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US 8,025,298 B2Granted
Sideways-moving ice skate
AssigneeShane Chen
InventorShane Chen
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Abstract
An ice skate whose blade is disposed at an angle not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the boot. The blade may be fixed in this position, or it may be switchable between the nonparallel orientation of the present invention and the parallel orientation typical of traditional ice skates. A pair of sideways-moving skates may be propelled by moving them in an oscillating motion.
Claims6
An ice skate comprising:
- a boot;
- and
- a blade coupled to the boot, disposed at an angle substantially nonparallel to the longitudinal axis of the boot;
- wherein the blade can pivot relative to the boot while the skate is in use;
- and
- wherein the pivoting of the blade occurs about a vertical axis offset toward the leading end of the blade relative to the center of mass of the blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.