Skate with adjustable base and frame

A skate having a longitudinal axis, said skate comprising:

• (a) a shoe including a base forming the bottom thereof, the base having a first rim and first and second base fasteners, the first rim forming a first base slot, the first base fastener being slidable within the first base slot when loosened, the first and second base fasteners being spaced apart along the longitudinal axis;
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• (b) a rigid frame adapted for securing wheels, coupled to said base, said frame having first and second frame fasteners adapted to engage the first and second base fasteners, respectively, tight engagement of the base fasteners to the frame fasteners precluding sliding of the first base fastener within the first base slot, wherein the first base slot includes a narrow slot portion and a wide slot portion above the narrow slot portion, the first base fastener including a head portion that is nonrotatably engaged within the wide slot portion of the first base slot.

A skate having a longitudinal axis, said skate comprising:

• (a) a shoe including a base forming the bottom thereof, the base having a first rim and first and second base fasteners, the first rim forming a first base slot, the first base fastener being slidable within the first base slot when loosened, the first and second base fasteners being spaced apart along the longitudinal axis;
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• (b) a rigid frame adapted for securing wheels, coupled to said base, said frame having first and second frame fasteners adapted to engage the first and second base fasteners, respectively, tight engagement of the base fasteners to the frame fasteners precluding sliding of the first base fastener within the first base slot, wherein said base includes a cross-ribbed support structure projecting from its bottom surface to increase the torsional stiffness of the base.

A skate comprising:

• (a) a shoe including a base forming the bottom thereof, the base including a longitudinal axis, a first rim and first and second base fasteners spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the base, the first rim forming a first transverse slot, the first base fastener being transversely slidable within the first transverse slot when loosened;
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• (b) a frame adapted for securing wheels coupled to said base, said frame having first and second longitudinal slots and first and second frame fasteners slidably engaged within the first and second longitudinal slots, respectively, the first and second frame fasteners being engaged with the first and second base fasteners, respectively.

A skate comprising:

• (a) a shoe including a base forming the bottom thereof, the base having first and second longitudinal slots and first and second base fasteners spaced longitudinally along the base, the first base fastener being slidable within the first longitudinal slot and the second base fastener being slidable within the second longitudinal slot;
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• (b) a frame adapted for securing wheels coupled to said base, said frame having first and second transverse slots and first and second frame fasteners slidably engaged within the first and second transverse slots, respectively, the first and second frame fasteners being engaged with the first and second base fasteners, respectively.

A skate having a longitudinal axis, the skate comprising:

• (a) a base having a first rim and a second rim and first and second base fasteners, the first and second rims forming first and second base slots, respectively, the first and second base fasteners being slidable within the first and second base slots, respectively, when loosened, the first and second base fasteners being spaced apart along the longitudinal axis;
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• (b) a frame coupled to said base, said frame having first and second frame fasteners adapted to engage the first and second base fasteners, respectively, tight engagement of the base fasteners to the frame fasteners precluding sliding of the first and second base fasteners within the first and second base slots, respectively, wherein said frame further comprises first and second brackets having first and second frame slots oriented generally transversely to said first and second base slots, respectively, the first and second frame fasteners being engaged with the first and second brackets, respectively.

A skate comprising:

• (a) a base including first and second rims and first and second base fasteners, the first and second rims forming first and second transverse slots, respectively, spaced longitudinally along the base of the skate, the first and second base fasteners being transversely slidable within the first and second transverse slots;
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• (b) a frame coupled to said base, said frame having first and second longitudinal slots and first and second frame fasteners slidably engaged within the first and second longitudinal slots, respectively, the first and second frame fasteners being engaged with the first and second base fasteners, respectively.

A skate comprising:

• (a) a base having first and second longitudinal slots and first and second base fasteners, the first base fastener being slidable within the first longitudinal slot and the second base fastener being slidable within the second longitudinal slot, wherein the first and second longitudinal slots each include a narrow slot portion and a wide slot portion having a greater width than the narrow slot portion, the narrow slot portion being disposed below the wide slot portion, and wherein the first and second base fasteners include head portions that are nonrotatably engaged within the wide slot portions of the first and second longitudinal slots, respectively;
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• (b) a frame coupled to said base, said frame having first and second transverse slots and first and second frame fasteners slidably engaged within the first and second transverse slots, respectively, the first and second frame fasteners being engaged with the first and second base fasteners, respectively.