Patent ID: 7766346

Claim:
A stabilizing device for use on a skate, the skate having a boot with: left and right sides; an upper portion and a bottom sole, the device comprising: a left support member and a right support member being identical to the left support member; each support member having a boot side retaining segment for abutment against one of the left and the right sides of the boot; and a stabilizing segment having an intermediate portion extending outwardly and downwardly from each boot side retaining segment, each intermediate portion having a terminal end portion extending downwardly therefrom and adapted for contact with a surface on which lateral stability is required, each terminal end portion being disposed laterally outwardly of the boot side retaining segment; a base portion extending laterally from each intermediate portion defining a boot sole receiving area, each base portion including manually releasably engageable lock means for releasable locking engagement of the left support member with the right support member manually without requiring the use of any tool.