All season skate

A skate assembly for forming a snow skate including a ski carried by a boot, said skate assembly comprising:

• front and rear attachment portions having front and rear ends, and opposite side surfaces extending between said front and rear ends, said attachment portions attached respectively to the sole and heel of the boot with the front ends of the attachment portions adjacent the front end of the boot;
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• an elongate sub-assembly integral with the ski and including a molded polymeric frame having a front end and a rear end, said frame including:
• a middle portion extending between said front and rear ends and spaced front and rear portions each having an uppermost surface, opposite spaced side wall portions, and front and rear ends;
• means for releasably engaging said rear portion to said rear attachment portion and said front portion to said front attachment portion comprising, for each pair of engagable portions, a pair of grooves extending from an inlet adjacent one of the ends of the front and rear portions toward the other of the ends of the portions, each groove extending along a different one of the side surfaces of said portions;
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• said attachment portions having at least one part adapted to extend along said side surfaces of said side wall portions and including a pair of tongues having opposite upper and lower surfaces and distal surfaces extending from one of the ends of the attachment portion toward the other of the ends of the attachment portions, each tongue adapted to enter a different one of said grooves from said inlet to an engaged position with said surfaces of said grooves and tongues in frictional engagement;
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• fastening means for fixing said sub-assembly to said boot including a fastening member attached to one of said portions.

An assembly for attaching a ski to a boot, said assembly comprising:

• front and rear attachment portions having front and rear ends, and opposite side surfaces extending between said front and rear ends, said attachment portions being attached respectively to a sole and heel portion of the boot;
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• an elongate sub-assembly having a front end and a rear end, said elongate sub-assembly integral with the ski and including:
• a middle portion extending between said front and rear ends and spaced front and rear portions each having an uppermost surface, opposite spaced side wall portions, and front and rear ends;
• means for releasably engaging said rear portion to said rear attachment portion and said front portion to said front attachment portion comprising, for each pair of engaged portions, a pair of grooves extending from an inlet adjacent one of the ends of the front and rear portions toward the other of the ends of the portions, each groove extending along a different one of the side surfaces of said portions;
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• said attachment portions having at least one part adapted to extend along said side surfaces of said side wall portions and including a pair of tongues having opposite upper and lower surfaces and distal surfaces extending from one of the ends of the attachment portion toward the other of the ends of the attachment portions, each tongue adapted to enter a different one of said grooves from said inlet to an engaged position with said surfaces of said grooves and tongues in frictional engagement;
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• fastening means for fixing said sub-assembly to said boot including a fastening member attached to one of said portions.