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US 10,532,269 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.
Claims28
An ice skate comprising:
- a boot defining a cavity to receive a user's foot and comprising a medial side portion configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, an ankle portion configured to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion configured to receive a heel of the user's foot, and a sole portion configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
- and
- a blade-holding portion projecting below the sole portion of the boot 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 and the blade-holding portion are molded integrally with one another;
- and the ice skate comprises a blade-mounting component configured to mount the blade, secured to the blade-holding portion, and shaped before the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the ankle portion, the heel portion, and the sole portion of the boot and the blade-holding portion are molded integrally with one another.
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An ice skate comprising:
- a boot defining a cavity to receive a user's foot and comprising a medial side portion configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, an ankle portion configured to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion configured to receive a heel of the user's foot, and a sole portion configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
- and
- a blade-holding portion projecting below the sole portion of the boot 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 comprise fiber-reinforced composite material;
- the blade-holding portion comprises fibre-reinforced composite material integral with the fiber-reinforced composite material of the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the ankle portion, the heel portion and the sole portion of the boot;
- and the blade-holding portion comprises a pre-formed opening configured to receive a fastener to fasten the blade to the blade-holding portion.
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An ice skate comprising:
- a boot defining a cavity to receive a user's foot and comprising a medial side portion configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, an ankle portion configured to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion configured to receive a heel of the user's foot, and a sole portion configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
- and
- a blade-holding portion projecting below the sole portion of the boot 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 and the blade-holding portion are injection molded integrally with one another.
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An ice skate comprising:
- a boot defining a cavity to receive a user's foot and comprising a medial side portion configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, a lateral side portion configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, an ankle portion configured to receive an ankle of the user, a heel portion configured to receive a heel of the user's foot, and a sole portion configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
- and
- a blade-holding portion projecting below the sole portion of the boot 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 and the blade-holding portion are molded integrally with one another;
- and a material of a first zone of the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the ankle portion, the heel portion, and the sole portion of the boot and the blade-holding portion is different from a material of a second zone of the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the ankle portion, the heel portion, and the sole portion of the boot and the blade-holding portion that is adjacent to the first zone of the medial side portion, the lateral side portion, the ankle portion, the heel portion, and the sole portion of the boot and the blade-holding portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.