Patent ID: 6957830
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. An in-line skate comprising: a skate frame having first and second downwardly disposed walls defining a channel therebetween, the first and second walls each having a bottom edge; an upper having a toe end and a heel end for receiving a skater's foot, the upper connected to the skate frame; a plurality of in-line wheels rotatably mounted in the channel between the skate frame first and second walls, wherein at least one wheel of the plurality of in-line wheels is positioned below and in-between the toe and heel ends of the upper; and a skate frame protector abutting at least the skate frame first wall or the skate frame second wall, wherein at least a portion of the skate frame protector extends past the lowermost portion of the bottom edge of the skate frame first and second walls, and wherein the skate frame protector portion is disposed between two adjacent wheels without interfering with rotation of any of the wheels.