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.
Claims25
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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:
- an upper 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, and an ankle portion configured to face an ankle of the user;
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- a sole configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot and 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 sole and configured to facilitate turns by the user while skating.
The skate boot of claim 99, wherein the fasteners are rivets.
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:
- an upper 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, and an ankle portion configured to face an ankle of the user;
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- a sole configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot and 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 sole, 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:
- an upper 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, and an ankle portion configured to face an ankle of the user;
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- a sole configured to face a plantar surface of the user's foot and comprising:
- composite material positioned in a front portion of the sole;
- and non-composite material positioned in a rear portion of the sole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.