Hybrid skate

A mechanical mechanism for use with a skate, the mechanical mechanism comprising:

• a lock mechanism configured to limit pivotal movement of a blade assembly of the skate relative to a bridge member of the skate within a first angle range;
• and
• an index mechanism configured to facilitate automatic unlocking of the lock mechanism in response to a predetermined interval being reached through conventional skating technique,
• wherein the blade assembly is allowed to pivot relative to the bridge assembly within a second angle range that is greater than the first angle range when the lock mechanism is unlocked.

A skate, comprising:

• a bridge member;
• a blade assembly pivotably coupled to the bridge member;
• a mechanical mechanism coupled to the bridge member and operable to transform the skate between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the mechanical mechanism including
• a first lock member pivotably coupled to the bridge member and a second lock member mounted to bridge member, the first lock member is moveable between a locked state, in which the first lock member engages the second lock member, and an unlocked state, in which the first lock member disengages the second lock member,
• an index mechanism coupled to the bridge member that moves the first lock member to the unlocked state in response to a predetermined interval being reached,
• wherein the first lock member is biased toward the unlocked state.