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US 5,842,293 AGranted
Adjustable shoe for in-line skate
AssigneeTai-Yuan Tsai
InventorGang Young
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Abstract
An adjustable shoe for an in-line skate is able to adjust its length to provide s snug fit with a user's foot and able to adjust its width to provide a snug fit with a user's ankle.
Claims1
An adjustable shoe for in-line skate comprising:
- a first part having:
- a base;
- a vamp securely and peripherally attached to a rim of said base and defining therein a central cut to divide said vamp into two halves and a rearward space, two elongated cutouts each opposingly defined within a respective half of said vamp and having two opposingly and crossingly straps each arranged on a respective half of said vamp;
- a second part releasably attached to said first part and defining therein an opening corresponding to said space of said first part and having:
- a pair of opposing buttons each releasably and slidably received within a corresponding one of each of said elongated cutout;
- a pair of first retainers opposingly mounted thereto to respectively receive said strap therein and adjustably retained within a desired position;
- a second retainer mounted on a face of said second part;
- and
- a belt securely and opposingly arranged to said second retainer and adjustably retained by said second retainer.
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