Abstract: A skate including a frame provided with a detachable connection to a shoe and with which mutually inline wheels are associated. The skate further includes a device for temporarily supporting the single frame in a stable position when the shoe is not associated with the frame. The device can be deactivated by the engagement of the shoe with the frame, so as to allow the user to use the skate.

Abstract: A device for coupling a shoe to a sports implement, such as a skate frame, includes a first abutment and retention front element for containing the longitudinal, lateral and perpendicular movements of the shoe with respect to the frame, and a second self-fastening rear element which is also articulated to the frame.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a shoe, which includes the steps of:arranging an upper-insole assembly about a last;coupling an intermediate member comprising a toe portion and a heel portion to a lower region of the upper-insole assembly arranged about the last; andarranging the intermediate member in a mold and introducing plastic material into the mold so as to form an injected plastic material member which surrounds the intermediate member and which is integrally connected with both the intermediate member and the upper-insole assembly.

Abstract: A frame particularly for skates, including at least one pair of lateral wings between which pivots are transversely associated, wheels being rotatably associated with the pivots. In the frame, the base and/or the pair of lateral shoulders are constituted by a plurality of first substantially rigid elements which are interconnected, in preset regions, by second elements adapted to cushion stresses and/or vibrations transmitted by the wheels.

Abstract: A reinforced skate including a frame for supporting wheels or an ice-skating blade, and associated with a shoe. The reinforcement includes a first rigid element and a second rigid element, which are articulated to each other and surround the quarter and the shell so as to laterally assume the shape of the Greek letter lambda. The first rigid element is connected, at its end, to the frame so as to form a structure which allows optimum transmission of forces to the frame.

Abstract: A sports shoe including a rigid supporting element which surrounds the sole and the sides of the foot and at least partially the rear part and the sides of the leg. A soft upper is associated with the rigid supporting element.

Abstract: A skate provided with a supporting frame for in-line wheels and comprising a shoe which is composed of a nonrigid upper that, in a sandwich-like fashion, surrounds a stiffening element which affects the regions of the tip, of the heel, of the ankle and of the sole of the foot, and a lateral band or rim made of rubber which externally and laterally surrounds said upper proximate to said region of the sole of the foot. An anchoring sole for the frame is formed thereat. A skate is obtained which at the same time allows optimum transmission of forces from the foot to the wheel supporting frame and optimum fit for the user's foot.

Abstract: A locking device for skates constituted by a U-shaped frame for supporting a shoe, and including a first wing and a second wing between which two or more wheels are pivoted and arranged mutually in-line. An eccentric lever, arranged outside the first wing, is connected to a pusher which is slidingly associated with the first wing and with a pivot. The pivot is rigidly coupled to the second wing and is arranged in the interspace formed between two of the wheels which are mutually adjacent, the wheels interacting, during compression, with at least one elastically compressible element which is coaxial to the pusher.