the left and right frame members positioned at the left and right sides of the regular inline skate wheels, the kit comprising:
 for each inline skate,   a left inline skate training wheel having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough,   a right inline skate training wheel having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough,   an axle having an outer threading at a left end thereof and having an outer threading at a right end thereof,   a left lock nut and a right lock nut each of which have threading that mates with the outer threadings at the left and right ends of the axle,   washers to separate the inline skate training wheels from the left and right longitudinal frame members and from the left and right lock nuts,   the axle capable of traversing and tightly fitting into the centrally disposed apertures and any of the holes so as to securely hold the left inline skate training wheel to the left longitudinal frame member and the right inline skating wheel to the right longitudinal frame member, the axle spanning a length from a left side of the left inline skate training wheel to a right side of the right inline skate training wheel, and spanning across a width of the left and right lock nuts and any washers between said inline skate training wheels and said lock nuts.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are identical in height to any of the four regular inline skate wheels. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the axle is approximately four and three-eighths inches long. 
     
     
         4 . An inline skate training kit of  claim 1 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are identical in height to any of the four regular inline skate wheels and wherein the axle is approximately four and three-eighths inches long. 
     
     
         5 . The inline skate training kit of  claim 1 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are shorter in height than each of the regular inline skate wheels so that when said left and right inline skate training wheels are attached to the existing inline skate, the left and right inline skate training wheels are situated above a ground level when the existing inline skate is held in an upright position. 
     
     
         6 . The inline skate training kit of  claim 1 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are shorter in height than each of the regular inline skate wheels so that when said left and right inline skate training wheels are attached to the existing inline skate, the left and right inline skate training wheels are situated approximately one quarter inch above the ground level when the existing inline skate is held in an upright position. 
     
     
         7 . A kit for adding training wheels to an existing inline skate, the inline skate of the kind including a frame that has left and right longitudinal frame members, the frame members having substantially identical holes for receiving connecting members that secure each of four regular inline skate wheels aligned in series to said left and right frame members, the left and right frame members positioned at the left and right sides of the regular inline skate wheels, the kit comprising:
 for each inline skate,   a left inline skate training wheel having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough,   a right inline skate training wheel having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough,   an axle having an outer threading at a left end thereof and having an outer threading at a right end thereof,   a left lock nut and a right lock nut each of which have threading that mates with the outer threadings at the left and right ends of the axle,   washers to separate the inline skate training wheels from the left and right longitudinal frame members and from the left and right lock nuts,   one or more annular compression sleeves for insertion between the axle and the holes and/or between the axle and the centrally disposed apertures so that the axle is capable of traversing and tightly fitting into the centrally disposed apertures and any of the holes so as to securely hold the left inline skate training wheel to the left longitudinal frame member and the right inline skating wheel to the right longitudinal frame member, the axle spanning a length from a left side of the left inline skate training wheel to a right side of the right inline skate training wheel, and spanning across a width of the left and right lock nuts and any washers between said inline skate training wheels and said lock nuts.   
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are identical in height to any of the regular inline skate wheels. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the axle is approximately four and three-eighths inches long. 
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are identical in height to any of the regular inline skate wheels and wherein the axle is approximately four and three-eighths inches long. 
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are shorter in height than each of the regular inline skate wheels so that when said left and right inline skate training wheels are attached to the existing inline skate, the left and right inline skate training wheels would be situated above a ground level when the existing inline skate is held in an upright position. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are shorter in height than each of the regular inline skate wheels so that when said left and right inline skate training wheels are attached to the existing inline skate, the left and right inline skate training wheels would be situated approximately one quarter inch above the ground level when the existing inline skate is held in an upright position. 
     
     
         13 . An inline skate having training wheels, comprising,
 a frame, the frame including a left longitudinal member and a right longitudinal member and at least one cross member,   a series of wheels including a first wheel, a second wheel, a third wheel and a fourth wheel, each of the wheels in the series of wheels aligned with each other,   the left and right longitudinal members each having at lower portions thereof holes adjacent each wheel of the series of wheels,   the frame also including a ceiling,   a receptacle for receiving a human foot, the receptacle attached to the ceiling,   a left inline skate training wheel having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough, the left inline skate training wheel located to a left of the first wheel,   a right inline skate training wheel having a centrally disposed aperture therethrough, the right inline skate training wheel located to a right of the first wheel,   an axle having an outer threading at a left end and at a right end thereof, said axle traversing the apertures in the left and right inline skate training wheels so as to fit tightly therein, running through an aperture in the first wheel and traversing, and fitting tightly in, the left and right longitudinal members,   a left lock nut and a right lock net positioned at left and right ends of the axle and having threading that matches the outer threading,   washers to separate the left and right inline skate training wheels from the left and right longitudinal frame members and from the left and right lock nuts.   
     
     
         14 . The inline skate of  claim 13 , wherein the right and left inline skate training wheels are identical in height to any of the wheels in the series of wheels. 
     
     
         15 . The inline skate of  claim 13 , wherein the axle is approximately four and three-eighths inches long. 
     
     
         16 . The inline skate of  claim 13 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are identical in height to any of the wheels in the series of wheels and wherein the axle is approximately four and three-eighths inches long. 
     
     
         17 . The inline skate of  claim 13 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are shorter in height as compared to any of the wheels in the series of wheels. 
     
     
         18 . The inline skate of  claim 17 , wherein the left and right inline skate training wheels are shorter in height than each of the wheels in the series of wheels so that when said left and right inline skate training wheels are attached to the existing inline skate, the left and right inline skate training wheels would be situated approximately one quarter inch above the ground level when the existing inline skate is held in an upright position.