Patent ID: 6145852
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
An inline skate assembly, comprising:a boot portion having a sole, and heel and toe ends;a truck portion having a top, first and second ends, a pair of sides, and a plurality of ground engaging wheels rotatably mounted thereto;said sole of said boot portion having an elongate channel therein, said channel having a length, a pair of spaced apart side portions and a base portion extending between said side portions of said channel, said length of said channel being extended between said heel and toe ends of said boot portion;said top of said truck portion being slidably insertable into said channel of said sole of said boot portion to attach said truck portion to said base portion; anda latch being provided on said boot portion, said latch releasably holding said truck portion to said boot portion when said top of said truck portion is inserted into said channel of said sole of said boot portion, said latch being movable downwardly into a position adjacent said second end of said truck portion when said truck portion has fully engaged said sole of said boot portion such that said top of said truck portion is blocked from moving out of said channel of said sole of said boot portion until said latch is moved upwardly into a position allowing movement of said truck portion from said channel of said sole of said boot portion.