Skate chassis with pitch adjustment
First Claim
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1. An ice skate chassis having adjustable pitch, comprising:
- an elongate skate blade having an elongate aperture, the aperture having a plurality of slots disposed at a plurality of heights relative to one another, each of the slots having an upper and lower engagement surface;
a bladeholder having an elongate kerf and a mount hole, the kerf configured to accept a portion of the blade therein, the mount hole having at least one slot and being configured to generally align with the blade aperture so that the mount hole slot aligns with one of the aperture slots, the mount hole slot having an upper and lower engagement surface; and
a key configured to fit transversely through the mount hole and aperture and generally engaging the engagement surfaces of the aligned slots so as to lock the blade in a vertical position relative to the bladeholder.
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Abstract
An ice skate chassis is configured so that a user can adjust the pitch of the skate chassis between a plurality of discrete pitch positions. The pitch is adjusted by locking the ice blade at a desired angle relative to a bladeholder of the chassis. The blade can be positively locked at a plurality of discrete, repeatable angle positions so that the angle will not slip or creep during skating.
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27 Claims
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1. An ice skate chassis having adjustable pitch, comprising:
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an elongate skate blade having an elongate aperture, the aperture having a plurality of slots disposed at a plurality of heights relative to one another, each of the slots having an upper and lower engagement surface;
a bladeholder having an elongate kerf and a mount hole, the kerf configured to accept a portion of the blade therein, the mount hole having at least one slot and being configured to generally align with the blade aperture so that the mount hole slot aligns with one of the aperture slots, the mount hole slot having an upper and lower engagement surface; and
a key configured to fit transversely through the mount hole and aperture and generally engaging the engagement surfaces of the aligned slots so as to lock the blade in a vertical position relative to the bladeholder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An ice skate chassis having adjustable pitch, comprising:
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an elongate skate blade having a mount aperture with a plurality of teeth extending into the aperture, the teeth being disposed at a plurality of vertical positions relative to one another;
a bladeholder having an elongate kerf configured to accept a portion of the blade, and a mount hole, the mount hole selectively alignable with one or more of the blade mount aperture teeth; and
a fastener configured to fit transversely through the mount hole and aperture, the fastener configured to engage the teeth that are aligned with the mount hole so as to hold the blade in a vertical position relative to the bladeholder;
wherein the vertical position of the blade relative to the bladeholder can be adjusted between a plurality of discrete positions by selectively aligning others of the aperture teeth with the mount hole. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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16. An ice skate chassis adjustable between a plurality of discrete pitch positions, comprising:
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an elongate skate blade;
a bladeholder configured to receive the elongate skate blade; and
a mounting mechanism for securing the blade to the bladeholder, the mounting mechanism configured to selectively secure the blade only at a plurality of discrete, pre-set positions relative to the bladeholder.
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25. A method of adjusting the pitch of an ice skate chassis between discrete pitch positions, comprising:
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providing an elongate blade having a mount member comprising a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots defined between adjacent teeth;
providing a bladeholder for holding the elongate blade, the bladeholder having an aperture that is aligned with a first slot of the blade mount member;
providing a key extending through the bladeholder aperture and engaging the first slot;
retracting the key from engagement with the first slot;
moving the blade relative to the bladeholder so that a second slot is aligned with the key; and
advancing the key into engagement with the second slot.
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