Patent ID: 8292308

Claim:
A roller skate 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 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 projecting upward from the topside of either said toe plate or said heel plate 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.