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US 11,130,044 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.
Claims15
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;
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- a plurality of blade-holding members projecting below the sole portion of the boot, spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction of the ice skate, and configured to hold the 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 members 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;
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- a plurality of blade-holding members projecting below the sole portion of the boot, spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction of the ice skate, and configured to hold the 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 members are injection molded integrally with one another;
- and the boot and the blade-holding members include a plurality of materials that are different.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.