Patent ID: 6039328
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
An ice skate blade for a roller skate of the incline skate type having an elongate carrier with at least four transversely extending openings spaced apart lengthwise thereof for receiving corresponding ones of at least four transversely extending axles for rotatable mounting on the carrier at least four roller skate wheels, the improvement in said ice skate blade comprising:said ice skate blade having a front end and a rear end and a lengthwise extent there between, said blade further having a first front-to-rear extending edge forming an ice-contacting blade edge, a second front-to-rear extending edge spaced from said first edge, and substantially parallel first and second sides extending between said first and second edges;said ice skate blade having extending transversely there through from said first side to said second side (a) a substantially-circular opening (b) first and second substantially-elongate openings located between said substantially-circular opening and one of said front and rear ends, and (c) a third substantially-circular opening located between said substantially-circular opening and the other of said front and said rear ends;all of said openings being located adjacent said second edge and aligned lengthwise of said blade along a line substantially parallel to said first edge;said elongate openings being elongated in the lengthwise direction of said blade; andthe elongate extent of said elongate openings increasing with increasing distance of said elongate openings from said substantially circular opening;whereby, upon alignment of said substantially circular opening with the transverse axle opening in the carrier that is located second in line from an end of the carrier, said elongate openings in said blade align with respective ones of the other transverse axle openings in the carrier.