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An backslide plate is designed for mating engagement in an opening in the outer side face of an in-line skate boot. The backslide plate has an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers. The plate is releasably secured in the boot opening by a relea

An backslide plate is designed for mating engagement in an opening in the outer side face of an in-line skate boot. The backslide plate has an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers. The plate is releasably secured in the boot opening by a releasable fastener device. In this way, the skater's foot will be in direct engagement with the backslide plate during maneuvers, providing improved control.

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1. An in-line skate assembly, comprising:a boot having a sole, a heel, a toe, and opposite inner and outer side faces, the boot having an opening in its outer side face adjacent to and extending partially into the sole; a backslide plate for mating engagement in the boot opening, the backslide plate

1. An in-line skate assembly, comprising:a boot having a sole, a heel, a toe, and opposite inner and outer side faces, the boot having an opening in its outer side face adjacent to and extending partially into the sole; a backslide plate for mating engagement in the boot opening, the backslide plate having an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers; a releasable fastener device for releasably securing the backslide plate in the boot opening; a separate sole plate and fastener means for releasably securing the sole plate to the sole of the boot, the sole plate having a cut-out aligned with said backside plate; and the backslide plate having a lower portion which extends into the cut-out in said sole plate. 2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, including a first pair of spaced grind plates secured to the sole of the boot adjacent the outer side face on opposite sides of said backside plate, and a second pair of grind plates secured to the sole of the boot at spaced locations adjacent the inner face of the boot.3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening has an outwardly facing, recessed peripheral rim of reduced thickness, and the backslide plate has an outer, inwardly facing flat rim extending around its periphery for seating against the rim of said opening.4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the backslide plate has an outer surface including said arcuate slide surface, the outer surface also having a peripheral portion extending around said arcuate slide surface, the peripheral portion being substantially flush with the adjacent outer surface portions of said outer side wall and sole of said boot.5. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe backslide plate comprises a plate member having first and second generally perpendicular legs for fitting in an opening cut into a skater's boot at the junction between an outer side face and sole of the boot; the first leg having an outer face with a portion which is substantially flush with the outer side face of the boot when the plate is fitted in the opening; the second leg having an outer face with a portion which faces downwardly adjacent the sole of the boot when fitted in the opening; and the arcuate outer slide guiding surface comprising an outwardly facing, smooth, concave arcuate sliding surface portion extending across the junction between the two outer faces for forming a sliding surface for performing sliding or grinding maneuvers. 6. An in-line skate assembly, comprising:a boot having a sole, a heel, a toe, and opposite inner and outer side faces, the boot having an opening in its outer side face adjacent to and extending partially into the sole; a backslide plate for mating engagement in the boot opening, the backslide plate having an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers; a releasable fastener device for releasably securing the backslide plate in the boot opening; a separate sole plate and fastener means for releasably securing the sole plate to the sole of the boot, the sole plate having a cut-out aligned with said backslide plate; the sole of said boot, said sole plate, and the backslide plate having aligned opening, and said fastener device extending through said aligned openings to secure said backslide plate between said sole plate and the sole of the boot. 7. The assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the boot is of predetermined length and the opening extends over substantially a mid-point in the length of the boot, the opening having a length equal to at least one third of the length of the boot.8. An in-line skate assembly, comprising:a boot having a sole, a heel, a toe, and opposite inner and outer side faces, the boot having an opening in its outer side face adjacent to and extending partially into the sole; a backslide plate for mating engagement in the boot opening, the backslide plate having an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers; a releasable fastener device for releasable securing the backslide plate in the boot opening; and the opening has a first portion in the side of said boot and a second portion extending into said sole, and the backslide plate is a member of generally L-shape cross-section having a first leg located in the first portion of said opening and a second leg located in the second portion of said opening. 9. An in-line skate assembly, comprising:a boot having a sole, a heel, a toe, and opposite inner and outer side faces, the boot having an opening in its outer side face adjacent to and extending partially into the sole; a backslide plate for mating engagement in the boot opening, the backslide plate having an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers; a releasable fastener device for releasably securing the backslide plate in the boot opening; the opening having an outwardly facing, recessed peripheral rim of reduced thickness, and the backslide plate having an outer, inwardly facing flat rim extending around its periphery for seating against the rim of said opening; and said rims having at least one pair of aligned holes, and said fastener device extending through said holes to releasably secure said backslide plate in said opening. 10. An in-line skate assembly comprising:a boot having a sole, a heel, a toe, and opposite inner and outer side faces, the boot having an opening in its outer side face adjacent to and extending partially into the sole; a backslide plate for mating engagement in the boot opening, the backslide plate having an arcuate outer slide guiding surface for contacting a sliding surface during sliding maneuvers; a releasable fastener device for releasably securing the backslide plate in the boot opening; and the backslide plate has an outer surface having a first portion forming a continuation of the outer side face of said boot and a second portion generally perpendicular to said first portion forming a continuation of said sole, and a junction between said first and second portions, said outer slide guiding surface comprising a smooth concave indent extending across said junction and over at least part of said first and second outer surface portions. 11. The assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the backslide plate and boot have inner surfaces, the inner surface of said backslide plate forming a smooth, substantially flush continuation of the inner surface of the boot at the junction between the outer side wall and sole of the boot.12. The assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second portion has a fastener opening for releasably securing the backslide plate in the boot opening.13. The assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the backslide plate has an inner face having a raised portion of generally L-shaped cross-section for fitting into the opening in a boot at the junction between the side wall and sole of the boot, and a peripheral rim extending around said raised portion for location against a peripheral recessed rim of the boot opening.14. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the member backslide plate has an extended flange extending around at least part of its periphery for extending under the sole of the boot adjacent the opening, and the fastener opening is located in said flange.