Ice skate blade assembly with releasable blade

An ice skate blade assembly for a skate, the ice skate blade assembly extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising:

• an ice skate blade having first and second ends of the blade, an ice-contacting surface extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends, and an upper edge opposite to the ice-contacting surface, the upper edge comprising first and second hooks projecting upwardly proximate to one of the first and second ends respectively;
• a blade holder having first and second pedestals and a bridge portion connecting the first and second pedestals, the blade holder further comprising a bottom portion having a longitudinal groove extending therealong for receiving the upper edge of the ice skate blade, the bottom portion further defining a hook-receiving recess extending upwardly from the longitudinal groove for receiving the first hook of the ice skate blade and wherein the second pedestal has an inner surface defining a cavity with a bottom aperture that opens to the longitudinal groove;
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• an actuator member at least partially mounted within the cavity of the second pedestal, the actuator member having a hook-receiving portion defining a hook retaining surface thereon, the hook-receiving portion being slidably movable along a sliding path between (i) a locked position, in which the hook retaining surface retains a hooking surface of the second hook of the ice skate blade thereon to lock the ice skate blade in the longitudinal groove of the blade holder, and (ii) a released position, in which the hook retaining surface does not obstruct movement of the second hook of the ice skate blade away from the blade holder to release the ice skate blade from the blade holder;
• the blade holder including at least one access opening therein which is open laterally to an exterior of the blade holder through which the actuator member is accessed for displacing the actuator member between the locked and released positions;
• the hook retaining surface of the second hook being located above at least a portion of said at least one access opening.

An ice skate blade assembly for a skate, the ice skate blade assembly extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising:

• an ice skate blade having first and second ends of the blade, an ice-contacting surface extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends, and an upper edge opposite to the ice-contacting surface, the upper edge comprising first and second hooks projecting upwardly proximate to one of the first and second ends respectively;
• a blade holder having first and second pedestals and a bridge portion connecting the first and second pedestals, the blade holder further comprising a bottom portion having a longitudinal groove extending therealong for receiving the upper edge of the ice skate blade, the bottom portion further defining a hook-receiving recess extending upwardly from the longitudinal groove for receiving the first hook of the ice skate blade and wherein the second pedestal has an inner surface defining a cavity with a bottom aperture that opens to the longitudinal groove;
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• an actuator member at least partially mounted within the cavity of the second pedestal, the actuator member having a hook-receiving portion defining a hook retaining surface thereon, the hook-receiving portion being slidably movable along a sliding path between (i) a locked position, in which the hook retaining surface retains a hooking surface of the second hook of the ice skate blade thereon to lock the ice skate blade in the longitudinal groove of the blade holder, and (ii) a released position, in which the hook retaining surface does not obstruct movement of the second hook of the ice skate blade away from the blade holder to release the ice skate blade from the blade holder;
• the actuator member having at least one follower element defining a laterally protruding follower surface laterally from the hook-receiving portion of the actuator member;
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• the blade holder having a lateral ledge formed thereon in association with said at least one follower element in which the lateral ledge (i) is oriented parallel to an end portion of the sliding path of the hook-receiving portion of the actuator member that is adjacent the locked position and (ii) supports the follower surface of the follower element thereon for sliding movement between the locked and released positions.

An ice skate blade assembly for a skate, the ice skate blade assembly extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising:

• an ice skate blade having first and second ends of the blade, an ice-contacting surface extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends, and an upper edge opposite to the ice-contacting surface, the upper edge comprising first and second hooks projecting upwardly proximate to one of the first and second ends respectively;
• a blade holder having first and second pedestals and a bridge portion connecting the first and second pedestals, the blade holder further comprising a bottom portion having a longitudinal groove extending therealong for receiving the upper edge of the ice skate blade, the bottom portion further defining a hook-receiving recess extending upwardly from the longitudinal groove for receiving the first hook of the ice skate blade and wherein the second pedestal has an inner surface defining a cavity with a bottom aperture that opens to the longitudinal groove;
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• an actuator member at least partially mounted within the cavity of the second pedestal, the actuator member having a hook-receiving portion defining a hook retaining surface thereon, the hook-receiving portion being slidably movable along a sliding path between (i) a locked position, in which the hook retaining surface retains a hooking surface of the second hook of the ice skate blade thereon to lock the ice skate blade in the longitudinal groove of the blade holder, and (ii) a released position, in which the hook retaining surface does not obstruct movement of the second hook of the ice skate blade away from the blade holder to release the ice skate blade from the blade holder;
• the sliding path of the hook-receiving portion of the actuator member being curved so as to extend longitudinally from a first end portion adjacent the locked position along an upward curvature towards an opposing second end portion adjacent to the released position.