Patent ID: 7278641

Claim:
An adjustable skate comprising: a boot including a toe cap, a heel portion, and a sole, a compartment being defined between the toe cap and the heel portion, the sole including a slot; a liner mounted in the compartment and including a bottom plate and a toe box, a chamber being defined between the toe box and the heel portion of the boot for receiving a foot of a wearer; and an adjusting device mounted below the sole and including a screw rod, a screw rod jacket, and front and rear screw rod seats, the screw rod including a front end, a rear end, and a threaded portion between the front end and the rear end, the screw rod jacket including a longitudinal screw hole threadedly engaged with the threaded portion of the screw rod, the screw rod jacket extending through the slot of the sole and being fixed below the liner to move jointly with the liner, the front and rear screw rod seats being mounted below the sole for respectively supporting the front and rear ends of the screw rod; wherein when the screw rod is turned, the screw rod jacket moves in a longitudinal direction of the screw rod and the liner moves in a lengthwise direction of the chamber.