Patent ID: 6851683

Claim:
An adjustable in-line skate, comprising: a rigid frame; a plurality of wheels rotatably secured to the frame in a line; the frame having an upper wall facing away from the wheels; a one-piece sole plate having a heel portion and a toe portion and a central longitudinal axis, the sole plate being mounted on the upper wall of the wheel frame; a boot comprising a toe shell and a separate heel shell, each shell having a sole portion and the sole portions together forming a sole of the boot; a first adjustable securing device adjustably securing the toe shell to the sole plate for allowing adjustment of the position of the toe shell on the sole plate in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the sole plate; a second adjustable securing device spaced from the first adjustable securing device for adjustably securing the heel shell to the sole plate for allowing adjustment of the position of the heel shell on the sole plate in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the sole plate; and the sole plate being of predetermined peripheral shape and dimensions matching the shape and dimensions of the periphery of the sole of the boot formed by the toe shell and heel shell; whereby the relative positions of the toe and heel shells on the sole plate can be adjusted in order to vary the overall heel to toe length of the boot.