Ice skate boot
AssigneeBauer Nike Hockey Inc.
InventorIvan Labonte
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Abstract
An ice skate boot comprising an outer shell made of thermoformable material. The outer shell is thermoformed such that it comprises a heel portion for receiving the heel of a foot, an ankle portion for receiving the ankle, medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot, and medial and lateral toe portions for covering the toes of the foot. The medial and lateral side and toe portions are thermoformed such that they define medial and lateral skirt portions extending downwardly therefrom and forming together a bottom portion for receiving an ice skate blade.
Claims34
An ice skate boot for enclosing a human foot, the foot having a heel, an ankle with a medial malleolus and a lateral malleolus, a plantar surface, medial and lateral sides and toes, said ice skate boot comprising an outer shell made of thermoformable material, said outer shell being thermoformed such that it comprises:
- (a) a heel portion for receiving the heel of the foot;
- (b) an ankle portion for receiving the ankle;
- (c) medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively;
- (d) medial and lateral toe portions for covering the toes of the foot;
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- (e) a medial skirt portion extending downwardly from said medial side and toe portions and a lateral skirt portion extending downwardly from said lateral side and toe portions, said medial and lateral skirt portions comprising medial and lateral bottom portions for receiving an ice skate blade.
A method of manufacturing an ice skate boot for enclosing a human foot, the foot having a heel, an ankle with a medial malleolus and a lateral malleolus, a plantar surface, medial and lateral sides and toes, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a sheet of thermoformable material;
- (b) thermoforming said sheet of thermoformable material to form an outer shell that comprises:
- (i) a heel portion for receiving the heel of the foot;
- (ii) an ankle portion for receiving the ankle;
- (iii) medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively;
- (iv) medial and lateral toe portions for covering the toes of the foot;
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- (v) a medial skirt portion extending downwardly from said medial side and toe portions and a lateral skirt portion extending downwardly from said lateral side and toe portion;
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- (c) folding said medial and lateral skirt portions for forming medial and lateral bottom portions for receiving an ice skate blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.