Patent · US Expired

Adjustable skate

US6217039A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
41References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1998
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63C2203/48
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A skate includes a boot that includes a heel portion and a toe box portion. The heel portion is disposed on a wheel holder frame that holds a plurality of ground-engaging wheels. The toe box portion is disposed slidably on the wheel holder frame and is slidable in relation to the heel portion. The heel portion includes left and right forwardly extending vamp sections that extend into the toe box portion. The toe box portion includes an inside surface that extends from a forward tip transversely and rearwardly toward the heel portion in a curved fashion. The vamp sections engage the inside surface of the toe box portion such that the vamp sections are flexed inwardly or outwardly as the toe box is slid on the wheel holder frame thereby varying the width and the length of the boot.

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