Patent ID: 9056241
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
1. A roller skate comprising: a platform for supporting a skater's foot, said platform having a toe plate upon which a skater places their toes and a heel plate upon which a skater places their heel; a front wheel truck secured to said toe plate; at least one front wheel rotatably connected in transverse axial alignment on said front wheel truck; a rear wheel truck secured to said heel plate; at least one rear wheel rotatably connected in transverse axial alignment on said rear wheel truck; said platform including an adjustable connecting assembly for connecting said front wheel truck to said rear wheel truck, said adjustable connecting assembly providing extension and retraction and a corresponding adjustable length of said platform to accommodate feet of different lengths; a biasing means for biasing said platform into a retracted condition with said toe plate biased toward said heel plate; a locking assembly for locking said platform into an extended condition; and a button forming the upper surface of said toe plate or said heel plate so as to project upward from the topside of either front wheel truck or said rear wheel truck so as to engage and be depressed when a skater's foot is placed upon said platform; said button connected to said locking assembly so that depression of said button causes said locking assembly to unlock said platform from an extended condition to allow said biasing means to bias said platform toward a retracted condition.