Patent ID: 9609906
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C

Claim:
1. A skate shield for use with an ice skate, comprising: a shell fabricated from inner and rigid outer layers of a fiber reinforced material, said shell configured to include a medial side portion interconnected to a lateral side portion, wherein said medial side portion and said lateral side portion are interconnected by a top portion defining a toe aperture, said top portion of said shell cooperates with said medial and lateral side portions to define an ankle aperture, said medial and lateral side portions each configured to define a bottom flange section which cooperate to define a bottom aperture, said bottom aperture communicating with and configured to substantially perpendicular to each of said toe aperture and a heel aperture, and said heel aperture communicating with said ankle aperture; said shell having at least one reinforced section laminated between said inner and outer layers; and a fastener assembly for releasably attaching said medial side portion to said lateral side portion for securing said skate shield to a boot portion of the ice skate.