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US 5,678,833 AGranted
Adjustable fit in-line skate
AssigneeRollerblade, Inc.
InventorsTodd Jack Olson, Thomas Lee Spaulding, Alan Eugene Doop
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Abstract
An adjustable fit in-line skate is disclosed having a rigid frame carrying a plurality of skate wheels. A boot is secured to the frame with the boot having a toe portion and a heel portion. The heel portion has a sole plate which is carried over the length of the frame. The toe portion receives the sole plate and is slidably attached to the heel portion.
Claims9
An adjustable fit in-line skate comprising:
- a rigid frame having a plurality of in-line skate wheels secured thereto;
- a boot including a toe portion and a heel portion;
- said heel portion having a sole, said heel portion including means for fastening said heel portion to said frame;
- said toe portion having a base in sliding relation to said sole, said toe portion including fastening means for fastening said toe portion to said heel portion, said fastening means including means for releasably securing said base to at least a portion of said frame with said toe portion slidable relative to said heel portion along a line of travel generally parallel to a longitudinal dimension of said skate;
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- a cuff portion with sidewalls secured to opposite sides of said heel portion by a fastener, said toe portion including sidewalls having slide means connected to said fastener, said slide means accommodating movement of said toe portion sidewalls relative to said cuff portion and said heel portion along said line of travel.
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An adjustable fit in-line skate comprising:
- a rigid frame having a plurality of in-line skate wheels secured thereto;
- a boot including a toe portion and a heel portion;
- said heel portion having a sole, said heel portion including means for fastening said heel portion to said frame;
- said toe portion having a base in sliding relation to said sole, said toe portion including fastening means for fastening said toe portion to said heel portion, said fastening means including means for releasably securing said base to at least a portion of said frame with said toe portion slidable relative to said heel portion along a line of travel generally parallel to a longitudinal dimension of said skate;
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- a cuff portion with sidewalls pivotally secured to opposite sides of said heel portion by a pivot and fastening means, said toe portion including sidewalls having slide means connected to said pivot and fastening means with said slide means accommodating movement of said toe portion sidewalls relative to said cuff portion and said heel portion along said line of travel.
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An adjustable fit in-line skate comprising:
- a rigid frame having a plurality of in-line skate wheels secured thereto;
- a boot including a toe portion and a heel portion;
- said heel portion having a sole, said heel portion including means for fastening said heel portion to said frame;
- said toe portion having a base in sliding relation to said sole, said toe portion including fastening means for fastening said toe portion to said heel portion, said fastening means including means for releasably securing said base to at least a portion of said frame with said toe portion slidable relative to said heel portion along a line of travel generally parallel to a longitudinal dimension of said skate;
- a liner having a heel end and toe end, said liner sized for said toe end to be received within said toe portion and said heel end to be received within said heel portion, said toe end and said heel end separated by an elastic region for said toe end to be moved away from said heel end;
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- said toe end of said liner includes means for fastening said toe end to said toe portion for said toe end to move with said toe portion along said line of travel.
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An adjustable fit in-line skate comprising:
- a rigid frame having a plurality of in-line skate wheels secured thereto;
- a boot including a toe portion and a heel portion;
- said heel portion having a sole, said heel portion including means for fastening said heel portion to said frame;
- said toe portion having a base in sliding relation to said sole, said toe portion including fastening means for fastening said toe portion to said heel portion, said fastening means including only a single fastener for releasably securing said base to said frame with said toe portion slidable relative to said heel portion along a line of travel generally parallel to a longitudinal dimension of said skate;
- a cuff portion connected to said heel portion by a fastener and a pivot pivotally connecting said cuff portion and said heel portion;
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- slide means operably connecting said toe portion to said heel portion, said slide means accommodating movement of said toe portion relative to said said heel portion along said line of travel and wherein said slide means is connected to said pivot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.