Patent ID: 7357420

Claim:
A skate frame protector for use with an in-line skate frame, the in-line skate frame including a frame first sidewall and a frame second sidewall constructed and arranged to receive a plurality of in-line skate wheels therebetween, each of the frame first and second sidewalls including a first end, a second end, an exterior surface, and a lower edge, the skate frame protector comprising: a first protective sidewall including a first end, a second end, and a bottom edge, the first protective sidewall constructed and arranged to be positioned at the exterior surface of the frame first sidewall, with the first end being proximate the frame first sidewall first end, the second end being proximate the frame first sidewall second end, and at least a portion of the bottom edge being proximate the frame first sidewall lower edge; a second sidewall constructed and arranged to be positioned at the frame second sidewall, the second sidewall including a bottom edge; and the skate frame protector constructed and arranged so that a portion of each of the plurality of wheels extends below the first protective sidewall bottom edge and the second sidewall bottom edge, whereby a user may skate when the skate frame protector is positioned on the in-line skate frame.