Patent ID: 6082745
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
A reinforced skate comprising:a frame for supporting wheels or a blade, said frame having a pair of lateral shoulders extending mutually parallel from a toe region to a heel region of the skate for supporting wheels or a blade between the pair of lateral shoulders;a shoe having a sole, said shoe being a separate element from said frame, and said sole of said shoe being supported by said frame;a pair of first rigid elements which are a pair of rigid lateral substantially L-shaped reinforcing elements connected with the shoe and overlapping the shoe at respective lateral sides of the shoe for reinforcing the shoe laterally and each one of said pair of rigid lateral substantially L-shaped reinforcing elements having two free ends which extend laterally of the shoe and downwardly from a malleolar region of the shoe, respectively toward the toe region and the heel region of the shoe, said pair of rigid lateral substantially L-shaped reinforcing elements being separate elements from said frame, and said two free ends of each of said pair of rigid lateral substantially L-shaped reinforcing elements being rigidly connected to said frame.