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US 12,135,210 B1Granted
Skate blade flatness gage
AssigneeMichael William haver
InventorMichael William Hauer
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Abstract
A system for quickly determining if a hockey skate blade is bent is disclosed. The system is a quick and effective way to determine if a Hockey Skate Blade is bent which will affect the ability for the blade to be sharpened and skating performance. The disclosed system is a simple way to quickly ensure skating performance and blade sharpness are optimized.
Claims6
A method of checking the flatness of a skate blade comprising the steps of:
- providing a skate having a skate blade;
- providing a skate blade flatness gage comprising:
- a block of non-wood material with a slot along a length of the block,
- wherein the slot is configured to have the same thickness as the skate blade plus a certain acceptable tolerance of variation from the thickness of the skate blade,
- wherein the slot is 0.1″ to 10″ deep;
- wherein the block does not include any measurement indicia;
- holding the skate in one hand of a user;
- holding the skate blade flatness gage in another hand of the user;
- sliding the skate blade into the slot horizontally or at an angle,
- wherein the skate blade flatness gage is configured to prevent one or more of the following from entering the slot:
- a skate blade bent at an angle beyond a certain threshold;
- and
- a skate blade with burrs larger than a second certain threshold.
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