Double-edged skate blade assembly and holder
AssigneeSwitchblade Sports (BC) Corp.
InventorEarl Arthur Dahlo
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Abstract
A double-edged skate blade assembly for an ice skate comprising a double-edged blade and a pair of blade supports, each of which is individually replaceable. The assembly includes mechanisms to mate the blade supports about the blade, to connect the blade supports to each other, to interlock the blade and support assembly into a blade holder on the skate and to fasten the blade assembly to the blade holder. The entire blade assembly is easily removable, reversible and replaceable in a skate with little or no requirement for tools. The invention also comprises a holder to securely support the skate blade assembly on the boot of the ice skate.
Claims14
A removable double-edged blade assembly for an ice skate having a boot and a blade holder attached to said boot, said assembly comprising:
- an elongated skate blade having a pair of opposed ice-contacting edges, and a plurality of apertures through said blade between said opposed ice-contacting edges;
- a plurality of elongated blade supports, each having:
- an inner surface;
- an opposed outer surface;
- and
- at least one alignment means on said inner surface, adapted to align with at least one of said apertures and to removably mate said blade supports with said blade;
- wherein said alignment means and said inner surface are inseparable;
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- wherein said outer surface is removably seatable within said blade holder, such that said blade holder covers a portion of said blade and a portion of each of said blade supports;
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- at least one set of coaxial passageways in said blade and said blade supports to accommodate a fastener to connect said blade and said blade supports to a corresponding coaxial passageway in said blade holder.
A skate blade holder for an ice skate comprising:
- an upper platform to be attached to said ice skate;
- opposed sidewalls depending from said upper platform and terminating in a lower edge;
- a substantially planar groove between said opposed sidewalls at said lower edge to accommodate a removable double edged skate blade assembly comprising:
- an elongated skate blade having a pair of opposed ice-contacting edges, and
- a plurality of elongated blade supports such that said blade supports separate said blade holder from said blade along said blade supports;
- at least one set of coaxial passageways in said blade holder to accommodate a fastener to connect said blade and said blade supports to said blade holder;
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- at least one interlocking means within said groove adapted to interlock with a corresponding interlocking means on at least one of said blade supports, such that said blade holder covers a portion of said blade and a portion of each of said blade supports;
- wherein said interlocking means comprises at least one set of teeth corresponding to a set of teeth on an outer surface of at least one of said blade supports.
An ice skate with a double-edged skate blade assembly, comprising:
- an elongated skate blade having a pair of opposed ice-contacting edges, and a plurality of apertures through said blade between said opposed ice-contacting edges;
- a plurality of elongated blade supports, each having an inner surface bearing at least one alignment means adapted to align with at least one of said apertures and to removably mate said blade supports with said blade, said alignment means and said inner surface being inseparable, and an opposed outer surface;
- a blade holder to removably secure said blade and blade supports to said ice skate by removably seating said outer surface within said blade holder, such that said blade holder covers a portion of said blade and a portion of each of said blade supports;
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- a set of coaxial passageways in said blade, said blade supports and said blade holder to accommodate a fastener to connect said blade and said blade supports to said blade holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.