Patent ID: 7314222
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
1. A skate adapted to receive a user's boot, said boot having a sole and a heel zone, comprising: a base adapted to support said boot, said base having an upwardly extending lateral edge and an upwardly extending medial edge, each of said edges including an inner surface having a longitudinal groove; a rear quarter adapted to slide on the base and adapted to surround the heel zone of said boot, said rear quarter including a lower portion having lateral and medial sides, each of said lateral and medial sides having a longitudinally extending runner; an attaching mechanism to attach the rear quarter to the base in any of a plurality of positions; said medial and lateral edges of said base overlapping said lower portion of said rear quarter; said runners of said lateral and medial sides of said lower portion of said rear quarter being slidably engaged in said grooves of said lateral and medial edges of said base.