Skate carrier with retractable strap

An apparatus for carrying in-line skates, the in-line skates having blades, the blades including at least two adjacent wheels, the apparatus comprising:

• a base member having a front, back, and bottom, the base member defining:
• first and second slots each open to the bottom and extending from the front to the back, the first and second slots each being sized to receive the blade of an in-line skate so that the base member is substantially perpendicular to the in-line skate blades;
• first and second inner slots configured to receive ice skate blades, the first inner slot being open to the upper surface of the first slot and extending from the front of the base member to the back of the base member, the second inner slot being open to the upper surface of the second slot and extending from the front of the base member to the back of the base member;
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• first and second strap slots, the first and second strap slots each having a first end open proximal to the bottom and a second open proximal to the top;
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• a strap, the strap having first and second end portions operably connected to the base member, the strap having a first boot portion extending across the first slot, a first internal portion extending through the first strap slot, a handle portion proximal to the top of the base member, a second internal portion extending through the second strap slot, and a second boot portion extending across the second slot.

An apparatus for carrying in-line skates, the in-line skates having blades, the blades including at least two adjacent wheels, the apparatus comprising:

• a base member having a front, back, and bottom, the base member defining:
• first and second slots each open to the bottom and extending from the front to the back, the first and second slots each being sized to receive the blade of an in-line skate so that the base member is substantially perpendicular to the in-line skate blades, the first and second slots each having an upper surface, each upper surface being configured to fit between adjacent wheels that form a part of the in-line skate blade;
• first and second inner slots configured to receive ice skate blades, the first inner slot being open to the upper surface of the first slot and extending from the front of the base member to the back of the base member, the second inner slot being open to the upper surface of the second slot and extending from the front of the base member to the back of the base member;
• first and second hockey-stick slots, the first and second hockey-stick slots each being sized to receive the handle of a hockey stick, the first and second hockey-stick slots each extending from the front to the back of the base member;
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• first and second strap slots, the first and second strap slots each having a first end open proximal to the bottom and a second open proximal to the top;
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• a strap, the strap having first and second end portions operably connected to the base member, the strap having a first boot portion extending across the first slot, a first internal portion extending through the first strap slot, a handle portion proximal to the top of the base member, a second internal portion extending through the second strap slot, and a second boot portion extending across the second slot.