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AssigneeK-2 Corporation
InventorsThomas Sauter, Antonin Meibock, John Svensson
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A roller skate includes an upper, including a substantially nonrigid upper portion secured to a base. A frame secured to the base carries a plurality of wheels. The substantially nonrigid upper portion is reinforced by a substantially rigid internal heel counter. An ankle support cuff assembly is pivotally secured to the internal heel counter. The ankle support cuff assembly includes a substantially rigid ankle support cuff that is pivotally secured on lateral and medial sides to the internal heel counter. Ankle pad lines the interior of the ankle support cuff. Ankle support cuff is fastened by a selectively securable fastener about the skater's ankle. The ankle support cuff assembly pivots freely in the forward and aft direction relative to the internal heel counter.
An in-line skate comprising:
A skate comprising:
A skate having a plurality of wheels, a base defining an upper surface, a lower surface and a longitudinal axis, a frame secured to the base for mounting the plurality of wheels, and a nonrigid upper portion adapted to receive a skater's foot and secured to the base, the nonrigid upper portion extending upwardly from the base and adapted to terminate below the ankle of the received skater's foot, the improvement comprising:
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