Adjustable skate
AssigneeMinson Enterprises Co., Ltd.
InventorHenry T. Chen
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Abstract
A skate of the present invention comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a heel portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a toe box slidably disposed upon the chassis. The toe box is slidable in relation to the heel along the longitudinal axis of the skate to increase or decrease the size of the boot. A locking mechanism attached to the toe box locks the toe box to the chassis at a selected position. The selected position is chosen from a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed within the chassis. The locking mechanism includes a positionable clasp insertable into a selected slot to lock the toe box to the chassis at the selected position.
Claims28
A skate comprising:
- a chassis having a ground engaging mechanism attached thereto;
- a variable length boot supported by the chassis, the boot including a heel portion fixedly attached to the chassis and a toe box slidably secured to the chassis, wherein positioning the toe box along a longitudinal axis of the skate relative to the heel portion increases or decreases the length of the boot;
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- a latching mechanism to lock the toe box to the chassis at a selected position, the selected position defining the length of the boot, wherein the latching mechanism comprises:
- a lever pivotally connected to the toe box, the lever positionable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
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- a clasp connected to the lever to lock the toe box at the selected position, the clasp pivotally connected to the toe box and positionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position.
A skate comprising:
- a chassis for holding a ground engaging mechanism attached thereto, the chassis having a forward section and a rearward section;
- a boot having a heel portion and a toe box, wherein the heel portion is disposed upon the rearward section of the chassis and the toe box is slidable upon the forward section of the chassis to adjust the length of the boot;
- a latching mechanism attached to the toe box for securing the toe box to the forward section of the chassis in a selected position;
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- a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed upon the forward section of the chassis for receiving the latching mechanism to secure the toe box in the selected position.
A skate comprising:
- a frame for holding a ground engaging mechanism attached thereto, the frame having a rearward section and a forward section;
- a variable length boot, the boot having a heel portion attached to the rearward section and a toe box slidably secured to the forward section;
- a clasping mechanism connected to the toe box;
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- a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed upon the forward section of the chassis for receiving the clasping mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.