Patent ID: 9693600
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C,A43D,A63C,B29D,B29K

Claim:
1. A goalie skate assembly for use with a metal skate blade, the assembly comprising: a skate boot body for receiving a foot of a user therein; and a blade mounting member formed of a first material having a channel portion spanning a length of the blade mounting member and defining a bottom groove formed therein which is adapted to releasably receive the metal skate blade therein and a mounting portion extending upwardly from the channel portion for attachment to the skate boot body; the skate boot body comprising a sole portion extending longitudinally between a heel end and a toe end for receiving the foot of the user thereon, a heel portion extending upwardly from the sole portion for receiving a heel of the user therein, a pair of side portions extending upwardly from opposing longitudinally extending sides of the sole portion for receiving a portion of the foot of the user therebetween, and a lower portion extending downwardly from the sole portion for connection to the blade mounting member; wherein the lower portion, the sole portion, the heel portion and the side portions of the skate boot body comprise a unitary, monocoque structure integrally formed of a second material different than the first material; wherein the lower portion of the skate boot body surrounds at least a portion of the mounting portion of the blade mounting member, such that the first material of said at least a portion of the mounting portion of the blade mounting member is encased by the second material of said skate boot body and the blade mounting member; and wherein the mounting portion of the blade mounting member is structurally retained relative to the skate boot body by the first material of said at least a portion of the mounting portion of the blade mounting member being encased by the second material of said skate boot body and the blade mounting member.