SKATE
First Claim
1. A skate comprising:
- a skate boot having a non-lasted shell, the shell having a first non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell and a second non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell, the second sub-shell being interior to and adjoining the first sub-shell, the first sub-shell comprising a first material having a first density and the second sub-shell comprising a second material having a second density, the second density being less than the first density, the shell being shaped so as to have a heel portion, an ankle portion, a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a sole portion; and
a ground-engaging assembly disposed on an underside of the skate boot.
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Abstract
A skate having a skate boot with a non-lasted boot shell, the shell having a first non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell and a second non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell, the second sub-shell being interior to and adjoining the first sub-shell, the first sub-shell comprising a first material having a first density and the second sub-shell comprising a second material having a second density, the second density being less than the first density, the shell being shaped so as to have a heel portion, an ankle portion, a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a sole portion; and a ground-engaging assembly disposed on an underside of the skate. Additional sub-shells are possible. Methods of manufacturing the skate boot shell, including molding and build-up, are also disclosed.
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29 Claims
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1. A skate comprising:
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a skate boot having a non-lasted shell, the shell having a first non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell and a second non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell, the second sub-shell being interior to and adjoining the first sub-shell, the first sub-shell comprising a first material having a first density and the second sub-shell comprising a second material having a second density, the second density being less than the first density, the shell being shaped so as to have a heel portion, an ankle portion, a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a sole portion; and a ground-engaging assembly disposed on an underside of the skate boot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of manufacturing a non-lasted skate boot shell, the shell having a first non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell and a second non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell, the shell being shaped so as to have a heel portion, an ankle portion, a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a sole portion, the method comprising:
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(i) non-lastedly forming the first three-dimensional sub-shell, the first sub-shell having an inner surface; (ii) non-lastedly forming the second three-dimensional sub-shell, separately from the first sub-shell, the second sub-shell having an outer surface registerable with the inner surface of the first sub-shell; (iii) placing the second sub-shell within an interior of the first sub-shell such that the outer surface of the second sub-shell registers with the inner surface of the first sub-shell; and (iv) securing the second sub-shell to the first sub-shell. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of manufacturing a non-lasted skate boot shell, the shell having a first non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell and a second non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell, the shell being shaped so as to have a heel portion, an ankle portion, a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a sole portion, the method comprising:
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(i) non-lastedly forming the first three-dimensional sub-shell, the first sub-shell having an inner surface; and (ii) non-lastedly forming the second three-dimensional sub-shell within and secured to the first sub-shell, the second sub-shell having an outer surface registering with the inner surface of the first sub-shell. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of manufacturing a non-lasted skate boot shell, the shell having a first non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell and a second non-lasted three-dimensional sub-shell, the shell being shaped so as to have a heel portion, an ankle portion, a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a sole portion, the method comprising:
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(i) non-lastedly forming the second three-dimensional sub-shell, the second sub-shell having an outer surface; and (ii) non-lastedly forming the first three-dimensional sub-shell around and secured to the second sub-shell, the first sub-shell having an inner surface registering with the outer surface of the second sub-shell. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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Specification