Inline skate

Abstract

A frame for an inline skate, having two spaced apart sidewalls connected by an upper horizontal interconnection structure, the sidewalls adapted to support a plurality of wheels in an inline configuration, characterized in that the upper horizontal interconnection structure includes three spaced apart web members, and each web member is provided with a respective mounting aperture for securing a boot thereto.

1 . A frame for an inline skate, comprising two spaced apart sidewalls connected by an upper horizontal interconnection means, said sidewalls adapted to support a plurality of wheels in an inline configuration, characterized in that the upper horizontal interconnection means comprises three spaced apart web members, and each web member is provided with a respective mounting aperture for securing a boot thereto.  
   
   
       2 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said three spaced apart web members are equally spaced apart.  
   
   
       3 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two of said three web members are disposed at or near opposite ends of said frame, and the remaining said web member is disposed there between.  
   
   
       4 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said mounting apertures are elongate slots.  
   
   
       5 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein each of said elongate slots is disposed lengthwise substantially at 90° to the intended line of travel of the wheels when fitted.  
   
   
       6 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said web members is flush with the upper edges of said sidewalls.  
   
   
       7 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said boot has three spaced apart mounting points disposed axially on the sole region in a heel to toe direction.  
   
   
       8 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein when said boot is fitted to said frame, said mounting points of said boot align with said mounting apertures.  
   
   
       9 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein a portion of the sole region on said boot between at least two of said mounting points is concavely shaped.  
   
   
       10 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the wheels supported by said frame projects through an opening between two of the spaced apart web members such that a portion of the wheel is disposed within said concavely shaped portion of said sole region.  
   
   
       11 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein at least one spacer is disposed between one of said mounting apertures and the adjacent one of said mounting points.  
   
   
       12 . A frame for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said at least one spacer is disposed adjacent the central web member of said three web members.  
   
   
       13 . A boot for an inline skate, said boot comprising at least three spaced apart mounting points disposed axially in a heel to toe direction, said mounting points allowing said boot to be mounted to an inline skate frame by fasteners.  
   
   
       14 . A boot for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the sole region between at least two of said three spaced apart mounting points is concavely shape.  
   
   
       15 . A boot for an inline skate as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said frame has three spaced apart mounting apertures.  
   
   
       16 . An inline skate comprising a boot and frame in combination, said frame adapted to support a plurality of wheels and having three spaced apart mounting apertures disposed thereon, and said boot having at least three spaced apart mounting points disposed axially in a heel to toe direction, said mounting points allowing said boot to be mounted to said frame by fasteners.  
   
   
       17 . An inline skate as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein a sole region of said boot between at least two of said three spaced apart mounting points is concavely shaped.  
   
   
       18 . An inline skate as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein said frame has an interconnection means having three spaced apart mounting apertures disposed thereon.  
   
   
       19 . An inline skate as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said interconnection means is three spaced apart web members.