Self-centering skate holder

a self-centering, skate technology, applied in the field of skate holders, can solve the problems of large and bulky design, and the location of the pivot axis rendering a large and bulky apparatus
US20050130571A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-16SUNNEN AUGUST
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
SUNNEN AUGUST
Publication Date
2005-06-16
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A self-centering skate holder for clamping a skate blade from above and below which maintains the blade at a pre-determined height and parallelism. A handle is connected with a cable which is taut and extends around the circumference of the upstanding vertical member. The movements of the cable activate cam levers which rotate cams that move a pair of jaws towards or away from each other. The simultaneous movements of the cams ensure that the jaws move in unison and through a similar distance allowing a skate blade of any thickness to be clamped along the desired centerline. In an alternative mechanism, a tie bar extends between the jaws and is operated by a cam to induce equal and opposite movement of the jaws.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to skate holders for use with skate sharpening machines. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

[0002] Skates used in activities such as hockey, figure skating, speed skating and for leisure include a boot and a blade. The blade is attached to the bottom of the boot and is used to ‘dig into’ an ice surface allowing the skater to glide along the ice due to the opposing force imparted on the skater when pushing against the ice surface. To effectively grip the ice surface, the blade includes a concave surface at its lowermost edge. This concave surface, commonly known as a ‘hollow ground’, produces two parallel edges opposed about the centreline of the hollow ground. Through repeated contact with the ice surface, the edges are worn down due to friction with the ice surface and periodically need to be sharpened.

[0003] Sharpening a skate blade involves restoring the sharp edges of the skate blade by bringing the dull edges into engagemen...

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