Patent ID: 6045143
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
An in-line roller skate, comprising:a boot having a sole surface with toe and heel portions; anda frame, comprising:a toe plate having an upper surface affixed to said sole surface toe portion and a pair of spaced apart downwardly opening cavities, each of said toe plate cavities having an inner wall and an outer wall directly attached to a lower surface of said toe plate;a heel plate having an upper surface affixed to said sole surface heel portion and a pair of spaced apart downwardly opening cavities, each of said heel plate cavities having an inner wall and an outer wall directly attached to a lower surface of said toe plate;separate first and second downwardly extending sidewalls having front and rear upper portions, wherein said first sidewall is configured such that said rear upper portion is received into a corresponding one of said heel plate cavities and said front upper portion is received into a corresponding one of said toe plate cavities, and wherein said second sidewall is received into the other opposing said toe and heel plate cavities;a plurality of fasteners for securing said first and second sidewalls within respective ones of said toe and heel plate cavities, each of said fasteners extending through one of said sidewalls and a cavity inner wall; anda plurality of wheels rotatably mounted between said first and second sidewalls.