Patent ID: 8348284

Claim:
A roller skate and shoe combination comprising: a platform for supporting a skater's foot, said platform having a toe plate having an underside and a topside and a heel plate having an underside and a topside; a front wheel truck secured to said underside of 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 underside of 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 toe plate to said heel plate, said adjustable connecting assembly providing extension and retraction and a corresponding adjustable length of said platform to accommodate feet of different lengths; a toe prong having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said toe prong affixed to said toe plate with said toe prong projecting rearwardly above said toe plate; a heel prong having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said heel prong affixed to said heel plate with said heel prong projecting forwardly above said heel plate; and a shoe removably affixed to said toe plate and said heel plate, said shoe have a toe cavity sized and positioned for receiving said toe prong and a heel cavity sized and positioned for receiving said heel prong so as to affix said shoe to said skate, said shoe removable from said skate by extending the length of said platform to allow removal of said toe prong from said toe cavity and removal of said heel prong from said heel cavity, and said shoe affixable to said skate by retracting the length of said platform to project said toe prong into said toe cavity and project said heel prong into said heel cavity.