US 2004/0207164 A1 · In-line roller skate

Abstract

In-line roller skate including a soft, pliable, and comfortable shoe body having structural foot support components positioned in selected strategic areas such as the ball, heel, and ankle. In one embodiment, the structural components are made of semirigid plastic that may be heat-moldable to conform to the user's foot. The shoe sole may also include heat-moldable materials so it can be anatomically formed to the foot. The shoe is mounted on a frame that supports a plurality of in-line wheels. At least a portion of the flexible shoe portion that is adjacent the sole is exposed, and free from blockage by the support structure, thereby promoting the circulation of air through the breathable shoe portion.

Claims16

Dependent claims

An in-line roller skate for receiving a skater's foot, the skate comprising:

a frame having a plurality of longitudinally aligned wheels rotatably secured thereto;
a substantially rigid base securely attached to the frame, the base including a sole portion and support members that extend upwardly from the sole portion;
and
a flexible and breathable shoe portion adapted to receive a skater's foot, wherein the shoe portion is attached at a lower edge to the sole portion of the base, and wherein at least some of the lower edge of the shoe portion is not blocked by the support members such that air circulation through the lower edge of the shoe portion is promoted;
wherein the support members include a semirigid heel counter secured to the sole portion of the base and an ankle support cuff pivotally coupled to the heel counter.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/842,024Filed 7 May 2004

Priority

19 Jul 1993

Published

21 Oct 2004

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

A43B 5/0401
Ski or like boots: snowboard boots
A43B 5/0466
Characterised by type or construction details: adjustment of the side inclination of the boot leg; Canting
A43B 5/1625
Skating boots: made from materials with different rigidities
A43B 5/165
Characterised by the sole ; characterised by the attachment of the skate: with ventilation means in the sole

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