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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177240 | Roller skate The invention relates to a roller skate (2), in particular an inline roller skate, comprising a plurality of rollers (4, 6, 8, 10). In order to simplify braking and to improve the dosage of the braking force and the driving stability of essentially inl... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7950676 | Article of footwear comprising a unitary support structure and method of manufacture An article of footwear comprising a pliable upper component and a molded unitary support structure formed of a plurality of wall stuctures and methods of manufacturing are disclosed. Some embodiments include a sole and first and second side wall structures extending... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7866674 | Electrically heated ice skates An ice skate assembly for attachment to a boot has a skate blade and a blade heating arrangement mounted within a blade support. The blade is heated by resistive heating wire attached along a groove on each side of the blade. The blade is mounted in the support by a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866673 | Heating arrangement for ice skate blades An ice skate assembly for attachment to a boot has a skate blade and a blade heating arrangement mounted within a blade support. The blade is heated by a row of field-effect transistors carried on a circuit board or another type of heating element encapsulated on th... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7793947 | Goalie skate A goalie skate having a skate boot comprising a thermoformed outer shell with a sole and an ankle portion for receiving the ankle of the foot, the ankle portion comprising medial and lateral sides for facing the medial and lateral malleoli respectively, the medial s... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7758053 | Skate strip-blade holder An ice skate strip-blade holder that provides a means to remove, replace, tension, and maintain tension in a strip-blade fastened and tensioned on the holder. In a preferred embodiment, the strip-blade holder assembly includes a front segment fixed to the skate plas... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7641203 | Triple-blade ice skating footwear and associated method A multi-blade ice-skate footwear includes a foot-retaining section with a substantially planar bottom surface, a first blade adjustably connected to an anterior portion of the bottom surface, and second and third blades adjustably connected to a posterior portion of... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7562881 | Adjustable hockey skate cuff and lacing system A hockey skate includes a system for adjusting the position of a blade holder on the sole of a hockey skate. The system allows for both toe in and toe out adjustment as well as movement relative to the centerline. The system allows a player to try various positions ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7523947 | Skate chassis with pitch adjustment An ice skate chassis is configured so that a user can adjust the pitch of the skate chassis between a plurality of discrete pitch positions. The pitch is adjusted by locking the ice blade at a desired angle relative to a bladeholder of the chassis. The blade can be ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7451991 | Ice skate boot An ice skate boot comprising an outer shell made of thermoformable material. The outer shell is thermoformed such that it comprises a heel portion for receiving the heel of a foot, an ankle portion for receiving the ankle, medial and lateral side portions for facing... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7392991 | Method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate A method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate, comprising: (a) providing to a customer a blade holder body being at least partly made of a clear material and comprising a front pedestal with a front inner surface, a rear pedestal with a rear inner surface ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392990 | Footwear having a foot retaining system A boot which has a tongue structure which includes at least first and second cables attached to the sides of the tongue, a guide channel associated with each cable, and a cable tensioning device connected to the cables and which is movable between first and second p... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387302 | Ice skate An ice skate comprising a blade and a blade holder. The blade holder providing decreasing, non rigid, and/or no lateral support in a rearward region of the blade so that it may facilitate increased or freer flexibility of the blade and improved maneuverability. The ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380801 | Ice skate blade runner holder and blade runner and method of manufacture A method of manufacturing a blade of an ice skate includes the steps of providing a T-shaped stock piece of material having a plate and a leg extending from a center of the plate; machining the plate to form at least one mounting platform for connecting the blade to... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374209 | Ice skate with elastic suspension An ice skate comprises a horizontal platform and a pair of opposing side brackets perpendicularly secured to an underside of the platform. A pair of opposing extension arms is pivotally engaged with each end portion of the side brackets, and an extender bracket is e... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325813 | Skate boot A skate boot for receiving the foot, the ankle and adjacent leg section of an intended user. The skate boot includes an upper. The upper defines a dorsal upper section and a substantially opposed plantar upper section, a rear upper section extending outwardly from a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314222 | Adjustable skate A skate having a base adapted to support a user's boot, a frame equipped with a plurality of wheels and having a transverse arch in its central portion, at least one rear quarter capable of sliding on the base and adapted to surround the heel zone and the lower leg ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7290773 | Glide sport article, especially ice skate For a glide sport article, especially an ice skate with a shoe body that is located on a chassis and that includes a cap-like shoe tip forming the toe area of the shoe body, a shoe body section forming the heel area and an ankle support, lacing on the shoe body sect... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270343 | Flexible connection between sports device and shoe The invention describes a pivotable binding system (1) for mounting between a sports device (2) and a tread surface (5) for a user's foot, in which the tread surface (5) is pivotable about an axis extending more or less parallel with the ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7243924 | Ice skate and ice skate blade thereof An ice skate comprising an ice skate blade holder and an ice skate blade secured in a longitudinal recess of the ice skate blade holder. The ice skate blade has an ice contacting lower and upper curvatures so as to be positionally changeable in one of two alternativ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234709 | Skating blade with improved rocker A skating blade with a cross-section of three different portions. The upper portion is narrower, the middle portion is wider and the lower portion is trapezoidal to give improved ice penetration at the lower edges. The rocker is formed with two different curves. The... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219900 | Apparatus, system, and method for unibody skate boot Skate boot apparatuses, a skate, and a method are provided. A base including an upper face configured to receive a wearer's foot and a lower face configured to structurally support a skate mechanism is provided. An integral upper support is provided, the integral up... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7175187 | Wheeled skate with step-in binding and brakes The present invention teaches an apparatus and method for removably securing an article of footwear suitable for walking, running, or bicycling to a wheeled skate. Further, the present invention also teaches a brake device for use with a wheeled skate. In addition, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144018 | In-line skate There is disclosed an in-line skate with an adjustable length. The in-line skate includes a heel support, a toe support, a positioning element, a pushing element, and a switch. The heel support includes two parallel transverse grooves near a flank, a cavity near an ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093839 | Hockey stop multi-line roller skate and wheels for use therewith A wheel with an asymmetrical cross-section for use with a roller skate. The wheel also has a tread portion that can be easily and inexpensively replaced. An apparatus for multi-line roller skates that has two or three lines of wheels. The wheels in the center line h... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073811 | Ski A ski having a central core, a lower reinforcement sub-assembly located beneath the core and resting on a gliding sole that is edged with two lateral running edges, and an upper reinforcement sub-assembly located above the core, and coated with a decoration layer, e... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073813 | Athletic boot with interface adjustment mechanism An interface adjustment mechanism 100 includes a frame member 102 and fore and aft adjustable spacer holding members 104, 106, and is disposed within the outsole of the snowboard boot 10. The interface adjustment mechanism 100 also includes a plurality of interface ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036828 | Extruded light-weight figure skate blade holder with two part blade An extruded light-weight blade support with a blade for a figure skate including an extruded holding means having a first portion and a second portion and a blade removably mounted to the extruded holding means. The first and second portions may be mounted to the fi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021663 | Puck deflecting hockey skate covering A puck deflecting hockey skate covering includes a covering generally has the shape of a hockey skate and including a toe portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of ankle portions and a back wall. The covering has an open top side and an open bottom side. The covering... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6988735 | Heating arrangement for ice skate blades An ice skate comprising a boot arranged to receive a person's foot, a skate blade assembly and a blade heating arrangement mounted within a blade mounting arrangement. The blade heating arrangement is arranged to use a field-effect transistor controlled by an electr... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983942 | Adjustable skate A skate comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a heel portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a toe box slidably disposed upon the chassis. The toe box is slidable in relation to the heel along the l... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6971652 | Connecting mechanism for pivotally connecting a shoe to a sporting device Connecting mechanisms for pivotally coupling a shoe with a sporting device are described. In one embodiment, the connecting mechanism can include a support element for supporting a shoe, a connecting element disposed on a sporting device, and a coupling element for ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942605 | Exercise equipment Exercise equipment toning and strengthening the muscles of the abdomen, back, shoulders, arms, and legs. A plurality of hand attachments, elbow attachments, knee attachments, and foot attachments are provided which allow the user to exercise their whole body. The bo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932361 | Skate with removable blade A skate that includes a boot fixed between an insole and an outsole. The insole has at least one retainer projecting through an aperture in the outsole. The retainer extends into an interior chamber formed in a blade holder. An adapter is mounted in a recess in the ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916027 | Adjustable skate A skate comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a toe portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a heel portion slidably disposed upon the chassis. The heel portion is slidable in relation to the toe por... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6817618 | Heating arrangement for ice skate blades An ice skate comprising a boot arranged to receive a person's foot, a skate blade assembly and a blade heating arrangement mounted within a blade mounting arrangement. The blade heating arrangement is arranged to use a field-effect transistor controlled by a micropr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6761363 | Runner and method of manufacture An improved runner and method of manufacture. The runner is formed by insert injection molding a steel insert blade, by which the total weight of the runner may be reduced substantially in comparison to conventional steel runners having similar size and shape. A ska... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6702304 | Detachable skate A detachable skate having two sets of engagement members containing two female members and two male members which are correspondingly fitted to a sole at the bottom of the shoe and a mounting plate at the top of the skating device. The female members and ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695322 | Ice skate An ice skate comprising a blade and a blade holder. The blade holder providing decreasing, non rigid, and/or no lateral support in a rearward region of the blade so that it may facilitate increased or freer flexibility of the blade and improved maneuverab... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6669209 | Heating arrangement for ice skate blades An ice skate comprising a boot arranged to receive a person's foot, a skate blade assembly and a blade heating arrangement mounted within a blade mounting arrangement. The blade heating arrangement is arranged to use a field-effect transistor controlled b... | 12/30/2003 |
