Frame for an in-line skate

An in-line skate comprising:

• a rigid frame having a platform with upper and lower sides and having two longitudinal parallel rails extending downwardly from said lower side of said platform, said frame including a plurality of in-line skate wheels secured between said longitudinal rails and substantially aligned in a common plane;
• said platform having toe and heel portions, said upper side of said platform defining at least a toe recess and a heel recess, said toe recess defined in said toe portion and said heel recess defined in said heel portion, each of said toe and heel recesses having a partial conical contour with a substantially flat truncated end;
• a boot including a shell with a sole, said sole having upper and lower sides and having toe and heel portions, said lower side of said sole defining at least a toe projection and a heel projection, said toe projection defined in said toe portion and said heel projection defined in said heel portion, each of said projections having a partial conical contour with a substantially flat truncated end;
• said toe and heel projections matingly engaging said toe and heel recesses when said boot is coupled to said frame with said lower side of said sole of said shell abutting said upper side of said platform of said frame;
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• at least two fasteners for securing said boot to said frame at said toe and heel recesses of said platform.

A block for an in-line skate having a rigid frame, a boot with a sole, and a plurality of wheels, the frame having a platform with upper and lower sides and two parallel longitudinal side rails extending downwardly from the lower side of the platform, the plurality of wheels rotatably mounted between the longitudinal rails of the frame and substantially centered in a common plane, said block comprising:

• a top side;
• a bottom side;
• a plurality of sidewalls extended between said top side and said bottom side;
• said block sized to be supported between the longitudinal rails of the frame and positioned between outer circumferences of two adjacent wheels of the plurality of wheels, one of said plurality of sidewalls spaced from and opposing one of the two adjacent wheels and another of said plurality of sidewalls spaced from and opposing the other one of the two adjacent wheels;
• a fastener for mounting said block to the frame, said fastener entirely contained between planes defined by the longitudinal rails of the frame and having one end completely encapsulated between said top and bottom sides;
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• said bottom side providing a continuous outer surface across an entire area defined by said bottom side.

An in-line skate comprising:

• a rigid frame having a platform with upper and lower sides and having two longitudinal parallel rails extending downwardly from said lower side of said platform, said frame including a plurality of in-line skate wheels secured between said longitudinal rails and substantially aligned in a common plane;
• a boot with a sole including fasteners for mounting said boot to said frame;
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• a grinding block having a top side, a bottom side, and a plurality of sidewalls extended between said top side and said bottom side;
• said grinding block sized to be supported between said longitudinal rails of said frame and positioned between outer circumferences of two adjacent wheels of said plurality of wheels, one of said plurality of sidewalls spaced from and opposing one of said two adjacent wheels and another of said plurality of sidewalls spaced from and opposing the other one of said two adjacent wheels;
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• a fastener for mounting said block to said frame, said fastener having one end completely encapsulated between said top and bottom sides;
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• said fastener having an opposite end protruding through a hole defined in said platform.

A block for an in-ine skate having a rigid frame, a boot with a sole, and a plurality of wheels, the frame having a platform with upper and lower sides and two parallel longitudinal side rails extending downwardly from the lower side of the platform, the plurality of wheels rotatably mounted between the longitudinal rails of the frame and substantially centered in a common plane, said block comprising:

• a top side;
• a bottom side;
• a plurality of sidewalls extended between said top side and said bottom side;
• said block sized to be supported between the longitudinal rails of the frame and positioned between outer circumferences of two adjacent wheels of the plurality of wheels, one of said plurality of sidewalls spaced from and opposing one of the two adjacent wheels and another of said plurality of sidewalls spaced from and opposing the other one of the two adjacent wheels;
• a fastener for mounting said block to the frame, said fastener having one end completely encapsulated between said top and bottom sides;
• and
• said fastener having an opposite end protruding through a hole defined in said platform.