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US 10,195,514 B2Granted
Hockey skate including a one-piece frame with integral pedestals
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsStephen J. Davis, David Perreault, Dmitry Rusakov, Ian Fung
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Abstract
A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.
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A hockey skate comprising:
- a boot form for receiving a skater's foot, the boot form comprising a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, an ankle portion, a heel portion and a sole portion;
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- a blade-holding portion projecting below the sole portion of the boot form and configured to hold a blade;
- wherein the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the ankle portion, the heel portion, and the sole portion of the boot form and the blade-holding portion are integrally molded.
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A hockey skate comprising:
- a boot form for receiving a skater's foot, the boot form comprising a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, an ankle portion, a heel portion, and a sole portion;
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- a blade-holding portion projecting below the sole portion of the boot form and configured to hold a blade, the blade-holding portion comprising a pre-formed opening configured to receive a fastener to fasten the blade to the blade-holding portion;
- wherein the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the ankle portion, the heel portion, and the sole portion of the boot form and the blade-holding portion are integrally molded and include fiber-reinforced material.
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