US 2009/0265960 A1Published application

Protective Cover Device for a Skate Boot

OwnerLawrence B. Parrottinventor

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Abstract

A protective cover device for a skate boot comprises a panel member including a central portion spanning part of the skate tongue and two side portions extending outwardly and downwardly from the central portion to span towards respective inner and outer sides of the skate. Anchor members at the outer side anchor the panel member to the skate boot using apertures which receive portions of the skate laces therethrough. The anchor members at the outer side also form hinges onto which the panel member is pivotally coupled for selectively providing access to the laces for fastening. An anchor member at the inner side comprises a strap which is selectively fastened to a mating fastener on a bottom side of the skate boot.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A protective cover device for partially covering a skate boot comprising a toe portion, a heel portion, an inner side extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, an outer side extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, a tongue portion extending from the toe portion towards the heel portion between the inner and outer sides, and laces arranged for fastening between the inner side and the outer side of the skate boot, the cover comprising:

a panel member comprising:
a central portion arranged to span at least a portion of the tongue portion of the skate boot;
and
two side portions extending outwardly and downwardly from opposing sides of the central portion so as to be arranged to span towards the inner and outer sides of the skate boot respectively;
the central portion and the two side portions being formed integrally with one another;
and
a plurality of anchor members arranged to anchor the panel member to the skate boot;
at least one of the anchor members comprising apertures arranged to receive a portion of the laces therethrough such that the panel member is arranged to be anchored relative to the laces.

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a panel member comprising:
a central portion arranged to span over at least a portion of the tongue portion and laces of the skate boot;
and
two side portions extending outwardly and downwardly from opposing sides of the central portion so as to be arranged to span towards the inner and outer sides of the skate boot respectively;
the central portion and the two side portions being formed integrally with one another;
and
a plurality of anchor members arranged to anchor the panel member to the skate boot;
at least one of the anchor members comprising a hinge arranged to couple one of the side portions to a respective one of the inner and outer sides of the skate boot such that the panel member is pivotal relative to said one of the inner and outer sides of the skate boot between an open position in which the laces are arranged to be accessible and a closed position in which at least a portion of the tongue portion and the laces are covered by the panel member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.