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HOCKEY SKATE

  • US 20150328528A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2015
  • Published: 11/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ice hockey skate assembly comprising:

  • a boot shell structure comprising;

    a heel end and a toe end;

    a heel portion at said heel end adapted to cover a human heel wherein said heel portion extends just above said human heel,a lateral ankle portion that extends above said heel portion, said lateral ankle portion adapted to protect a human lateral ankle from external impacts,a medial ankle portion that extends above said heel portion, said medial ankle portion adapted to protect a human medial ankle from said external impacts, said lateral ankle portion and said medial ankle portion spaced apart to form a notch extending towards said heel portion forming a U-shaped notch; and

    a tendon guard removably attached between said lateral ankle portion and said medial ankle portion, said tendon guard adapted to cover said U-shaped notch, said tendon guard including a channel overlying the notch to facilitate flexibility of a human lower leg, that hinges above said human heel, towards and away from said toe end substantially uninhibited through the U-shaped notch, wherein said tendon guard is adapted to flex about the channel towards and away from said toe end.

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