Patent ID: 6364321
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A skate comprising:a boot having a sole; the sole includes an insole disposed within the boot, and an outsole mounted exteriorly of the boot; first and second retainers extending from the insole through the outsole, bores formed in the first and second retainers transverse to a length of the insole; a holder mountable to the outsole and having interior chambers receiving the first and second retainers of the insole, an open-ended groove formed in a bottom portion of the holder and having apertures opening into the interior chambers; a blade having a runner portion mountable in the open-ended groove in the holder and a pair of legs extending from the runner portion and insertable through the apertures in the holder into the interior chambers and the retainers; and a fastener extending through the aligned bores in the holder, the legs of the blade and the first and second retainers to securely connect the blade to the holder and the holder to the boot.