Skate Pad Attachment Cord with Hook Anchors

Solution Overview

Problem

The process of securing hockey leg pads to skates is time-consuming and exposes laces to potential damage during play, leading to frequent replacements.

Innovation Solution

A device comprising a cord with hook portions and outer cylinders that removably connect to skate laces, providing a secure and durable attachment system for sports pads to skates, potentially using elastic or metallic materials and a protective shield for added durability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional lacing is used to secure leg pads to skates, then the attachment can be made, but the process takes excessive time and the laces are exposed to damage during play

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelace durabilityVSAvoidpadding time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the laces from the direct attachment function by introducing a cord system with hook portions. The laces remain in the skate while the cord with hooks performs the actual pad attachment, removing the laces from exposure to damaging forces during play.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The cord with hook portions serves as an intermediary between the skate laces and the leg pad. Instead of laces directly securing the pad, the cord system mediates the connection, protecting the original laces from damage while maintaining secure attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If laces are used to secure the pad, then the pad can be attached to the skate, but the laces become exposed to pucks, sticks, and blades during play

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepad attachmentVSAvoidlace exposure to damage

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the laces from the direct attachment function by introducing a cord system with hook portions. The laces remain in the skate while the cord with hooks performs the actual pad attachment, removing the laces from exposure to damaging forces during play.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The cord with hook portions serves as an intermediary between the skate laces and the leg pad. Instead of laces directly securing the pad, the cord system mediates the connection, protecting the original laces from damage while maintaining secure attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS7971269B2Device for connecting and maintaining a sport pad to a skate

Publication Date: 2011.07.05 FLEX TOE

AI summary

A device for connecting and maintaining a sports pad to a skate, contains a cord having a first end and a second end. A first hook portion is removably connected to the first end of the cord, wherein the first hook portion contains a first anchoring portion and a first clasping portion, the first end of the cord being removably connected to the first clasping portion. The device also contains a first outer cylinder for maintaining the first end of the cord within the first clasping portion and a second hook portion removably connected to the second end of the cord. The second hook portion contains a second anchoring portion and a second clasping portion, where the second end of the cord is removably connected to the second clasping portion. The device also contains a second outer cylinder for maintaining the second end of the cord within the second clasping portion.