Skate blade locking mechanism

A skate having a locking mechanism for attaching a blade to front and rear pedestals of a support housing incorporated into a boot, comprising:

• the blade having forward and rear projecting lock arm portions which seat within mating recesses configured within each of the front and rear pedestals of the skate blade housing;
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• a cam lock subassembly incorporated into an interior of rear pedestal in communication with the mating recess;
• a cam lock subassembly including a cam locking surface which is biased to seat against a blade locking surface of the rear lock arm portion seated within the selected pedestal;
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• said cam lock subassembly further including a cam lock release button projecting from the rear pedestal which, upon depressing, unseating the cam locking surface from the blade locking surface to facilitate downward motion of the skate blade, with successive unseating of the other selected lock arm portion from the other selected pedestal detaching the skate blade from the housing.

A skate having a locking mechanism for attaching a blade to front and rear pedestals of a support housing incorporated into a boot, comprising:

• the blade having forward and rear projecting lock arm portions which seat within mating recesses configured within each of the front and rear pedestals of the skate blade housing;
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• a cam lock subassembly incorporated into an interior of a selected one of the pedestals in communication with the mating recess;
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• a cam lock subassembly including a cam lock release button projecting from the rear pedestal which, upon depressing, unseating the cam locking surface from the blade locking surface to facilitate downward motion of the skate blade, with successive unseating of the other selected lock arm portion from the other selected pedestal detaching the skate blade from the housing.