A pivoted knee skate for gliding a user across a surface from one location to another comprising, in combination:
- an essentially planar and rectangular leg rest having an upper surface and lower surface with a front edge, rear edge, and side edges integrally disposed therearound;
- a first pair of axially aligned wheels;
- first coupling means rotatably coupling the first pair of wheels to the lower surface of the leg rest near the front edge;
- an elongated shin pad having a lower surface coupled to the upper surface of the leg rest, an upper surface formed to support a user's shin and knee thereon, and an upwardly extending front edge and adjacent side edges adapted to hold a user's shin and knee in a generally stationary position with respect thereto;
- an elongated leg strap further comprising a first segment and a second segment, the first segment having one end coupled to one side edge of the shin pad and the other end having a securable means coupled thereto, the second segment having one end coupled to the opposite side edge of the shin pad and the other end having a securement means coupled thereto and aligned with the securable means of the first segment, the securement means adapted to receive and hold the securable means with the strap in a closed loop configuration around the lower leg of a user;
- an essentially planar foot rest having an upper surface and a lower surface with a front edge, rear edge, and side edges integrally disposed therearound;
- a second pair of axially aligned wheels;
- second coupling means rotatably coupling the second pair of wheels to the lower surface of the foot rest near the rear edge;
- an elongated foot pad having a lower surface coupled to the upper surface of the foot rest, an upper surface for supporting an upper portion of a user's foot thereon, and upwardly extending side edges adapted to hold a user's foot in a generally stationary position with respect thereto;
- a first foot strap and a second foot strap, each strap further comprising a first segment and a second segment, the first segment having one end coupled to a side edge of the foot rest and the other end having securable means coupled thereto, a second segment having one end coupled to the opposite side edge of the foot rest and aligned with the first segment and the other end having a securement means coupled thereto, the securement means adapted to receive and hold the securable means with the first strap in a closed loop configuration around the ankle of a user and the second strap in a closed loop configuration around the foot of a user near the arch thereof;
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- hinge means securing the rear edge of the leg rest to the front edge of the foot rest, whereby creating a mobile platform for supporting a user's lower leg and foot, thus allowing a user to glide across a surface upon assuming a kneeling position thereon, and providing pivotal movement of the foot rest relative to the leg rest, thus allowing a user to stand or walk in an erect position with the platform coupled thereon.