ROLLER-TYPE SKATES Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: sports equipment and individual means for moving along roads with hard covering. SUBSTANCE: each roller-type skate has base, two moving rollers loosely mounted on base, foot support formed as pedal- rocker arm, mechanical moving roller drive formed as flexible coupling, which is kinematically connected through pulleys and drive drums with braking mechanism and moving rollers. Each skate is provided with five additional pulleys, auxiliary drive drum with braking mechanism and two moving rollers. Two additional pulleys are fixed on free end of pedal-rocker arm, two other pulleys are secured on base and one pulley is fixed on pedal-rocker arm at the side adjacent to main unit. Pairs of moving rollers are fixed on base ends and respective ends of flexible coupling are secured on both free ends of pedal-rocker arm. Flexible coupling is kinematically connected with drive drums and additional pulleys. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 3 dwg