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 toe portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a heel portion slidably disposed upon the chassis. The heel portion is slidable in relation to the toe portion along the longitudinal axis of the skate to increase or decrease the size of the boot. A locking mechanism attached to the heel portion locks the heel portion 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 heel portion to the chassis at the selected position.
Claims25
A skate comprising:
- a chassis having a ground engaging mechanism attached thereto;
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- a variable length boot supported by the chassis, the boot including a heel portion slidably secured to the chassis and a toe support fixedly attached to the chassis, wherein positioning the heel portion along a longitudinal axis of the skate relative to the toe support increases or decreases the length of the boot.
A skate comprising:
- a chassis for holding a ground engaging mechanism attached thereto, the chassis having a rearward section and a forward section;
- a boot having a heel portion and a toe portion, wherein the heel portion is slidably disposed upon the rearward section of the chassis to adjust the length of the boot and the toe portion is fixedly disposed upon the forward section of the chassis;
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- a latching mechanism attached to the heel portion for securing the heel portion to the rearward section of the chassis in a 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 slidably secured to the rearward section and a toe portion attached to the forward section;
- a clasping mechanism connected to the heel portion;
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- a plurality of spaced-apart slots disposed upon the rearward section of the chassis for receiving the clasping mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.