Ice skate chassis and blade holder assembly

An ice skate blade assembly for attachment to a skate boot, said skate blade assembly comprising:

• an elongated blade holder having a front mounting portion with a toe mounting pad for attachment beneath a toe area of the skate boot, a rear mounting portion with a heel mounting pad for attachment beneath a heel area of the skate boot and a neck portion extending between said front and rear mounting portions;
• said elongated blade holder having a longitudinal slot for receiving a runner;
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• a substantially rigid reinforcement member connecting said front mounting portion to said rear mounting portion, said reinforcement member being formed as a separate member from said blade holder, said reinforcement member having a rearward end attached to said rear mounting portion at a location substantially directly below a top surface of said heel mounting pad and a forward end attached to a lower end of the forward mounting portion, a single opening being defined between said reinforcement member and said neck portion, the single opening extending substantially along the entire length of the reinforcement member.

An ice skate blade assembly for attachment to a skate boot, said skate blade assembly comprising:

• an elongated blade holder having a front mounting portion with a toe mounting pad for attachment beneath a toe area of the skate boot, a rear mounting portion with a heel mounting pad for attachment beneath a heel area of the skate boot and a neck portion extending between said front and rear mounting portions;
• said elongated blade holder having a longitudinal slot for receiving a runner;
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• a reinforcement member connecting said front mounting portion to said rear mounting portion, said reinforcement member having a rearward end attached to said rear mounting portion at a location substantially directly below a top surface of said heel mounting pad and a forward end attached to a lower end of the forward mounting portion, a single opening being defined between said reinforcement member and said neck portion, the single opening extending substantially along the entire length of the reinforcement member.