Patent ID: 6340164
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A skate comprising:a chassis supporting a gliding element for practicing aggressive skating, the chassis including an upwardly facing support plate; a boot fitting portion including a soft upper portion and a rigid sole; a hard cradle adapted to receive the boot fitting portion and having at least a partially open front portion; the hard cradle comprising a heel stiffener portion, a sole, and a lateral peripheral band bordering a front portion and side portions of the sole; the sole of the hard cradle being adapted to be fixed on the chassis; an internal wedging element comprising an elastically deformable material; the internal wedging element being disposed in a heel area of the hard cradle and being adapted to be trapped between the rigid sole of the boot fitting portion and the sole of the hard cradle; the internal wedging element being adapted to adjust an inclination of the rigid sole of the boot fitting portion relative to the sole of the hard cradle and to provide shock-absorption; a first fixing mechanism arranged in a front portion of the skate for assembling the boot fitting portion onto the hard cradle; a second fixing mechanism arranged in a heel portion of the skate for assembling the boot fitting portion onto the hard cradle; and the second fixing mechanism being adjustable and comprising a screw which extends through an opening in the internal wedging element and a threaded blind barrel for fixing the rigid sole of the boot fitting portion to the sole of the hard cradle.