Patent ID: 7144018

Claim:
An in-line skate with an adjustable length comprising: a heel support comprising two parallel transverse grooves near a flank, a cavity near an opposite flank, a longitudinal groove between the transverse grooves and the cavity, and a slot therein; a toe support comprising a slide put movably in the longitudinal groove and a series of pockets in the slide; a positioning element comprising a button put movably in the cavity and two latches put movably in the transverse grooves of the heel support for entering a selective pair of the pockets of the toe support, thus keeping the toe support in selective one of several positions relative to the heel support; a pushing element put movably in the cavity for pushing the button and hence the latches, the pushing element defining a tunnel; and a switch comprising a connection device fit in the tunnel in order to connect the switch to the pushing element, the switch being movable along and exposed through the slot for easy operation.