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Ice skate

  • US 4,655,465 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1985
  • Issued: 04/07/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In an ice skate having a blade secured to a boot with the boot providing lateral support for the ankle of a user and covering the achilles tendon region above a heel receiving portion of said boot, the improvement comprising a weakened area in the achilles tendon region straddling a vertical centerline of said boot and blade, said weakened portion reducing the strength of said boot above said heel receiving portion with respect to both lateral rigidity and forward and rearward flexing of the boot about the ankle, and a reinforcing member covering said weakened portion and secured to said boot to provide additional strength with respect to lateral rigidity at said weakened area, said reinforcing member being modified to accommodate said forward and rearward flexing of said boot about said ankle by means of a series of slits in said reinforcing member extending generally across said achilles tendon region and said weakened area.

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