Skates and method for manufacturing skates
AssigneeFinn Halvorsen
InventorFinn HALVORSEN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composite skate having an integral skate blade holder and an anatomically designed insole, as well as to an assembly of a skate comprising the composite skate and an inflatable inner boot.
Claims19
A skate boot insole comprising:
- a. elevated lateral edges along a perimeter of the heel section of the skate insole and forward up to an insole section adapted for the toe ball so that the fat pads of the heel are completely or partially prevented from yielding laterally and medially during engagement between the heel and insole, and so that the sides of the foot are prevented from yielding, and
- b. a front toe section that is bent vertically relative to a horizontal line so that an angle α is formed between the toe section of the insole and the horizontal line, said angle α being between 5-30°.
An inner boot of a skate boot, said inner boot being adapted for being treaded onto the foot of a skater like a sock, the toe region of which is open to ensure unrestricted toe movement, said inner boot being formed with airtight flexible inner walls and airtight flexible outer walls so that one or more airtight compartments are obtained, said one or more airtight compartments being provided with a valve so that said one or more airtight compartments are air-inflatable.
A skate boot comprising at least:
- a) one right lateral part formed so as to appear as a right half of a boot,
- b) one left lateral part formed so as to appear as a left half of a boot, and,
- c) one skate boot insole,
- wherein the right lateral part is assembled with the left lateral part with the skate boot insole being interposed between the right and left lateral parts so that a skate boot having a skate boot insole is obtained.
A skate assembly comprising at least:
- a) one skate boot, said skate boot comprising at least:
- i. one skate boot insole having a front toe section that is bent vertically relative to a horizontal line so that an angle α is formed between the toe section of the insole and the horizontal line, said angle α being between 5-30°,
- ii. one removable cover arranged on the instep part covering an opening in the skate boot,
- iii. one or more tightening means for tightening the skate boot on a foot,
- iv. one skate blade releasably attached to the skate boot,
- b) one inflatable inner boot having an open toe region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.