Tool Press for Shaping Boot of an Ice Skate
OwnerWally Wayne Tatomirinventor
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Abstract
A tool for shaping an ice skate boot includes a ram member and a corresponding receiver member. The ram member is placed against a selected area of a first surface of the ice skate boot that causes a user discomfort, and is pressed against the selected area so as to flatten or shape the selected area. The receiver member, which includes a cavity and a rim, is placed against an opposing second surface of the boot. One or more arcuate notches formed in the rim of the receiver member receive a part of the second surface of the ice skate boot when the ram member presses against the first surface of the ice skate boot.
Claims21
A tool for shaping an ice skate boot, the tool comprising:
- first and second opposing arms, each arm comprising a terminal end configured to move towards and away from each other;
- a ram coupled to the terminal end of the first arm, and configured to press against a first surface of an ice skate boot when the terminal end of the first arm moves towards the terminal end of the second arm;
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- a receiver coupled to the terminal end of the second arm and comprising:
- a cavity defined by a sidewall having a rim, wherein the rim is configured to press against a surface of an ice skate boot when the ram presses against an opposing surface of the ice skate boot;
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- one or more arcuate notches formed in the rim, and configured to receive the surface of the ice skate boot when the ram presses against the opposing surface of the ice skate boot.
A tool for shaping an ice skate boot, the tool comprising:
- a receiver configured to couple to the tool opposite a ram and comprising:
- a cavity defined by a sidewall having a rim, wherein the rim is configured to press against a surface of an ice skate boot when the ram presses against an opposing surface of the ice skate boot;
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- one or more arcuate notches formed in the rim to receive the surface of the ice skate boot when the ram presses against the opposing surface of the ice skate boot.
A tool for shaping an ice skate boot, the tool comprising:
- a ram configured to press against a first surface of an ice skate boot;
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- a receiver disposed opposite the ram and comprising:
- a cavity defined by a sidewall having a rim;
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- an arcuate notch formed in the rim, wherein the cavity and the arcuate notch are configured to receive a second surface of the ice skate boot when the ram presses against the first surface of the ice skate boot.
A method for shaping an ice skate boot using a boot shaping tool, the method comprising:
- placing a selected area of a first surface of an ice skate boot against a first member of the boot shaping tool;
- placing a second member of the boot shaping tool against a second surface of the ice skate boot, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface;
- and
- pressing the first member of the boot shaping tool against the selected area of the first surface such that one or more arcuate notches formed in a rim of the second member receive at least a portion of the second surface of the ice skate boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.