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US 10,226,096 B2Granted
Skate
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsGaetan Champagne, David Daub, Kent Chang
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Abstract
A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a user (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the user and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface. The skate boot may be constructed by molding (e.g., injection molding) so as to have useful performance and/or characteristics (e.g., reduced weight; enhanced fit, comfort and range of motion; enhanced appearance; etc.) while being cost-effectively manufactured.
Claims43
A skate comprising:
- a) a skate boot defining a cavity to receive a foot of a user, the skate boot comprising:
- a monolithic body comprising an ankle portion to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion to receive a heel of the user's foot, a medial side portion to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a sole portion to face a plantar surface of the user's foot, and a toe portion to enclose toes of the user's foot, the monolithic body being injection molded such that the ankle portion, the heel portion, the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the sole portion, and the toe portion are injection molded together and integral with one another, a thickness of the monolithic body varying, the thickness of an upper part of the monolithic body being greater than the thickness of a lower part of the monolithic body;
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- lacing holes to receive a lace and extending through the monolithic body;
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- b) a skating device disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface.
3 more elements
A skate comprising:
- a) a skate boot defining a cavity to receive a foot of a user, the skate boot comprising:
- a monolithic body comprising an ankle portion to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion to receive a heel of the user's foot, a medial side portion to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a sole portion to face a plantar surface of the user's foot, and a toe portion to enclose toes of the user's foot, the monolithic body being injection molded such that the ankle portion, the heel portion, the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the sole portion, and the toe portion are injection molded together and integral with one another, an upper part of the monolithic body being stiffer than a lower part of the monolithic body to facilitate forward flex of the user's ankle and facilitate tightening of the medial side portion and lateral side portion about an instep of the user's foot;
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- lacing holes to receive a lace and extending through the monolithic body;
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- b) a skating device disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface.
3 more elements
An ice skate comprising:
- a) a skate boot defining a cavity to receive a foot of a user, the skate boot comprising:
- a monolithic body comprising an ankle portion to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion to receive a heel of the user's foot, a medial side portion to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a sole portion to face a plantar surface of the user's foot, and a toe portion to enclose toes of the user's foot, the monolithic body being injection molded such that the ankle portion, the heel portion, the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the sole portion, and the toe portion are injection molded together and integral with one another, a thickness of the monolithic body varying, the thickness of an upper part of the monolithic body being greater than the thickness of a lower part of the monolithic body;
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- lacing holes to receive a lace and extending through the monolithic body;
- b) a blade holder;
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- c) a blade held by the blade holder to engage ice.
4 more elements
A skate boot for a skate, the skate comprising a skating device disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface, the skate boot defining a cavity to receive a foot of a user, the skate boot comprising:
- a monolithic body comprising an ankle portion to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion to receive a heel of the user's foot, a medial side portion to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a sole portion to face a plantar surface of the user's foot, and a toe portion to enclose toes of the user's foot, the monolithic body being injection molded such that the ankle portion, the heel portion, the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the sole portion, and the toe portion are injection molded together and integral with one another, a thickness of the monolithic body varying, the thickness of an upper part of the monolithic body being greater than the thickness of a lower part of the monolithic body;
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- lacing holes to receive a lace and extending through the monolithic body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.