Patent ID: 6918601

Claim:
A size-adjustable skate having at least one ground engaging member comprising: a base having a top surface for supporting a skater's foot, said top surface of said base including a plurality of detents; an upper for receiving a skater's foot; a support structure for supporting said upper, said support structure including a toe member having top and bottom surfaces, said toe member slideably coupled to said base such that said bottom surface of said toe member opposes said top surface of said base, said toe member slideably adjustable between a plurality of positions along said top surface of said base; and an actuator coupled to said toe member, said actuator operable to move in a plane substantially coplanar with said top surface of said base; wherein said toe member is selectively movable on said base to adjust the shoe size of said skate by operation of a size adjustment mechanism formed by said detents of said base and a portion of said actuator.