ICE SKATE

• US 20090289427A1
• Filed: 05/23/2008
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kristy Lovejoy
• Original Assignee: Kristy Lovejoy
• Inventors: Lovejoy, Kristy
• Granted Patent: US 7,896,363 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/11.120
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/1641 characterised by the sole skates with special foot-plates for the boot A63C1/22; characterised by the attachment of the skate A43B5/1633 takes precedence; skates rigidly mounted to the sole of the boot A63C1/02
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/1495 with arch-supports of the bracelet type
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 1/22 with special foot-plates of the boot
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 1/30 with special blades

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an ice skate including a boot, a separately formed casing, a blade, and a fastener. The boot includes a boot chamber for receiving a skater'"'"'s foot. The casing includes an upper portion, a sole plate, and a blade holder. The upper portion defines a casing chamber for receiving the boot. In one example, the casing is plastic. The sole plate includes abutting toe, arch and heel areas and has a cantilevered connection to the blade holder. In this cantilevered connection, the toe and arch areas of the sole plate are supported by the blade holder and the heel area is unsupported by the blade holder. The blade holder defines a slot for selectively receiving the blade. The fastener removably secures the blade to the blade holder. In one example, the blade further includes a toe pick for use in figure skating.

Claims

1. An ice skate comprising:

a casing including an upper portion and a sole plate defining a casing chamber for receiving a skater'"'"'s foot, said sole plate having abutting toe, arch and heel areas, said casing further including a blade holder, said sole plate being supported by said blade holder at said toe area, and said sole plate being unsupported by said blade holder at said heel area; and

a blade being removably connected to said blade holder.

2. The ice skate of claim 1, further including said sole plate being supported by said blade holder at said arch area.

3. The ice skate of claim 1, wherein said blade holder further defines a slot and said blade being selectively disposable within said slot.

4. The ice skate of claim 1, further including a fastener for removably connecting said blade to said blade holder.

5. The ice skate of claim 2, wherein said blade holder includes first and second supports joined by a neck portion, said sole plate being supported by said first support at said toe area and said sole plate being supported by said second support at said arch area.

6. The ice skate of claim 5, wherein said first support of said blade holder includes a front wall, and when said blade is connected to said blade holder said front wall extends over a leading edge of said blade.

7. The ice skate of claim 1, wherein said upper portion, said sole plate, and said blade holder are integrally formed.

8. The ice skate of claim 7, wherein said upper portion, said sole plate, and said blade holder are formed of plastic material.

9. The ice skate of claim 7, wherein said upper portion includes a heel counter and a toe box, said toe box including a top wall and a joined front wall, and said heel counter and top wall are formed of a first plastic material, and said front wall, said sole plate and said blade holder are formed of a second plastic material different from said first plastic material.

10. The ice skate of claim 9, wherein said upper portion further includes a strap between said heel counter and said toe box, said strap defining spaced apart openings.

11. The ice skate of claim 1, further including a boot separate from said casing, said boot defining a boot chamber for receiving the skater'"'"'s foot and being received in said casing chamber.

12. The ice skate of claim 11, wherein said boot includes an outer layer formed of a first boot material, an inner layer formed of a second boot material and an intermediate layer between said outer and inner layers formed of a third boot material, said third boot material having a stiffness greater than said first and second boot materials.

13. The ice skate of claim 1, further including a heat conduit assembly.

14. The ice skate of claim 3, wherein said slot includes a forward slot recess, a rearward slot recess, and a slot bore joining said rearward slot recess to an exterior surface of said blade holder, and said blade includes a forward hook defining a recess and a rearward lug and blade slot there through, said forward slot recess and said forward hook being configured and dimensioned to mate and said rearward slot recess and said rearward lug being configured and dimensioned to mate so that said slot bore and said blade slot are aligned.

15. The ice skate of claim 14, wherein said slot further includes a transversely extending pin and when said blade is installed in said slot said pin is received within said recess.

16. The ice skate of claim 14, further including a fastener removably disposable within said slot bore and said blade slot to removably secure said blade to said blade holder.

17. An ice skate comprising:

a casing including an upper portion and a sole plate defining a casing chamber for receiving a skater'"'"'s foot, said sole plate having abutting toe, arch and heel areas, said casing further including a blade holder, said sole plate being supported by said blade holder at said toe and arch areas, and said sole plate being unsupported by said blade holder at said heel area; and

a blade being removably connected to said blade holder.

18. An ice skate comprising:

a boot defining a boot chamber for receiving a skater'"'"'s foot;

a casing including an upper portion and a sole plate defining a casing chamber for receiving said boot, said sole plate having abutting toe, arch and heel areas, said casing further including a blade holder, and said sole plate having a cantilevered connection to said blade holder such that said heel area is unsupported by said blade holder; and

a blade being removably connected to said blade holder.

19. The ice skate of claim 18, wherein said toe and arch areas are supported by said blade holder.

20. The ice skate of claim 18, wherein said blade holder further defines a slot and said blade being selectively disposable within said slot.

21. The ice skate of claim 18, wherein said blade further includes a toe pick.