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US 6,712,395 B1Granted
Footwear capable of being used interchangeably as a jumpshoe or roller skate
OwnerYan-Yee Leeinventor
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Abstract
A dual-purpose sports footwear is formed of a boot, an elastic plate, an arcuate outer plate, and a wheel mount plate. The boot has an arcuate inner plate which is detachably fastened to the elastic plate. The arcuate outer plate is detachably fastened to the elastic plate. The boot, the elastic plate and the arcuate outer plate form a jumpshoe. The wheel mount plate is provided with a plurality of wheel sets and is detachably fastened to the arcuate inner plate of the boot to form a roller skate.
Claims6
A dual-purpose sports footwear comprising:
- a boot having an arcuate inner plate fastened to an underside of a sole of said boot, said arcuate inner plate having at least one retaining projection at opposite longitudinal ends thereof;
- an elastic plate having at least one upper retaining slot formed in an upper side of opposite longitudinal ends of said elastic plate, the upper retaining slots corresponding in location to the retaining projections of said arcuate inner plate of said boot, said elastic plate being joined with said arcuate inner plate such that the retaining projections of said arcuate inner plate are removably retained in the upper retaining slots of said elastic plate, said elastic plate having at least one lower retaining slot formed in an underside of opposite longitudinal ends of said elastic plate, the lower retaining slots being opposite in location to the upper retaining slots;
- an arcuate outer plate having at least one retaining portion formed at opposite longitudinal ends thereof, the retaining portions being fastened to an underside of said elastic plate such that the retaining portions of said arcuate outer plate are removably retained in the lower retaining slots of said elastic plate;
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- a wheel mount plate having at least one retaining slot formed at opposite longitudinal ends thereof, the retaining slots of said wheel plate mount corresponding in location to the retaining projections of said arcuate inner plate of said boot, said wheel mount plate further having a plurality of wheel sets fastened pivotally therewith at an underside thereof whereby said wheel mount plate is joined with said boot, the retaining projections of said arcuate inner plate of said boot being removably retained in the retaining slots of said wheel mount plate.
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