Multipart skate
AssigneeWarrington Inc.
InventorSigurd Seidel
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Abstract
A skate boot for use with a hockey skate. The boot has a molded support structure. The support structure includes a portion which is the sole of the boot and first and second support portions for supporting a steel runner. Attached to the molded support structure is a soft flexible sock adapted to receive the skater's foot. A removable cover portion is adapted to meet with the molded support structure to fully enclose the sock and to thereby provide protection for the skater's foot. The cover includes fastening means which fasten under the sole portion and behind the ankle of the skater such that the cover and the molded support structure provide an integral unit when assembled.
Claims12
A skate for use as an ice skate comprising:
- a rigid support structure comprising a sole portion, first and second support portions, an integral toe enclosing portion, an integral heel enclosing portion, and an integral blade portion fixed to said first and second support portions,
- a relatively soft, flexible sock adapted to receive a skater's foot and adapted to be affixed to said sole portion of said support structure, and
- a substantially rigid cover adapted to engage with said support structure to enclose and protect the skater's foot, said cover having a substantially flexible instep portion whereby a skater's ankle may flex with respect to said sole portion and having flanges adapted to extend beneath said sole portion and between said first and second support portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.