Ice skate blade assembly

An ice skate blade assembly for attachment to a footwear comprising a flexible sole, the flexible sole comprising a toe area, a ball of the foot area, an arch area, and a heel area, the flexible sole flexible to flex in at least one of the toe area, the ball of the foot area, the arch area, and the heel area of the flexible sole, the ice skate blade assembly comprising:

• a. an elongated blade comprising one continuous ice engaging edge;
• b. the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge comprising a flexible region, the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge flexible to flex in the flexible region;
• c. the elongated blade comprising an upper portion extending opposite the ice engaging edge, the upper portion for attachment of the elongated blade to the flexible sole of the footwear;
• the elongated blade comprises a plurality of first openings spaced apart, the first openings extending through a width of the elongated blade and up to a top edge of the elongated blade, the top edge opposite the ice engaging edge;
• the first openings are located substantially within the flexible region, the first openings provide the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge flexibility for flexing, the first openings are at least partially openable and closable;
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• wherein the ice skate blade assembly is configured such that when the ice skate blade assembly is attached to the flexible sole of the footwear, the flexible region of the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge is flexible to flex with at least one of the toe area, the ball of the foot area, the arch area, and the heel area of the flexible sole of the footwear.

An ice skate blade assembly for attachment to a footwear comprising a flexible sole, the ice skate blade assembly comprising:

• a. an elongated blade comprising an ice engaging edge;
• b. the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge comprising a flexible region, the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge flexible to flex in the flexible region;
• c. the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge comprising a rigid region, the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge rigid in the rigid region;
• d. the elongated blade comprising an upper portion extending opposite the ice engaging edge, the upper portion for attachment of the elongated blade to the flexible sole of the footwear;
• the elongated blade comprises a plurality of first openings spaced apart, the first openings extending through a width of the elongated blade and up to a top edge of the elongated blade, the top edge opposite the ice engaging edge;
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• the first openings are located substantially within the flexible region, the first openings provide the elongated blade and the ice engaging edge flexibility for flexing, the first openings are at least partially openable and closable.