Hockey skate
First Claim
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1. A hockey skate boot, comprising:
- a heel portion;
a toe portion;
a lateral side portion between the heel portion and the toe portion;
a medial side portion between the heel portion and the toe portiona lateral ankle portion extending above the heel portion;
a medial ankle portion that extending above the heel portion; and
a flexible, asymmetrical tendon guard attached to the lateral ankle portion and to the medial ankle portion, the tendon guard having an upper edge that slopes downwardly generally from a medial side toward a lateral side of the tendon guard, wherein the tendon guard is attached only to the lateral ankle portion and to the medial ankle portion such that a lower portion of the tendon guard is free to move away from the heel portion.
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Abstract
A skate assembly includes a shell structure and a removable tendon guard. The shell structure includes a heel portion, a lateral ankle portion, and a medial ankle portion. The heel portion is formed to cover a human heel. The lateral ankle portion is formed to extend beyond the heel portion. The medial ankle portion is formed to extend beyond the heel portion. The lateral ankle portion and the medial ankle portion are spaced apart to form a notch extending toward the heel portion. The removable tendon guard is removably attached between the lateral ankle portion and medial ankle portion to cover the notch.
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16 Claims
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1. A hockey skate boot, comprising:
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a heel portion; a toe portion; a lateral side portion between the heel portion and the toe portion; a medial side portion between the heel portion and the toe portion a lateral ankle portion extending above the heel portion; a medial ankle portion that extending above the heel portion; and a flexible, asymmetrical tendon guard attached to the lateral ankle portion and to the medial ankle portion, the tendon guard having an upper edge that slopes downwardly generally from a medial side toward a lateral side of the tendon guard, wherein the tendon guard is attached only to the lateral ankle portion and to the medial ankle portion such that a lower portion of the tendon guard is free to move away from the heel portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A hockey skate boot, comprising:
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a heel portion; a toe portion; a lateral side portion between the heel portion and the toe portion; a medial side portion between the heel portion and the toe portion a lateral ankle portion extending above the heel portion; a medial ankle portion that extending above the heel portion; a flexible tendon guard attached to the lateral ankle portion and to the medial ankle portion; a first stopper on a rear-upper portion of the lateral ankle portion; and a second stopper on a rear-upper portion of the medial ankle portion; wherein the first and second stoppers inhibit forward movement of the tendon guard. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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