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US 5,400,484 AGranted
Adjustable roller skate
AssigneeHyde Athletic Industries, Inc.
InventorHoward Gay
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Abstract
An adjustable roller skate having means to independently lock the front wheels against rearward movement and the rear wheels against any movement, means to selectively lengthen the roller skates to a variety of sizes, and means to securely lock a foot or leg strap in selected positions against accidental release.
Claims1
A buckle and strap securing arrangement, comprising:
- a buckle housing have a pair of longitudinally spaced openings of substantially similar size;
- a strap having a pair of serrated edges along its length extending through said opening;
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- means within said buckle housing for selectively engaging said serrated edges of said strap;
- said means for selectively engaging comprising a separable U-shaped pincer having a pair of coplanar ends shaped to mate with said serrated edges;
- said strap has said serrated edges spaced inwardly from the outer edges of said strap with said serrated edges defining a space therebetween into which said coplanar ends project;
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- said buckle housing has a pair of internal posts and wherein said pincer has a pair of recesses shaped to receive said posts, forming means to guide and retain said pincer in position with said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.