In-line roller skate
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1. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
- (a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot, said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball, and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being fixed to the heel and toe portions of said rigid base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said rigid base, said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate and securable around the skater'"'"'s ankle for substantial lateral rigidity, said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto while the ankle support cuff is secured around the skater'"'"'s ankle during use, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially non-rigid upper portion includes an outer shell and said ankle support cuff is disposed beneath said outer shell and is pivotally connected on lateral and medial sides thereof to said rigid base.
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A skate for receiving a foot of a skater includes a frame holding in-line wheels. A rigid base is securely attached to the frame. An external heel counter extends upwardly from the base around the heel portion of the skate. An upper having an outer shell of substantially soft pliable material extends upwardly from the base. A substantially rigid internal heel counter is disposed beneath the outer shell. The internal heel counter extends around the heel area of the skate above the top of said external heel counter. A substantially rigid ankle support cuff is pivotally coupled to the internal heel counter and disposed beneath the outer shell.
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1. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot, said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball, and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being fixed to the heel and toe portions of said rigid base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said rigid base, said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate and securable around the skater'"'"'s ankle for substantial lateral rigidity, said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto while the ankle support cuff is secured around the skater'"'"'s ankle during use, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially non-rigid upper portion includes an outer shell and said ankle support cuff is disposed beneath said outer shell and is pivotally connected on lateral and medial sides thereof to said rigid base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot, said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball, and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being permanently affixed to said rigid base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said rigid base, said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate, said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially non-rigid upper portion includes an outer shell and said ankle support cuff is disposed beneath said outer shell, and said substantially rigid upper portion further comprises an internal heel counter beneath said outer shell, said ankle support cuff being pivotally connected to said internal heel counter, further comprising an external heel counter extending upwardly from said base around a heel portion of said upper portion on the outside of said outer shell.
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5. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot, said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball, and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being permanently affixed to said rigid base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said rigid base, said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate, said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially non-rigid upper portion includes an outer shell, and said ankle support cuff is disposed beneath said outer shell and said substantially rigid upper portion further comprises an internal heel counter beneath said outer shell, said ankle support cuff being pivotally connected to said internal heel counter, wherein said heel counter includes two sides with recesses along the inner portion of the tops thereof, said ankle support cuff having lower edges disposed at least partially within said recesses. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot, said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball, and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being permanently affixed to said rigid base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said rigid base, said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate, said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially rigid upper portion includes a heel counter, said ankle support cuff being pivotally connected to said heel counter, and wherein said heel counter includes arcuate recesses in the sides thereof for receiving said cuff in sliding engagement therewith. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being permanently affixed to said rigid base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said rigid base, said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate, said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially non-rigid upper portion includes an outer shell and said ankle support cuff is disposed beneath said outer shell, wherein said substantially rigid upper portion includes a heel counter, said ankle support cuff being pivotally connected to said heel counter, and wherein said heel counter includes arcuate portions in the sides thereof for receiving complementary arcuate portions of said cuff in sliding engagement therewith. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot, said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball, and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being permanently affixed to said rigid base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said rigid base said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially rigid upper portion further includes a heel counter, said heel counter having a groove in the top thereof, at least one lower edge of said cuff being received within said groove. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a rigid base securely attached to said frame;
(c) an external heel counter extending upwardly from said base around a heel portion of said skate;
(d) an upper having an outer shell of substantially soft pliable material extending upwardly from said base, said upper defining heel and toe portions interconnected to said base and said upper including a vamp;
(e) a substantially rigid internal heel counter disposed beneath said outer shell and extending around the heel area of the skate to above the top of said external heel counter; and
(f) a substantially rigid ankle support cuff pivotally coupled on lateral and medial sides thereof to said internal heel counter and disposed beneath said outer shell, said ankle support cuff being securable about the skater'"'"'s ankle for substantial lateral rigidity while leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the upper without rigid support directly adjacent thereto during use. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A skate for receiving a foot of a skater, the skate comprising:
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(a) a frame having means for riding on a surface;
(b) a base securely attached to said frame, said base adapted to support the bottom of the skater'"'"'s foot, said base including a heel portion and a toe portion adapted to support areas beneath the heel, ball, and toes of the skater'"'"'s foot and a substantially rigid heel cup;
(c) a substantially non-rigid upper portion adapted to receive the skater'"'"'s foot, said non-rigid upper portion adapted to substantially cover the top and ankle of the skater'"'"'s foot and including a vamp, said non-rigid upper portion being fixed to the heel and toe portions of said base; and
(d) a substantially rigid upper portion coupled to said non-rigid upper portion and coupled to said base, said rigid upper portion including an ankle support cuff extending above the skater'"'"'s ankle when wearing the skate and securable around the skater'"'"'s ankle for substantial lateral rigidity, said rigid upper portion being adjacent only portions of the non-rigid upper portion, leaving a substantial portion of the vamp of the skate without rigid support directly adjacent thereto while the ankle support cuff is secured around the skater'"'"'s ankle during use, said non-rigid upper portion extending to above said cuff, wherein said substantially non-rigid upper portion includes an outer shell and said ankle support cuff is disposed beneath said outer shell and is pivotally connected on lateral and medial sides thereof to said rigid heel cup.
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