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US 6,293,564 B1Granted
In-line roller skate
AssigneeTecnica SpA
InventorAndrea Gabrielli
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AssigneeTecnica SpA
InventorAndrea Gabrielli
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An in-line roller skate, which comprises a rigid shell wherein a flexible inner shoe is housed. The latter is advantageously lined at the level of its leg portion by a cover, thereby defining with it a sheath substantially open downward in which the upper part of the shell is housed. In this way, when the skater's ankle bends forwards it is supported by the inner shoe as a result of the interference arising between the cover and the upper part of the shell. This allows a great freedom of movement in a longitudinal direction for the skater's ankle, which can be bent even in a very accentuated manner, differently from what occurs in the known skates, where the bottom of the leg is enclosed in a rigid leg portion. At the same time, good support is maintained in a lateral direction owing to the upper part of the shell which allows the transmission of the guiding movements. According to a preferred embodiment, the cover may be hinged to the shell in the malleolar regions.
In-line roller skate, comprising a frame on which the wheels are mounted, a substantially rigid outer shell fitted onto the frame and including an upper part arranged round the ankle or at least the rear thereof, a flexible inner shoe provided with a leg portion and arranged within the shell, wherein the leg portion of the flexible shoe is lined externally with a cover (54) secured to it so as to define with the exterior of the leg portion a sheath, which is substantially open downward and in which the upper part of the shell is housed.
The skate according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the shell is substantially shaped as a boot which encloses the flexible inner shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.