Skate or other footwear
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsGarnet Alexander, Marc Poirier
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Abstract
A skate (e.g., an ice skate) or other footwear for a user, in which a skate boot or other foot-receiving structure for receiving a foot of the user may be configured to enhance power transfer of the user (e.g., for push-off and skating straight), agility of the user (e.g., for turns), and/or other aspects of performance of the user, such as by comprising a sole region that is configured to be disposed under the user's foot and includes different materials strategically distributed (e.g., in a longitudinal direction of the skate boot or other foot-receiving structure) or otherwise implements these enhancements.
Claims22
A skate boot for a user to skate, the skate boot being configured to receive a foot of the user above a skating device engaging a skating surface, the skate boot comprising:
- a shell comprising a lateral side portion configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a medial side portion configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, a heel portion configured to face a heel of the user's foot, an ankle portion configured to face an ankle of the user, and a sole portion configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
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- an outsole configured to face the plantar surface of the user's foot, the outsole being mounted to the sole portion of the shell and configured to be disposed between the sole portion of the shell and the skating device, the outsole comprising:
- a power zone configured to facilitate push-off and power transfer by the user while skating;
- and an agility zone positioned elsewhere than the power zone in a longitudinal direction of the outsole and configured to facilitate turns by the user while skating.
A skate boot for a user to skate, the skate boot being configured to receive a foot of the user above a skating device engaging a skating surface, the skate boot comprising:
- a shell comprising a lateral side portion configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a medial side portion configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, a heel portion configured to face a heel of the user's foot, an ankle portion configured to face an ankle of the user, and a sole portion configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
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- an outsole configured to face the plantar surface of the user's foot, the outsole being mounted to the sole portion of the shell and configured to be disposed between the sole portion of the shell and the skating device, the outsole comprising:
- a first material positioned in a front portion of the sole and configured to facilitate push-off and power transfer by the user while skating;
- and a second material different from the first material, positioned in a rear portion of the outsole, and configured to facilitate turns by the user while skating.
A skate boot for a user to skate, the skate boot being configured to receive a foot of the user above a skating device engaging a skating surface, the skate boot comprising:
- a shell comprising a lateral side portion configured to face a lateral side of the user's foot, a medial side portion configured to face a medial side of the user's foot, a heel portion configured to face a heel of the user's foot, an ankle portion configured to face an ankle of the user, and a sole portion configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot;
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- an outsole configured to face the plantar surface of the user's foot, the outsole being mounted to the sole portion of the shell and configured to be disposed between the sole portion of the shell and the skating device, the outsole comprising:
- composite material positioned in a front portion of the outsole;
- and non-composite material positioned in a rear portion of the outsole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.