Ice skate

a technology for skating boots and skates, applied in the field of skating skates, can solve the problems of only being optimized to a certain point, unable to meet the needs of skaters, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the risk of injury, improving comfort, and improving performan

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-18
BAUER HOCKEY LLC
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[0027]the blade holder is free of any inter-pillar structure substantially limiting a widthwise flexion of the elongated blade-supporting base while the skater skates.

Problems solved by technology

This is because heavier skates impose a larger physical burden during use and can incrementally result in tiring the skater.
While changes can be made to the skate boot itself, the skate boot can only be optimized to a certain point before reaching a substantial “plateau” in comfort, performance, production cost, etc.

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[0097]FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example of an ice skate 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The ice skate 10 comprises a skate boot 11 for enclosing a skater's foot, a blade holder 28, and a ice skate blade 52 for contacting an ice surface on which the skater skates. In this embodiment, the ice skate 10 is a hockey skate designed for playing ice hockey. In other embodiments, the ice skate 10 may be designed for other types of skating activities. As further discussed below, the ice skate 10, including the ice skate blade holder 28, is lightweight and may provide other performance benefits to the skater (e.g., may facilitate and / or allow faster turns).

[0098]The skate boot 11 defines a cavity for receiving the skater's foot. With additional reference to FIGS. 56 and 57, the skater's foot includes toes T, a ball B, an arch ARC, a plantar surface PS, a top surface TS, a medial side MS and a lateral side LS. The top surface TS of the skater's foot is continuous with a lower ...

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Abstract

An ice skate comprising a blade holder having U-shaped inner and outer members that are spaced apart to define a hollow space therebetween. The U-shaped outer member has an elongated blade-supporting base and front and rear pillars that are spaced apart in a longitudinal direction of the blade holder. At least part of the elongated blade-supporting base, front pillar and rear pillar is made of a composite material such as a fiber-matrix composite material. The ice skate also has a blade comprising a runner and a body made of composite material with a matrix and a plurality of fibers embedded in the matrix.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 783,590 filed on Mar. 14, 2013 and hereby incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention generally relates to ice skates, including their blade holder and their ice skate blade.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Ice skates include a skate boot for receiving a skater's foot and a blade holder connecting a blade to the skate boot. Many different types of skate boots, blade holders and blades have been developed in order to provide skates which can accommodate different skating maneuvers as well as to provide general advantages to skaters.[0004]It is typically desirable from a skater's perspective to have a skate which is relatively lightweight. This is because heavier skates impose a larger physical burden during use and can incrementally result in tiring the skater. From a manufacturer's perspective, it is important to be able to provi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63C1/30
CPCA63C1/30A63C1/42A63C1/303A63C1/32A63C2203/42
Inventor LABONTE, IVANCORBEIL, JEAN-FRANCOIS
Owner BAUER HOCKEY LLC
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